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Kula Shaker 1996 - 2024

Kula Shaker are an English psychedelic rock band.
Led by frontman Crispian Mills, the band came to prominence during the Post-Britpop era of the late 1990s.
The band enjoyed commercial success in the UK between 1996 and 1999, notching up a number of Top 10 hits on the UK Singles Chart, including "Tattva", "Hey Dude", "Govinda", "Hush", and "Sound of Drums".
The band's debut album, K, reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart.
It was voted number 879 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums 3rd Edition (2000).

The band are known for their interest in traditional Indian music, culture, and mysticism, with a number of their most famous songs, including "Tattva" and "Govinda", featuring lyrics written in Sanskrit.
The name Kula Shaker was itself inspired by Kulasekhara, an Indian king from the 9th century. 
In addition, many of the band's songs feature traditional Indian instruments, such as the sitar, tamboura, and tabla, juxtaposed with guitar-heavy, Western rock instrumentation.
Despite achieving commercial success, Kula Shaker were unpopular with many critics, with The Observer's Simon Price describing them in 2014 as a "joke band".

Kula Shaker disbanded in September 1999 but reformed in 2004 for sessions for the School of Braja compilation album. 
This led to plans for a full comeback, although the reformation was not widely publicised until the beginning of 2006.
The band's third album, Strangefolk, was issued in 2007 and their fourth, Pilgrims Progress, was released in 2010. 
The band returned with a mostly sold out European tour and new album K 2.0 in 2016 which was well-received both by the media and the fans.

After taking an extended hiatus, the band released their sixth album, 1st Congregational Church of Eternal Love and Free Hugs in June 2022 and their seventh album, Natural Magick, in 2024.

Albums:
1996. Govinda (CDS) [KULA CD5]
1996. Govinda [KULA CD5K]
1996. Govinda [KULA CD5]
1996. Grateful When You're Dead [ESCA 6499]
1996. Grateful When You're Dead / Jerry Was There (CDS) [KULACD2]
1996. Hey Dude (CDS) [663569 2]
1996. Hey Dude (CDS) [KULA CD4]
1996. Hey Dude [KULA CD4K]
1996. Hey Dude [KULA CD4]
1996. K [2011, SFKS005BX]
1996. K [CK 67822]
1996. Tattva (CDS) [KULA CD3K]
1996. Tattva [KULA CD3K]
1996. Tattva [KULA CD3]
1997. Hush (CDS) [KULA CD6K]
1997. Hush (CDS) [KULA CD6]
1997. Hush [KULA CD6K]
1997. Hush [KULA CD6]
1997. Summer Sun E.P. [CK 68514]
1998. Sound Of Drums (CDS) [KULA 21CD]
1998. Sound Of Drums [KULA 21CDX]
1998. Sound Of Drums [KULA 21CD]
1999. Mystical Machine Gun (EP) [ESCA 7431]
1999. Mystical Machine Gun [ESCA 7431]
1999. Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts [2009, SFKS002CD]
1999. Shower Your Love (CDS) [KULA 23CDX]
1999. Shower Your Love [KULA 23CDX]
1999. Shower Your Love [KULA 23CD]
2002. Kollected  The Best Of [509649 2]
2006. Revenge Of The King - Garage E.P. [EICP 641]
2007. Strangefolk [SFKS001CD]
2010. Pilgrim's Progress [SFKS003BX]
2016. Govinda. The Very Best Of [METRSL126]
2016. K2.0 [SFKS007CD]
2016. K2.0 [SFKS013CD]
2016. Let Love Be (With U) [none]
2021. Kula Christmas Wrap Up [none]
2022. 1st Congregational Church Of... [SICX 30142]
2024. Natural Magick [STRANGLP4B]

The Jeevas
2002. The Jeevas - 1 2 3 4
2002. The Jeevas - Once Upon a Time in America [COWCDA005]
2003. The Jeevas - Cowboys and Indians
2003. The Jeevas - Ghost (Cowboys In The Movies) [CDS]



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