KARATE - Some Boots LP Color:Black Vinyl

KARATE - Some Boots LP Color:Black VinylThe three musicians in Karate put together a puzzling thing. A 90s punk band with an inimitable grasp of jazz, they stood out in a scene that made neophyte musicianship a badge of honor; Karate also helmed an understated mastery of slowcore that could shift the air around listeners and made each band member seem at least a few decades older than their drivers licenses would indicate. Their stylistic twists and turns eluded definition for years,

Black To Comm masterfully manipulates sound

Seconds of Thirst

Thirty miles north of Washington there is a town called Columbia

ISWH or Aslov Kinski

eclectic release that showcases the band’s strengths — catchy riffs and big dynamics ridden deftly by Susie’s inimitable voice and evocative lyrics — in a bright new light

which begins with the Swedish mystic Emmanuel Swedenborg

for what it’s worth

” Between The Richness effectively picks up where Springtime & Blind left off

frozen in youthful self–absorbed beauty

no explanation biologically

” (1979) was originally released in few copies on the small imprint Sound Work Shop

wind instruments and off-kilter drumming