Karate (de band)

wat vinden jullie ervan ? ik vin not to call the police 1 van hun beste nr's evenals het superlange nr cancel en sing..

nieuwe cd heb ik ook net en het geluid is daar wat dikker, en op een manier niet echt karate meer.. maar op een andere manier weer wel totaal karate.. kweet nog niet of het nou een verbetering is

[Dit bericht is gewijzigd door werkeend op 29-09-2002 12:51]

tis een beetje een mix tussen softrock met een af en toe valse stem... beetje gitaartjes ertussen.. af en toe rock&roll elementen, blues, jazz je zou het wel kunnen omschrijven als fusion meets counting crows, de vocals lijken wel opmekaar

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Op zondag 29 september 2002 12:37 schreef Knaller het volgende:
Hoort dit topic niet in sport?
Nee grapje... ik ken ze eigenlijk niet!!

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damn dit is zulke relax muziek voor 's avonds laat.. of als je aan het leren ben voor wiskunde (zoals nu

hmm wrom nou een topicchange? dat oude topic trok meer aandacht hoor zo van "wtf doet een sport topic in muziek"

http://home.wanadoo.nl/tegelaer/karate1min.mp3

ff wat reviewstukjes

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aguely satisfied with getting something done, wallow some more in self- pity while lying face down on the floor listening to Karate's The Bed is in the Ocean. Appreciate the band's sparse, deceptively low- key sound, distilled from a mash of leftover Slint and Codeine riffs and sharpened to a fine point. Marvel at their single- minded dedication to plumbing the depths of aimless post- graduate ennui with their precocious lyrics and meandering, almost jazzy guitar lines.

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There's something about the lead-off track on Karate's third LP, The Bed is in the Ocean (Southern) that just grabbed me. Much of it lies in the way singer Geoff Farina says, "So quiet I can hear that the refrigerator is on" half talking, half singing, with an irregular rhythmic feel and a sense of vague angst, almost like he's not sure whether he should be upset about this or not. The music swells at just the right points in this song, melding indie rock and jazzy guitar fills into an interesting amalgam that actually works. Unfortunately, the rest of The Bed is in the Ocean is ultimately forgettable. After a deluge of repetitively jazzy guitar parts and Farina's bland vocals, you may not care anymore when Farina moans, "There is hard rain where I'm walking." Karate sounds like they are trying to do too many different things at once -- straight-up indie rock, emo-core, jazz improvisation -- and end up not succeeding at any of them. - Kerwin So

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On Cancel/Sing, the first few notes of Jeff Goddard's bass are reminiscent of the opening measures of Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit," but after only a few more measures the whole of the recording opens up into something more complete and without any predictability. The polyphonic counterpoint between the bass and the guitar is excellent. The minimalist interplay between these two instruments creates a subtle beauty that is as refreshing as the first day of spring. The ensemble is tight with a simple voice/bass/drums/guitar lineup. The guitar runs the long line through most of the recording with its jazz chord pinnings and Joe Pass' elegance. The recording really begins to heat up when Geoff Farina, the guitarist for the group, starts in on his vocal work. Farina's vocals are emotionally raw and convey a sense of poetic urgency that pulls the listener toward the recording. His voice is the final contrapuntal idea in the sonic tapestry. When he sings all of the individual elements of the recording come together. When his voice comes in, the music shifts from being a rather traditional Chicago or D.C.-esque instrumental sound to something quite a bit more interesting and certainly more original. Karate's Cancel/Sing contains two tracks, and with it clocking in at only about 26 minutes it certainly leaves listeners thirsty for much more. Though the press surrounding this release made many allusions to jazz, and there's certainly a jazzy sound to this recording, it nods to a true post-rock something that embodies going beyond rock and everything that it has been. You can do no better than to hear this excellent recording. Find it any way you can; it's different, and it may take you a moment to catch on, but it's well worth it. Excellent.

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Op maandag 30 september 2002 12:59 schreef moredragons het volgende:
zwarte band of ben je nog bezig met je eerste gele slip?

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het gaat over een band! geen sport! je weet wel zo'n groepje met gitaar drums en bas enzo

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Op maandag 30 september 2002 13:02 schreef moredragons het volgende:

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HAP

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Op maandag 30 september 2002 17:57 schreef killingcupid het volgende:
Karate is geweldig! Rustige jazz met wat pop. Ontzettend goede muzikanten en veel hele gave releases.
Live ook absoluut super!

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