Karl Blau is one busy man… whether he is making his own records, putting endless hours into the creation of KELP!, or spending time recording/producing or performing with other bands….and recently there have been a couple new development for this man with oh so many talents.
Ambient Doom Metal band EARTH has just announced that Karl Blau will be playing bass with them on their upcoming West Coast tour where they will be performing new material! EARTH’s line up for this tour will be Dylan Carlson on Guitar, Adrienne Davies on Drums, Karl Blau on Bass, and Lori Goldston on Cello.
Go see Karl Blau perform with EARTH!
- 04.14.10 – Eugene, OR – The Oak Street Speakeasy
- 04.15.10 – Eureka, CA – Noctrum
- 04.16.10 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
- 04.16.10 – Santa Cruz, CA – Brookdale Lodge
- 04.17.10 – San Diego,CA – Ché Café
- 04.19.10 – Los Angeles, CA – The EchoPlex
- 04.22.10 – Portland, OR – Rotture
- 04.23.10 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
- 04.24.10 – Olympia, WA – Capital Theatre *
- all dates with Wolves In the Throne Room
- * Mount Eerie and Ô Paon
Even more exciting than Karl Blau playing with EARTH is the fact that he is co-producing EARTH’s next record for the Southern Lord, the follow up to The Bees Made Honey in the Lion’s Skull, with Stewart Hallerman at AVAST studios in Seattle, Washington this Spring. The album is due out early 2011. (all the bolding is because I’m super excited about this!)
Karl Blau also recently signed on and made a large sampling of his recordings available though the WFMU’s FREE MUSIC ARCHIVE! Karl Blau has such an extensive catalog and this is a great way to get familiar with his work. I’m excited to present to you a song from the FMA…his cover of The Microphones’ “The Blow.” Karl Blau’s version of this song is a 12 minute experimental adventure in music. While not indicative of his other works it is a true treat:
[mp3] Karl Blau- “The Blow (The Microphones cover)”
- from the FMA
- buy Karl Blau’s cover album It was Hot We Stayed In The Water here.
- buy the Microphones’ It Was Hot We Stayed In the Water here.
- “The Blow” by Karl Blau features Adrian Orange
Check out Karl’s other submission to the FMA here!
Last but not least is a split collaboration EP between Karl, Madeline Adams, and Your Heart Breaks that is coming out on Orange Twin Records this month. Madeline Adams is a part of the Elephant Six collective, Your Heart Breaks is an indie band from Seattle, WA, and this collaboration features six tracks recorded at the Department of Safety in Anacordes, Washington. Phil Elverum (Mt. Eerie) and Gus Franklin (Architecture in Helsinki) both contributed to the recording by playing various instruments. The recording is a unique collection of songs, and a coming together of creative minds. Each song features a different arrangement of musicians, and my favorite of the bunch is a cover of Richmond Fontaine‘s “Post To Wire” performed by Madeline and Karl:
Madeline Adams & Karl Blau- “Post to wire (Cover Richmond Fontaine)”
- Buy this collaborative EP (eventually) from Orange Twin here!
- Madeline Adams is on tour right now. Check out her tour dates here.
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