The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black

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The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black is the brainchild of artist and performer Kembra Pfahler, whose do-it-yourself ideals have shaped both the band’s sound and their iconic visual style, and from whose solo performance work and ‘Super 8’ films the group organically formed. The band originally was in fact initially conceived in an effort to soundtrack these early performances in a manner befitting their highly theatric nature.

One part high fashion glamour, one part cult horror film archetypes, this group has etched itself deeply into the New York underground, all the while continuing to follow Kembra’s rules of anti-naturalism and availablism to push them forward. Using only what is on hand, the group is able to create complex and compelling
performances filled with low-tech props and minimalist costumes. The brightly painted girls of ‘Karen Black’ complete the equation, walking into the performance with confidence in their stiletto boots, high contrast black and white costumes, blackened teeth, and two foot tall fright wigs; aware that they are the most visually stunning and alarming creatures present.
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  • bloomindaedalus

    cool stuff. what a great name too.

    January 2012
  • patchoulisoup

    Just listened to 'Home of the Brave'. It's pretty neat! It's everything I used to love about Kembra Pfahler. Just in time for the summer, too! Well, for me. I know it came out last year...

    June 2011
  • takenepojken

    only 15000 played tracks?.. interesting..

    February 2011
  • RatBatSpider

    check out Kembra shopping at amoeba in san fran. she's great. http://www.amoeba.com/whats-in-my-bag/index.html#/detail/2010-05-17_kembra-pfahler

    October 2010
  • Moonandmoon

    Sweet band. Totally obscure. I love it.

    July 2010
  • ElNuevoPure

    this is awesome, but why is it tagged post punk, art punk, etc? it's pure hard rock. One Man Lady even has some kind of metal galloping riff

    March 2010
  • valeriart

    AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    June 2009
  • Frobin-Jojo

    Freaky cool live performance. Really fantastic!

    May 2009
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