Karate Boogaloo: Hold Your Horses (green) LP

Karate Boogaloo are proud to present "Hold Your Horses", a mesmerizing new long-playing disc of original instrumental tunes from Melbourne, Australia's most dedicated. Sitting at the core of Melbourne's burgeoning movement of cinematic instrumental soul, Karate Boogaloo's roots go deep into the fabric of the DIY soul idiom. A mainstay of the Melbourne underground over the last decade, their now sought-after series of LPs delving into hip-hop sample culture and its relationship to funk music are evidence of their long-standing contribution to the development of the Melbourne cinematic soul sound. "Hold Your Horses" employs a methodology for writing and recording music that mirrors KB’s long relationship together. Stylistically, links can be drawn to the deep funk of the late 1960s and early 70s, certain examples of European film music and new wave of instrumental soul. The restrained instrumental palette is limited to drums, guitar, bass and organ, establishing a distinct and consistent tone throughout, yet the use of dynamics, space and finite execution in the playing carves the experience, keeping the listener glued to their headphones from start to finish.