Kula Shaker komt terug!

THE REVENGE OF THE KING 09:10, Jan 11,2006
It's official. Kula Shaker has arisen from the bottomless pit. How and why will all be revealed in good time, as this site grows, swells and expands.
In the meantime join our mailing list and be the first to find out about secret gigs, free downloads and the inside story on what is sure to be their finest hour.

dit staat te lezen op de nieuwe homepage van de band: http://www.kulashakermusic.com/

Ben benieuwd of ze ons weer gaan verblijden met juweeltjes zoals op:


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Op donderdag 12 januari 2006 00:14 schreef wyccie het volgende:
Ik heb ál hun cd's

Ik ook, maar ik heb ze helaas nooit zien optreden
Wie weet een herkansing!

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Op donderdag 12 januari 2006 00:16 schreef knars het volgende:
Ben ze pas echt gaan waarderen vlak voor ze uit elkaar gingen. Weet nog wel dat Peasants, Pigs and Astronauts het meest aan tweedehandszaken gesleten album in Engeland was in 1999, en dat is best wel jammer - die plaat staat als een huis. een huis met een hoop 2e hands meubels van de Grateful dead en een hoop anderen, maar dat mag de pret niet drukken. Ben benieuwd hoe het nieuwe materiaal gaat klinken, wat ik er destijds van had begrepen was Crispian Mills een tijdje terug met een meer garagerock achtig iets bezig, dus zonder het Indiase gebeuren.

Die band heette The Jeevas, maar daar heb ik na hun debuut nooit meer wat van vernomen. Was ook wel minder dan wat Kula Shaker deed.

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Op donderdag 12 januari 2006 00:28 schreef Bauhaus het volgende:
Pff, site werkt niet in FF

wel gewoon met explorer

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Op donderdag 12 januari 2006 01:08 schreef Bauhaus het volgende:
Tja, werkt in IE, geen discography of band history etc helaas...

Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
By reviving the swirling, guitar-heavy sounds of late '60s psychedelia and infusing it with George Harrison's Indian mysticism and spirituality, Kula Shaker became one of the most popular British bands of the immediate post-Brit-pop era. More musically adept and experimental than Cast, Kula Shaker nevertheless worked the same vaguely spiritual lyrical territory, but musically they brought the overpowering rush of Oasis to psychedelia, a genre that the Mancunians had previously avoided. The band's classicalist approach to rock & roll earned them both critical praise and derision, as they quickly rocketed to the top of the British charts.

Led by vocalist/guitarist Cripian Mills (born January 18, 1973; the son of '60s actress Hayley Mills and film director Roy Boulting), Kula Shaker was initially a psychedelic quartet called the Kays which formed in 1993. In addition to Mills, the Kays featured his teenage friend Alonza Bevan. The two had previously played together in a band named Objects of Desire; during that time they also ran a psychedelic nightclub in the back of an ice rink. Following the dissolution of Objects of Desire, Mills made a spiritual pilgrimage to India, and upon returning he formed the Kays with bassist Bevan, drummer Paul Winterhart, and vocalist Saul Dimont. Within a year, Dimont had left and organistist Jay Darlington had joined the band; prior to joining the group, Darlington had played in several mod revival bands. After spending two years touring and recording, releasing two EPs on Gut Reaction Records, the group had not made any headway. According to Mills, the band changed their name and direction in the spring of 1995, when he had an epiphany that the group should be called Kula Shaker after a ninth-century emperor and pursue a more spiritual direction. For the next three months, they performed as Kula Shaker, and they quickly received a record contract with Columbia, who were eager to sign another band that had the multi-platinum, crossover appeal of Oasis.

"Grateful When You're Dead," Kula Shaker's debut single, was released in the spring of 1996 to moderate success, but it was the follow-up single, "Tattva," that established the band. Peaking at number four on the charts, "Tattva" had a chorus that was adapted from an ancient Sanskrit text and a colorful organ and guitar riff, which essentially encapsulated the band's sound. The single also set the stage for the band's debut, K, which appeared in September of 1996. Upon its release, K entered the charts at number one, becoming the fastest-selling British debut album since Oasis' Definitely Maybe. The album received reviews that ranged from enthusiastic to derisive, but the band continued to gain momentum, which eventually translated to a strong word-of-mouth in America. Kula Shaker wasn't able to replicate their British success in America, but "Tattva" became a Top Ten modern rock hit in late 1996, and the group received uniformly positive reviews. Peasants, Pigs & Animals followed in 1999.

Van AMG komt dit en de discografie komt vast nog wel te staan op de nieuwe site. De nieuwe site is zoals ik begrepen heb nog niet zo lang in de lucht, daar zal het wel mee te maken hebben.

www.allmusic.com

De EP schijnt in de maak te zijn

Nieuwe plaat schijnt zo goed als af te zijn. Ben benieuwd.

Uit de zojuist ontvangen nieuwsbrief:

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After much anticipation, speculation and trepidation we are proud to announce
that a 3rd Kula Shaker album really IS on its way... soon.

Ta da!

Who would you believe it, eh? A European release date for 'StrangeFolk' (for
thus is its name)... to be announced very shortly.

The songs will be arranged thus:

1. 'Out On The Highway'
2. 'Second Sight'
3. 'Die For Love'
4. 'Great Dictator (of the free world)'
5. 'Strange Folk Narration'
6. 'Song of Love/Narayana'
7. 'Shadowlands'
8. 'Feel That I Am'
9. 'Hurricane Season'
10. 'Ol' Jack Tar'
11. 'Dr Kitt'
12. (Bonus Track) 'Super CB Operator'/'Persephone' (depending on where you buy it)