Karsh Kale

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Karsh Kale (pronounced Kursh Kah-lay), producer, composer and musician, melds the music of his Indian heritage, with the modern electronic club music of his American upbringing. Growing up in Stony Brook, New York, Kale showed significant promise as a traditional drummer as well as indian percussionist from an early age. In high school, he played in a number of local bands, specializing in classic rock especially with a flair for progressive groups such as Rush and Kansas. Kale often creates a unique blend of Indian percussion with techno music and drum & bass. Kale's compositions are often strident, loud, and dense with energy; heavy on the percussion and more instrumental than vocal. In style of Indian Fusion he is closer to Talvin Singh or Ananda Shankar than Bally Sagoo or Bill Laswell.

Kale is also a member of Tabla Beat Science, an "Asian Underground" type of group. He has collaborated with world-known phenomena such as the Madras Cinematic Orchestra and various tabla masters, like Zakir Hussain. One of his most famous compositions was entitled "Milan", named after his daughter, who's Sanskrit name means "meeting of two rivers".

Kale is prolific, seemingly willing to lend a hand, and drum, to almost anyone from Herbie Hancock to DJ Spooky. He has become a mainstay in Six Degrees Records' ever expanding series of compilation CDs having appeared on six so far.

Kale's third studio release, titled Broken English was released in the US on March 21, 2006 under the Six Degrees Records label.

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Albums

  • Broken English, Six Degrees Records (2006)
  • Liberation, Six Degrees Records (2003)
  • Redesign: Realize Remixed, Six Degrees Records (2002)
  • Realize, Six Degrees Records (2001)

EPs

  • Bright Like This (Mighty Junn Records, 1999)
  • Classical Science Fiction from India, Mighty Junn Music (2000)

Remixes

Kale has remixed:

Kale has been remixed by:

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[edit] External Links

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