I wanted an EYEGASM too!!! - B

“I didn’t just want the audience to have an aural orgasm…
I wanted an EYEGASM too!!!”
– KING KHAN
BIO
STUDIO RECORDINGS
They’re not the next of kin to The Sun Ra Arkestra nor the children
of James Brown and Saraswati (the Hindu goddess of knowledge
and music), but they sure look and sound like it. King Khan &
The Shrines are more than a psychedelic rock and soul band with
a spectacle of a stage show. They are in fact a legendary, cult
musical phenomenon with more than 10 years of international
touring, multiple studio records and a fan base of fervent punk,
soul and garage rock heads.
Bite My Tongue 7” vinyl with Mikal Cronin
Arish “King” Khan, the spiritual leader and unabashed, wildly fun
front man, cobbled together a fierce line-up of musicians while
in Berlin in between touring with one of his previous projects.
What he ended up with in 1999 is one of the most entertaining
groups the world has seen and heard since the days of Ike & Tina.
The line-up includes Chicago-born, Ron Streeter (veteran percussionist for Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder and many other soul
legends), a horn section consisting of trumpeter Simon Wojan
(member of Kranky Records recording artists Cloudland Canyon),
tenor sax man Torben Wesche (Germany’s John Coltrane), and
famous French rockabilly baritone saxophonist Frederic Brissaud.
The rhythm section of the Sensational Shrines has been called
a German/French version of the Freak Brothers – Till Timm on
guitar, organist Frederic Bourdil, Jens Redemann on bass and
drummer Mirko Wenzl.
(Sounds of Subterrannia, 2002)
(to support Bruise Cruise 2012)
The Supreme Genius of King Khan & The Shrines
(Vice, 2008)
What Is?! (Vice, Hazelwood, 2007)
Billiards at Niney Thirty with The Dirtbombs
(Sounds of Subterrania, 2004)
Mr. Supernatural (Hazelwood, 2004)
Smash Hits (Vicious Circle, 2003)
One U Luv b/w I See The Light 7” vinyl
Three Hairs & You’re Mine (Voodoo Rhythm, 2001)
Spread Your Love Like Peanut Butter
(Sounds of Subterrania, 2000)
Torture b/w Shivers Down My Spine 7” vinyl
(Kunte Kinte, 2000)
COMPILATIONS & SOUNDTRACKS
Voodoo Rhythm Records’
Records To Ruin Any Party Vol. 1 (Voodoo Rhythm, 2011)
Chiko Film Soundtrack (Corazon Int’l, 2009)
Showroom Rebels (Hazelwood, 2007)
Schwarze Schafe Film Soundtrack (Normal, 2007)
Live Vol. 2 at Subsonic (Lola/Speed, 2005)
VR Home of Primitive Rock ‘n’ Roll
(Voodoo Rhythm, 2003)
Motormania 2000 (Sounds of Subterrania, 2000)
“...deep fried
soul-punk
INSANITY ”
– NME (2008)
CRITICAL ACCLAIM
Bite My Tongue — currently in high rotation on SiriusXM U Channel
“It’s a perfectly characteristic bit of old-school hard-soul wailing; nice to
hear that Khan still has his Wilson Pickett records in heavy rotation.”
– STEREOGUM (2012)
What Is?! — named #33 on Pitchfork’s Top 50 Albums of 2007
Welfare Bread — landed at #66 on Pitchfork’s Top 100 Songs of 2007
“It’s sweaty, wild-eyed intensity that only those with soul can withstand…
Some purists might say Khan’s brand of soul could use a punk-rock
exorcism…Its rugged music with an infectious attitude, but sounds
only make up one half of Khan’s band. With matching costumes,
choreographed stage moves and a go-go dancer, the neo-soul 10-piece
revels in rock’s visual power. King Khan and the Shrines may look
and sound bizarre, but don’t feel left out; it’s not an exclusive club.”
– NPR MUSIC SONG OF THE DAY (2009)
“With the Shrines, Khan’s love of Sun Ra-style experimental jazz comes
out to play – the band’s horn section lets loose with everything from
punchy big band swing to shrieking, tumbling jazz lines. And at the
helm, Khan channels James Brown – hammering out huge sweaty guitar
solos in nothing but tiny hotpants, a Prussian helmet, and a glittery cape
like some kind of demented, sex-crazed superhero.” – MTV IGGY
“…the most impressive all-around performer of the weekend was King
Khan…because he never stopped performing.” – STEREOGUM (2008)
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
Bruise Cruise 2012
Sudoste TMN 2011
Invited by Lou Reed & Laurie Anderson to
perform at the Sydney Opera House 2010
Coachella Music & Arts Festival 2010
Sasquatch Festival 2009
South By Southwest 2009
Pitchfork Music Festival 2008
NXNE Festival 2006
MUSIC PLACEMENTS
V8 Juice TV Commercial
HBO’s Entourage
HBO’s Eastbound & Down
NBC’s Chuck
Chiko movie in Germany, produced by
Academy Award Winner Fatih Akin
Saints Row video game
Mother Energy Drink in Australia
“…deep-fried soul-punk insanity” – NME (2008)
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