Engine Kid

The Profile

Seattle-based post-hardcore/post-rock band active in the early 1990s, best known for the 1994 album Angel Wings which blends post-rock minimalism, hardcore energy and jazzcore experiments. The group is associated with Greg Anderson.

Angel Wings was released in 1994. The band emerged from the post-hardcore scene and shared releases/splits with acts in the Iceburn collective. Greg Anderson (later of Sunn O))), Goatsnake and other projects) is cited in contemporary sources as a central member associated with Engine Kid.

DeBaser hosts a single detailed review of Engine Kid's Angel Wings (1994). The review highlights a blend of post-rock minimalism, post-hardcore aggression and jazzcore experiments. Reviewer kemoSabe praises moments like 'Nailgun' and the 12-minute Coltrane cover while calling parts conventional.