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Strange Folk by Kula Shaker

The British psychedelic rock band's third album was produced by Tchad Blake and Chris Sheldon. [Rock, Alternative]

Published: 2008-03-05 Provider: Metacritic

"Strangefolk" by Kula Shaker

As good an idea as it may have seemed at the time, Kula Shaker should never have covered Deep Purple's "Hush"—intentionally or otherwise, they showed their hand. Their 1997 recording was nearly indistinguishable from the 1969 version, likely because Kula Shaker modeled their own sonic M.O. after that song's imprint of heavy riffs, big harmonies and endless Hammond organ. Kula Shaker's comeback album, Strangefolk—their first in nearly seven years—is a conservative one, sticking to a watered-down vision of their standard "Hush"-like riffs. It's strange to say, but given today's pop landscape, Kula Shaker's particular brand of retro now sounds, well, dated. In the place of the druggy, Madchester-ish wobble that elevated their first two records is an overload of classic-rock retreads and hippy-dippy mysticism, with few memorable moments. Lead single "Second Sight" approaches old glories with an unusual time signature and the kind of stop-start

Published: 2007-08-24 Provider: Artist Direct

You Guys, Kula Shaker Are BACK (Finally)!

Hot off the press(releases)es! I was just checking out my e-mails, and according to some publicist, one-hit wonder band Kula Shaker is officially (finally) BACK! That's right, fans of that song "Tattva", you can all come out of hiding because your Anne Frank-like oppression has, at long last, met its end. Take it away, publicist!Forget reunion. This is reincarnation. After a six-year absence, the UK’s Kula Shaker return with the brilliant ‘Strangefolk’ out on Cooking Vinyl February 19th, 2008. Produced in collaboration with an all-star team of hit makers including Sam Williams (Supergrass) and Chris Sheldon (Foo Fighters, Pixies), ‘Strangefolk’, Kula Shaker’s third studio album, consists of 13 songs that hurl themselves through the looking glass and down the rabbit hole, echoing with voices of protest and imagination. It’s been 10 years since Kula Shaker first appeared, stamping their mark on the infamous Britpop scene. For Britain, the late 1990’s, were a time for celebrating lager and singing soccer anthems. Oasis were the grunt of a generation and artists became overnight millionaires for pickling dead cows. Seriously. Kula Shaker stood out amidst this boozy bacchanal. That's right, f*ck you Oasis! Your time of drunken soccer hooliganism is over, again. Kula Shaker is reincarnated, and ready to once again deliver the world from aggression with their hippy-dippy Gandhi songs. Send the message to your mind, people - acintya bheda bheda tattva.

Published: 2007-12-13 Provider: Best Week Ever Keywords: Entertainment