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The band name subsequently inspired novelist [[William Gibson]] to entitle his first [[The X-Files|X-files]] episode ''[[William Gibson's "The X-Files" episodes|Kill Switch]]'' after a chance meeting with Sebasstian during a book tour. Later when ''[[William Gibson's "The X-Files" episodes|Kill Switch]]'' aired it inspired the naming of the [[metalcore]] band [[Killswitch Engage]]. Sebasstian used the acronym KsK for Kill Switch...Klick with a lower case "s", paying homage to PiL, one of his biggest musical influences.
Kill Switch...Klick's sound was very different at that time from a Seattle music scene steeped in the then current [[grunge]] sound. Sebasstian's main musical influences were from late 1970s and early 1980s bands like [[Killing Joke]], [[Public Image Ltd.]], [[Cabaret Voltaire (band)|Cabaret Voltaire]] and [[SPK (band)|SPK]]. Sebasstian produced a Kill Switch...Klick demo tape recorded solo in his studio apartment on a four track tape deck. The cassette demo received airplay on Seattle's newly reformatted [[KNDD]] 107.7-FM. The End, as KNDD was now called, embraced local artists like college radio stations of the day. The End, as well as the University Of Washington's radio station [[KEXP-FM|KCMU]], would both play key roles in Kill Switch...Klick becoming one of the Northwest's best known electronica acts.{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}}
Encouraged by the attention and airplay of the KsK demo recording, Sebasstian began the task of putting together a live band to bring these recordings onto the stages of Seattle. He found drummer Mike Ditmore from an add in ''[[The Rocket (newspaper)|The Rocket]]'', a once popular Seattle musicians resource and classified monthly. They were soon joined by Avette Avery on keyboards and backing vocals. Their first show was an art gallery opening at the Art/Not Terminal. As luck would have it, ''[[The Seattle Times]]'' was at the event doing a feature article on the gallery and thus the band's very first gig garnished them a bit of local publicity. The band decided rather than re-recording their demo they would concentrate on making a music video. Enlisting the help of Ditmore's long time friend, director Sylvia Szabo, KsK made their first music video for the song "Follow Me". Shot entirely on ___location in 16 mm black & white film, this highly controversial and artistic video made the rounds on the international gothic-industrial club circuits and was even banned for commercial airplay in Canada due to its "adult graphic content." Soon after the videos release, Avery left the band. The core of Kill Switch...Klick remained Sebasstian and Ditmore for nearly five years after.
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