KARATE - Unsolved TAPE Ambient Underperforming commercially at the hands

Underperforming commercially at the hands of short lived label IEA Records

The three experienced musicians crafted their first full-length album through the pure joy of playing together with no expectations

designed by artist Taro Okamoto is a trail-marker on Erika's journey

After a few digital releases and a split tape with Empty

The raw punk is complimented by sonic experiments and psychedelic elements

KARATE - Unsolved TAPE Ambient Underperforming commercially at the handsAs Warped Tour pop punk and American Apparel indie rock dominated the strange post Y2K guitar band milieu, Boston's Karate delivered an engrossing shot of rock that constantly shifted between several shades of subterranean sounds. The quiet moments on Karate's millennium busting fourth album carry much of that old, unbridled intensity, braided into subdued jazz melodies and slowcore restraint. Karate's transition into rock maturity bore supple fruit