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London, England (1995 – 1999, 2004 – present)
Kula Shaker are a psychedelic/britpop band which formed in London, England in 1995, disbanded in 1999 and reformed in 2004. The band’s original line-up was Crispian Mills (vocals, guitar), Alonza Bevan (bass, vocals), Jay Darlington (organ, vocals) and Paul Winterhart (drums), When they reformed in 2004, Darlington was replaced by Harry Broadbent.
Their sound is roughly based on the sounds of Britpop and psychedelic rock with heavy influences of Indian music throughout. Their first album, K was released in the United Kingdom in 1996 and became the fastest selling debut album since Definitely Maybe by Oasis selling 850,000 copies in the UK and a further 250,000 in the United States, mostly due to the success of the band’s single “Tattva” on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Their second album released in 1999, Peasants, Pigs and Astronauts, however, did not have the success of the first, selling only a fraction of K, despite a slightly higher marketing budget. Later that year Mills announced the band would be breaking up due to unwanted pressure loaded upon them by their label and the urge to move on.
On 11th July 2006 Kula Shaker announced that they would be reforming, and set about creating an iTunes-exclusive E.P. They started by touring smaller venues in the U.K. Their third album, Strange Folk, was released on 20th August 2007, and their fourth, Pilgrim’s Progress, was released on 28th June 2010.
Their sound is roughly based on the sounds of Britpop and psychedelic rock with heavy influences of Indian music throughout. Their first album, K was released in the United Kingdom in 1996 and became the fastest selling debut album since Definitely Maybe by Oasis selling 850,000 copies in the UK and a further 250,000 in the United States, mostly due to the success of the band’s single “Tattva” on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Their second album released in 1999, Peasants, Pigs and Astronauts, however, did not have the success of the first, selling only a fraction of K, despite a slightly higher marketing budget. Later that year Mills announced the band would be breaking up due to unwanted pressure loaded upon them by their label and the urge to move on.
On 11th July 2006 Kula Shaker announced that they would be reforming, and set about creating an iTunes-exclusive E.P. They started by touring smaller venues in the U.K. Their third album, Strange Folk, was released on 20th August 2007, and their fourth, Pilgrim’s Progress, was released on 28th June 2010.
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yapooos wrote:
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XJ220RACER wrote:
Music from heaven.
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Grafian1987 wrote:
Peterpan Rest In Peace
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pourinrain wrote:
Shower Your Love <3
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xmattj916x wrote:
Im tellin u man... Jerry was there... U could feel his presence everywhere...
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Calvary10 wrote:
Hey Dude!
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yapooos wrote:
K. Probably one of my most cherished albums. Instant classic.
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Matty-303 wrote:
If anybody has it, could you please email me 'Baby You're A Rich Man' on matty_burr@hotmail.co.uk?? I had it before but my dad wiped our hard drive and I lost it, absolutely heart broken! Haha
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CasiniProjekt wrote:
Free hard rock http://www.last.fm/music/The+Cassini+Projekt/Blind+Vision
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niQboy wrote:
I uploaded the unreleased single "Slipping Away" on Youtube for those who haven't yet heard it. Enjoy!
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Gustavo_Glass wrote:
drink tea for the love of god!
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DeadHadrian wrote:
These were massive back in '96 but like most bands back in the 90's their record company stopped supporting them when they had one or two songs that weren't big hits. Forgot how good K was! Listening to it now for the first time since the 90's.
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XJ220RACER wrote:
It's been about a year since I discovered them. I first heard Hush in a Jaguar commercial, then had to find more of their music, and I thank God everyday that I did. K has become my favorite album ever and all the songs amaze me every time I hear them.
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solutioning wrote:
'Fool That I Am' - very good indeed
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crdrews wrote:
It's amazing how underrated this band is. They have a plethora of songs that should be #1.
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RFPmeteoro86 wrote:
Great band!!! Underrated too...
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Nicromantra wrote:
Pilgrim Progress FTW!
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SheIsAFaggot wrote:
Great Dictator lol
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vitor_lol wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fantastic_Fear_of_Everything
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shit owns
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