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Kula Shaker
Kula Shaker (L-R): Crispian Mills, Henry 'Harry' Broadbent, Alonza Bevan, Paul Winterhart
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genre(s)	Psychedelic rock
Years active	1995-1999, 2004-present
Label(s)	StrangeF.O.L.K. Sony BMG Music Entertainment Columbia Records
Members
Crispian Mills Alonza Bevan Paul Winterhart Harry Broadbent
Former members
Jay Darlington

Kula Shaker are an English multi-platinum selling psychedelic rock band who came to prominence during the Britpop era. After releasing two albums they split in September 1999 but officially reformed in 2004 for sessions which led to plans for a full live and album-release comeback. Their reformation was not widely publicised until the beginning of 2006. Their third album 'Strangefolk' was released in 2007. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... The Sony BMG Music Entertainment logo. ... Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ... Crispian Mills (born January 18, 1973 as Crispian John David Boulting; also known as Dodge) is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist. ... Alonza Bevan (born October 24, 1970, London, England) is bassist for the English Band Kula Shaker. ... Paul Winterhart (born 19 September 1971 in Somerset, England to Pete and Jenny Winterhart) is the drummer for the English band, Kula Shaker. ... Harry Broadbent is the keyboardist for the English rock band, Kula Shaker, having replaced former member Jay Darlington upon their 2006 reformation. ... Jay Darlington Jay Darlington (born May 3, 1968) is a keyboardist formerly of the British rock band Kula Shaker. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. ... Britpop was a mid-1990s British alternative rock genre and movement. ... This article is about the year. ... For the band, see Strangefolk. ...

Members

• Crispian Mills -- Lead Vocals/Guitars
• Alonza Bevan -- Bass
• Paul Winterhart -- Drums
• Harry Broadbent (2006-) -- Keyboards

Ex-members:- Crispian Mills (born January 18, 1973 as Crispian John David Boulting; also known as Dodge) is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist. ... Alonza Bevan (born October 24, 1970, London, England) is bassist for the English Band Kula Shaker. ... Paul Winterhart (born 19 September 1971 in Somerset, England to Pete and Jenny Winterhart) is the drummer for the English band, Kula Shaker. ... Harry Broadbent is the keyboardist for the English rock band, Kula Shaker, having replaced former member Jay Darlington upon their 2006 reformation. ...

• Jay Darlington (1995-1999) -- Keyboards

Jay Darlington Jay Darlington (born May 3, 1968) is a keyboardist formerly of the British rock band Kula Shaker. ...

Band history

Formation/History (1988-1995)

The first stirrings of Kula Shaker came about in 1988 when Crispian Mills (grandson of Sir John Mills and the son of '60s actress Hayley Mills and film director Roy Boulting) met Alonza Bevan at Richmond College in Surrey. The two went on to play together in a band named Objects of Desire. The Objects of Desire included Mills on guitar, Bevan on bass, Marcus French (aka Frog) on drums, Leigh Morris on rhythm guitar and vocalist Marcus Maclaine, then Hayley Mills' boyfriend (and effectively Crispian's step-dad). During that time they also ran a psychedelic nightclub, called the Mantra Shack, in the back of Richmond ice rink. Crispian Mills (born January 18, 1973 as Crispian John David Boulting; also known as Dodge) is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist. ... John Mills as Professor Bernard Quatermass in the Thames Television science-fiction serial Quatermass (1979). ... Hayley Catherine Rose Vivien Mills (born April 18, 1946) is an English actress. ... John and Roy Boulting were English film producers and directors. ...

In 1993, following the acrimonious dissolution of Objects of Desire, Mills went backpacking in India, and upon returning he formed a band, The Kays with bassist Bevan, drummer Paul Winterhart (aka 'Country Boy'), and vocalist, Mills' cousin Saul Dismont (son of Bermuda politician Russell Dismont). Within a year, Dismont had left and organist Jay Darlington had joined the band; prior to joining the group, Darlington had played in several mod revival bands. After spending two years touring and recording the group had not made any headway. Backpacking is traveling long distances with a backpack. ... Paul Winterhart (born 19 September 1971 in Somerset, England to Pete and Jenny Winterhart) is the drummer for the English band, Kula Shaker. ... Jay Darlington Jay Darlington (born May 3, 1968) is a keyboardist formerly of the British rock band Kula Shaker. ...

The band changed their name and direction in the spring of 1995, when he had an epiphany that the group should take the name Kula Shaker in honour of one of the 12 Alvars, the ninth-century Indian emperor and holy man Kulashekhara, and that they should pursue a more spiritual direction in future (in line with Crispian's own interest in the philosophy of Gaudiya Vaishnavism). Kula Shaker became the name for the band's activities from that point onwards. The Alvars are Hindu saints, followers of Lord Vishnu. ... Kulashekhara was an Indian King from modern day Kerala and one of the Alvars, a prominent group of Vaishnava saints. ... Gaudiya Vaishnavism, (Bengal) Vaishnavism, is a sect of Hinduism founded by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. ...

Career 1995-1999

In September 1995 Kula Shaker were joint winners of the In The City contest (along with Placebo), which quickly resulted in a record contract with Columbia Records, who were eager to sign another band that had the multi-platinum, crossover appeal of Oasis. A debut single, 'Tattva (Lucky 13 Mix)' (later re-recorded for their debut album) was released on CD and limited 7" vinyl in March 1996, but it entered just outside the UK Top 75, at number 86. "Tattva" was followed quickly in April by the band's second single, "Grateful When You're Dead", a slice of Acid Jimi Hendrix-esque rock which was to became their debut UK Top 40 single (entering at #35). Music press and public alike finally began to take notice of the band, and this sudden exposure propelled the re-released (and re-recorded) "Tattva" to number 4 in the UK charts. The band's upward climb continued with their third single "Hey Dude", a more traditional rock song which was only kept off the top spot by the Spice Girls when it was released in August. In The City is a yearly festival and music industry conference devised by Anthony H. Wilson, formerly of Factory Records and Granada Television, and his partner Yvette. ... Placebo are an alternative rock band currently consisting of Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal. ... Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ... According to the Indian school of Samkhya philosophy, the Tattva are a way of directly experiencing the 5 alchemical elements. ... Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitar virtuoso, singer and songwriter. ... The UK Singles Chart is compiled by the Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the music industry. ... The Spice Girls are an English all-female pop group, formed in London in 1994. ...

October saw the release of the band's eagerly awaited debut album K, which became the fastest selling debut since Oasis' Definitely Maybe. The album went on to sell over 850,000 copies in the UK, a further 250,000 copies in the US, and well over a million copies worldwide. The fourth and final single from K was "Govinda", which reached number 7 in the UK charts in December of that year. "Govinda" was sung totally in Sanskrit, and mixed swirling guitars with traditional Indian music. Total sales for all the singles from K came to half a million. K is an album by Kula Shaker, released September 16, 1996. ... Oasis is World-famous English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1991, led by lead guitarist and primary songwriter Noel Gallagher and his younger brother, lead vocalist and songwriter Liam Gallagher. ... This article is about the album by Oasis. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Govinda was a hit single by British band Kula Shaker released in 1996, led by Crispian Mills, the son of actress Hayley Mills. ...

1997 got off to a fine start for the band with four nominations for BRIT Awards, and they subsequently took home the award for "British Breakthrough Act" at the ceremony in February. In the same month they released what would turn out to be their biggest hit, a cover of "Hush" (originally by Joe South) , which peaked at number 2. The song also proved successful in the US, where it was used on the soundtrack to the blockbuster movie "I Know What You Did Last Summer". The song was also placed at number 224 by Virgin Radio, in a poll for the 20th century's greatest songs. In the wake of the single's release, some ill-advised remarks on the traditional mystical properties of Swastikas by Crispian Mills put the band in the firing line of some of the UK press. See the "Controversy" section below. The Brit Awards are the annual United Kingdom pop music awards founded by the British Phonographic Industry. ... Hush is a song that was written by Joe South. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In film formats, the soundtrack is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ... I Know What You Did Last Summer is an Award-winning 1997 horror film. ... Virgin Radio, originally known as Virgin 1215, is a British commercial music radio station based in London which plays popular music and rock. ... This article is about the symbol. ...

Despite the negative publicity, the band pressed on regardless with a set of live shows in the summer of that year, including T in the Park where they were acclaimed by many as the best live act T in the Park had ever seen, the Glastonbury Festival and the V music festival. The focus during the latter part of 1997 moved to the US where both "Tattva" and "Hey Dude" received airplay exposure. "Tattva" became a minor number 10 hit in the Modern Rock Tracks Chart and "Hey Dude" peaked at number 25. K itself peaked at number 11 in the Heatseekers chart and K crept into number 200 in the Billboard charts. An EP, Summer Sun, was released in the US for the band's fans there. The 6 tracks on the EP were all B-sides to earlier UK singles. T in the Park is a major Scottish music festival, held annually since 1994. ... The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or Glasto, is the largest[1] greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. ... The Modern Rock Tracks chart is a music chart that has appeared in Billboard magazine since the early 1980s. ... On January 4, 1936, Billboard magazine published its first music hit parade and on July 20, 1940 the first Music Popularity Chart was calculated. ... // Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single but are too short to qualify as albums. ... 2003 release by Hoboken, New Jersey rockers Yo La Tengo Tracklisting Beach Party Tonight Little Eyes Nothing But You And Me Season Of The Shark Today Is The Day Tiny Birds How To Make A Baby Elephant Float Georgia Vs. ...

After initial disagreements with management, Kula Shaker resurfaced with the UK-only single "Sound of Drums" in April 1998, peaking at number 3. A promised album in the summer of that year failed to materialise, and the momentum generated by the single was lost as a result. Fans would have to wait until February 1999 to hear any more new material from the forthcoming second album.

The second album Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts was partly recorded aboard the houseboat-studio Astoria, which belongs to the guitar-legend David Gilmour (of Pink Floyd). Its release was preceded by the single "Mystical Machine Gun" which failed to make as strong an impact on the charts as their previous singles, peaking at Number 14 and only remaining two weeks in the top 40. The album itself followed in March 1999 to mixed reviews, and only sold a mere 25,000 copies in its first week as it crawled in at Number 9 on the album chart, spending only 10 weeks in the UK Top 75. The album went Gold in the UK (over 100,000 copies sold). The third and final single from the album, "Shower Your Love" failed to reignite momentum, stalling at #14, even with it having more TV exposure on Top of the Pops, TFI Friday, Later with Jools Holland and CD:UK. In June they played Glastonbury Festival and headlined the Lizard Festival in Cornwall in August 1999 to coincide with the total eclipse. The band made a few more festival appearances, including an appearance at V99, as a last-minute replacement for Placebo, before playing their last ever gig in Holland at the end of August. “Sound of Drums” redirects here. ... Aerial shot of The Astoria compliments of Google Earth The Astoria is a house boat turned recording studio owned by David Gilmour, guitarist for Pink Floyd. ... David Jon Gilmour CBE (born March 6, 1946 in Cambridge) is an English musician best known as a guitarist, singer, and songwriter in the band Pink Floyd. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. ... Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart television programme, made and broadcast by the BBC. It was originally shown each week, mostly on BBC One, from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. ... TFI Friday was a light entertainment show, produced by Ginger Productions, and hosted by Chris Evans and broadcast on Fridays at 6pm on Channel 4 from 1996 to 2000, with a repeat later that night. ... The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or Glasto, is the largest[1] greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. ... For other uses, see Cornwall (disambiguation). ... The eclipse as seen from France On August 11, 1999, a total eclipse of the Sun, with an eclipse magnitude of 1. ... Placebo are an alternative rock band currently consisting of Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal. ...

In September of that year, the band announced their split. "I have loved my time with Kula Shaker and have experienced more than I could ever have imagined", Mills commented. "We've had an excellent time and been a very tight band, but there comes a time when you want to do your own thing."

Controversy

On Sunday 20 April 1997, the national UK newspaper The Independent ran a front page article in which it claimed that Crispian Mills "had dabbled with Nazism and its most potent symbol, the swastika."^[1]. The article drew together various comments Mills had made to the UK music press in 1996 and early 1997. In one of the interviews from March 1997 for the NME (New Musical Express) the following was printed: For other uses, see The Independent (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see NME (disambiguation). ...

Crispian: (in reference to his vegetarian beliefs that killing animals is just as bad as killing humans) The principle is we've got a violent society, we always go on about the virtues of peace but we aren't living a peaceful lifestyle

New Musical Express: It's an obvious comparison, but Hitler was a vegetarian who had no qualms about murdering humans, babies included, by the thousands.

Crispian: Right, but Hitler knew a lot more then he made out. Hitler and his whole gang weren't just a bunch of f___ing psychos, they were also into magic and all that. I mean, talking about ruffling feathers with statements in magazines, I love the swastika. It's a brilliant image, it symbolises peace and the sun and illumination - it's everywhere in India. I'd love to have great big flaming swastikas onstage just for the f__k of it. It's like, that was Hitler, don't let him steal something like that from you. I mean the Nazis studied the Vedas, the Scriptures, the Holy Grail, but they were just using it as a power trip.

New Musical Express: You have a sneaking admiration for Hitler don't you?

Crispian: No...but it's a shame the baddies always get the good uniforms. Ha ha! ^[2].

The other statements quoted in the article were ""You can see why Hitler got support. It was probably the uniforms that swung it," said in an interview with NME in November 1996, and "Well, we know that democracy doesn't work. If we had a non-elected body that set the right standards . . ." from a January 1997 edition of Melody Maker ^[3]. The article also revealed that the Objects of Desire had used the motto "England will rise again" ^[4], and had performed at a 1993 conference at Wembley called "Global Deception" at which speakers included renowned conspiracy theorists Eustace Mullins (who has been denounced as an antisemite because of his writings, which he later recanted) and William Cooper. William Cooper was also thanked in the credits of Kula Shaker's album. ^[5]

Mills responded to the allegations by fax and his responses were incorporated in the article. Mills admitted having played at "Global Deception", but claimed not to have fully understood the nature of the event. He indicated that he now felt that the swastika, which has origins outside Nazism and different meanings in different parts of the world, was hopelessly connected to Nazism in the West. He indicated that it was the outrage that his comments had sparked that had lead him to this conclusion. He also offered an unequivocal condemnation of right-wing ideology. This article is about the symbol. ...

"I think there is no better example of my naivete and insensitivity than the swastika comments . . . my comments derive from my long interest in Indian culture, from which the swastika has its origins . . . I apologise to those who have been offended by my comment and humbly ask that they accept that I am completely against the Nazis, their crimes and any other latter-day form of totalitarianism. For the record I have never been an anti-semite especially as my dear grandmother was Jewish . . . I loathe totalitarianism, far right thinking, oppression of all forms, denial of human rights and all things that would limit the free spirit of humankind. I stand for peace, love, generosity and learning."^{[6] [7]}

After the split (1999-2004)

Bassist Alonza Bevan joined Johnny Marr and the Healers in 2000, having moderate success. After the 2004 status of The Healers is unknown and with all members working on other projects it is not known if they will work together again. As a side project Alonza formed the band Shep (which included Paul Winter-Hart on drums). The band played a handful of gigs in 2001-2002 and released some excerpts of recorded music via the web but nothing further was heard of them after 2003. Deon Rexroat of Anberlin. ... Alonza Bevan (born October 24, 1970, London, England) is bassist for the English Band Kula Shaker. ... Johnny Marr in 2002 Johnny Marr with ex-Smiths cohort Morrissey Johnny Marr (born John Martin Maher on 31 October 1963 in Ardwick, Manchester) is a British guitarist, keyboardist, harmonica player and singer, and is best known as the man behind the music of The Smiths. ...

Drummer Paul Winter-Hart joined the band Thirteen:13, who split in 2001 with little success. He also drummed on an album by Aqualung and was part of the group Shep with Alonza. For the comic book character, see Drummer (comics). ... Matt Hales (born January 17, 1972), better known as Aqualung, is an English singer and songwriter best known in the UK for his song Strange and Beautiful, which was featured on a television advertisement for the new Volkswagen Beetle during the summer of 2002 and went on to become a...

Jay Darlington joined Oasis in 2002 as a touring keyboardist (though not an official band member), and he remains in that role as of 2007. Jay Darlington Jay Darlington (born May 3, 1968) is a keyboardist formerly of the British rock band Kula Shaker. ...

Lead singer Crispian Mills went into the studio in 2000 to work on a solo album. In Autumn of that year, he toured with a group of musicians under the name 'Pi', first supporting Robbie Williams on his UK Arena dates, then for some smaller headline shows. A new album was scheduled for release in spring 2001 according to Mills' official website and the NME. However his UK record label didn't feel the material proposed for release was commercial enough, and so Mills negotiated an exit from his contract with them in 2001, continuing to record for the rest of 2001 without a UK record deal. At the start of 2002, he began working with Andy Nixon and Dan Mckinna, formerly of Straw, and the trio bonded together so well musically that it was decided they would form a group, The Jeevas. Mills ditched all his previously recorded material up to that point, though some tracks would later feature as Jeevas B-Sides. The Jeevas enjoyed success in Japan and moderate success in the UK. They released two albums, toured throughout 2002 and 2003, with some dates in mid 2004. Their records were released on their own 'Cowboy Music' label in the UK and mainland Europe, and by Sony in Japan. Some tentative work was done for their third album, but when it became apparent during 2005 that the reformation of Kula Shaker would be permanent, the band officially split up. Crispian Mills (born January 18, 1973 as Crispian John David Boulting; also known as Dodge) is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist. ... For other people with the same name, see Robbie Williams (disambiguation). ... Straw were a British pop band that released one album, Shoplifting, in 1999. ... The Jeevas is a British band. ... The Jeevas is a British band. ...

In December 2002, SONY released a best of album, entitled Kollected - The Best of Kula Shaker. Crispian compiled the tracklisting for the release and approved the sleevenotes. The compilation included the band's final recorded track, a cover of Bob Dylan's "Ballad of a Thin Man", which was later featured on the soundtrack to the 2005 movie Stoned, starring Leo Gregory. Kollected: Best of is a 2002 compilation album by Kula Shaker. ... This article is about the recording artist. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... Stoned is a film released in the UK in 2005. ...

Reformation (2004-present)

Kula Shaker's reformation has its origins in sessions for a charity album made with the School of Braja (a private school in California for young people which includes as part of the curriculum teachings about Krishna and devotional music), which was recorded in 2004 (and finally saw release in late 2006). Crispian Mills, who masterminded the album, arranged not only that the Jeevas play on two tracks, but he also got in touch with his old bandmate, Alonza Bevan. The two worked together on a song together for the album, 'Braj Mandala', to which Paul Winter-Hart added drums. Jay Darlington was asked to be part of the in the sessions, but declined the opportunity. At the time of the recording, this was announced on the official Jeevas website as Kula Shaker having reformed to contribute a song to the album, and was referred to by Mills as a Kula Shaker reunion in subsequent interviews. Additionally, the School Of Braja album credits officially state that 'Kula Shaker' appear on the track Braj Mandala. The sessions for the track went so well that Mills and Bevan began writing together again, and making plans for a full-on Kula Shaker comeback that would encompass live touring and the further release of new material. A new band website was also commissioned. Crispian Mills (born January 18, 1973 as Crispian John David Boulting; also known as Dodge) is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist. ...

Their first gig back together (as a 3-piece) took place at the Wheatsheaf, Leighton Buzzard, England , on 21 December 2005. This was a 'secret' gig and not promoted beforehand; however blackboards outside the pub announced 'Kula Shaker tonight' on the night of the show. As a joke about the nature of secret gigs, Mills told the assembled crowd that the band was called 'The Garcons' whilst wearing a 'big hair' grey wig. All sources both official and unofficial have subsequently referred to this as gig as a Kula Shaker show. Leedon redirects here. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Kula Shaker announced on January 11, 2006 that they had reformed permanently. They released the following statement on their new official website (which launched that day): is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

It's official. Kula Shaker has arisen from the bottomless pit. How and why will all be revealed in good time, as this [web] site grows, swells and expands. In the meantime join our mailing list and be the first to find out about secret gigs, free downloads and the inside story on what is sure to be their finest hour.

During preparation for their comeback live dates, a new member joined the band - Harry Broadbent. He became the band's new keyboard player, and Kula Shaker were restored to a four-piece once more.

The band undertook a small UK tour in the Spring. The tour dates were split into two 'legs', with a pre-tour warm-up show in Milton Keynes. The band played to sell out audiences in smaller venues, playing a mix of new and old material. They also recorded a session for Scottish radio station Clyde1, and made an appearance on the Billy Sloan show on that station to coincide with this.

The band released a four-song EP entitled "The Revenge of the King" on iTunes in April. This was later released on a limited run of 1000 10" vinyls, sold on certain dates of the band's April / May tour and later from the band's official website. Later still, the EP was released on CD in Japan with a bonus track (the 2006 radio session version of Govinda). Apart from the Japanese bonus track, the tracks on the EP were recorded in a very small studio in London right at the beginning of 2006, before Harry Broadbent joined the band. The Revenge of the King is an EP by Kula Shaker, released on 31 March 2006. ... This article is about the iTunes application. ...

The band went on to play some festivals in the Summer of 2006 - T in the Park, Fuji Rock, V Festival and Pentaport Festival in Korea - along with a handful of warm-up dates. After this, they played one more live date in 2006, headling the Purple Weekend festival in Spain at the end of the year.

After the summer festival dates, it was announced on the band's website that the third Kula Shaker album was underway. Pre-production started in September 2006, with final mixing completed by April 2007. It was produced in collaboration with an all-star team of hit makers & Grammy winners, including Tchad Blake (Peter Gabriel, Crowded House), Sam Williams (Supergrass) and Chris Sheldon (The Foo Fighters, The Pixies).

In Japan, the Freedom Lovin' People EP preceded the album. It was released there on May 23, 2007. The lead track from this release was the album track 'Great Dictator (Of The Free World)' and a rough animatic-style video was used to promote the song on Japanese music stations. In the UK, the first single from the album was 'Second Sight' released on 13 August 2007, reaching #101 on the UK singles chart. The single was promoted with a pro-shot video featuring the band as characters from the Sherlock Holmes stories. Freedom Lovin People is a limited edition EP for the Japanese market by Kula Shaker, released May 23, 2007. ... A portrait of Sherlock Holmes by Sidney Paget from the Strand Magazine, 1891 Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. ...

The third album, Strangefolk (which was the working title of second album "Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts"),was released in Japan on 27 June and in the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe on 20 August. All editions contain at least one bonus track; the Japanese edition contains two further bonus tracks. The track 'Song of Love / Narayana' on the album incorporates elements from the tracks Narayan and Climbatize, both from The Prodigy's The Fat of the Land. Narayan was a co-write with Mills and featured his vocals. The album reached #32 in Japan and #69 in the UK. For the band, see Strangefolk. ... The Prodigy (or just Prodigy)[1] are an English band. ... The Fat of the Land is an album by dance/rave act The Prodigy. ...

To capitalise on publicity surrounding the band's comeback, the re-release record label Music Club issued a hastily-compiled double album 'Tattva : The Very Best Of Kula Shaker' in July, which included all the tracks from the band's first two albums and a handful of previously released non-album tracks. The band had no input into any aspect of the release and their consent was not obtained for its release. They have been asking their fans not to buy it.

The band played UK warmup dates from early June. They went on to play five festival dates in the summer - Bilbao BBK Live, Culura Quente festival, Japanese festival Fuji Rock, Norway's PulpIt Rock Festival and the iTunes Festival in London, along two one-off dates - one in London and one in Spain. Further UK dates and a European tour followed in the Autumn. The band then rounded off the tour commitments for the year with two final performances in November, one at Leicester University and another at The Netherlands' Crossing Borders festival. The Bilbao Live Festival is a rock and pop music festival that takes place in the summer in Bilbao, Spain, from the year 2006 on if it continues as expected. ... Fuji Rock Festival is an annual rock festival organized by Smash Japan, held in Naeba, Japan. ...

A live EP featuring four tracks from the band's performance at the iTunes festival was released exclusively through the UK iTunes store in October. A second single from Strangefolk, 'Out on the Highway' was released in November 5th 2007, also only available as a download from the UK iTunes store.

Discography

Albums

• K 1996
• Peasants, Pigs, and Astronauts 1999
• Strangefolk 2007

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EPs

• Summer Sun EP 1997
• The Revenge of the King 2006
• Freedom Lovin' People 2007
• iTunes Festival London EP 2007

Track listing Govinda 97, Hari & ST. George Gokula Dance in your shadow Raagy One (Waiting for tomorrow) Moonshine Troubled Mind ... The Revenge of the King is an EP by Kula Shaker, released on 31 March 2006. ... Freedom Lovin People is a limited edition EP for the Japanese market by Kula Shaker, released May 23, 2007. ...

Compilation albums

• Kollected - The Best of 2002
• Tattva : The Very Best Of Kula Shaker 2007

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Singles

• "Tattva (Lucky 13 Mix)" 1996
• "Grateful When You're Dead" 1996
• "Tattva" 1996
• "Hey Dude" 1996
• "Govinda" 1996
• "Hush" 1997
• "Sound Of Drums" 1998
• "Mystical Machine Gun" 1999
• "Shower Your Love" 1999
• "Second Sight" 2007
• "Out on the Highway" 2007

Chart History (UK)

K album cover

Peasants, Pigs and Astronauts album cover

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1996

• Grateful When You're Dead/Jerry Was There reaches #35.
• Tattva become their first top 10 single reaching #4.
• K sold 600,000 copies making it the 20th biggest album of the year.
• 450,000 singles sold, 32nd biggest singles seller of the year
• Hey Dude sells 160,000 copies, making it the 84th biggest single of the year and reaching #2.
• K spends 3 weeks on the Billboard Top 200
• Govinda Reaches #7.

1997

• K sold 250,000 copies. 42nd biggest seller of the year
• 220,000 singles sold, 81st biggest seller.
• 200,000 of those singles were Hush, which became the 60th biggest seller of the year and reaches #2.

1998

• Sound Of Drums sells 114,000 copies making it the 156th biggest seller of the year and reaches #3.

1999

• Peasants, Pigs and Astronauts sells 78,957 copies making it the 156th biggest album of the year.
• Mystical Machine Gun reaches #14.
• Shower Your Love reaches #14.

2007

• Second Sight debuts on the Indie Chart at #5.

TV appearances (2006 - present) (UK)

2006

• T in the Park - BBCi & BBC Scotland, August 2006 (Kula Shaker perform: Hey Dude, 303, Diktator of the Free World, Shower Your Love, Die for Love, Tattva, Hush, Govinda)
• Faith & Music - ITV1, December 2006 (Crispian Mills discusses faith in his music and his musical influences. Features 4 live performances of new tracks from the forthcoming third album: Out on the Highway,Die For Love, Be Merciful and Diktator of the Free World)

Notes

External links and references

• Official Site
• Official Myspace Site
• UK Site with bootlegs
• Kula Shaker fansite