http://calabashmusic.com/New Music From Karsh Kale on Calabash Music2008-09-07T01:03:33ZThe Calabash Music Teamsupport@calabashmusic.comManifest Remixeshttp://karshkale.calabashmusic.com/#album_848362006-12-12T07:40:55ZMusic from Manifest RemixesKarsh Kale invites a handful of remixers to re-design "Manifest" from his critically acclaimed album Broken English. Featuring downtempo, funk and breakbeat remixes from Rara Avis, Radiohiro, Rise Ashen and others.

The Manifest Remixes are a digital exclusive!]]>Distancehttp://karshkale.calabashmusic.com/#album_848942006-12-12T07:40:55ZMusic from Distance]]>Realizehttp://karshkale.calabashmusic.com/#album_927622006-12-12T07:40:55ZMusic from Realize1. Empty Hands 6:24 Shahid Siddiqui - Vocals Vishal Vaid - Vocals Kirk Douglas - Guitar Ajay Prasanna - Bansuri Steve Gorn - Bansuri Yosi Fine - Bass Karsh Kale - Tabla, Drum Loops, Keyboards, Programming, Low End 2. Distance 5:27 Falguni Shah - Vocals Ajay Prasanna - Bansuri Steve Gorn - Bansuri Karsh Kale - Tabla, Programming, Drum Loops, Keyboards, Arpegiators and Acid Lines, Low End 3. Tour Guide 4:40 Karsh Kale - Drum Loops, Percussion, Keyboards, Samples, Acid Lines and Arpegiators, Low End 4. Anja 6:10 Vidya Shah - Vocals Ajay Prasanna - Bansuri Gaurav Raina - Drum Programming Karsh Kale - Drum Kit, Drum and Tabla Programming, Keyboards, Piano, Low End 5. Home 4:53 Shahid Siddiqui - Vocals and Guitar Pandit Ramesh Misra - Sarangi Gaurav Raina - Drum Programming, Low End Karsh Kale - Keyboards, Drum Programming, Elec. Santoor 6. Satellite 5:09 Ustad Sultan Khan - Sarangi Gigi - Vocals Kirk Douglas - Guitar Ajay Prasanna - Bansuri Karsh Kale - Tabla, Drum Programming, Keyboards, Arpegiators, Low End 7. One Step Beyond 6:06 Gaurav Raina - Drum Programming, Samples, Karsh Kale - Tabla, Drum Programming, Keyboards, Acid Lines, Low End 8. Saajana 6:06 Vishal Vaid - Vocals Karsh Kale - Drum Kit, Percussion Loops, Drum Loops, Keyboards, Piano, Tabla, Arpegiators, Low End 9. Conception 4:35 Karsh Kale - Keyboards, Drum Programming, Tabla Loops, Elec. Santoor, Gongs and Bells, Low End 10. Light Up the Love 4:44 Ustad Sultan Khan - Vocals and Sarangi Falguni Shah - Vocals Vishal Vaid - Vocals Karsh Kale - Keyboards 11. Deepest Blue 4:06 Ustad Sultan Khan - Sarangi Falguni Shah - Vocals Vishal Vaid - Vocals Gbatokai Dakinah Jr. - Bass Karsh Kale - Percussion Loops, Keyboards, Drum Loops 12. Fabric 5:23 Shahid Siddiqui - Vocals Vishal Vaid - Vocals Karsh Kale - Vocals, Keyboards, Acid Lines, Drum Loops, Low End 13. Longing 8:03 Lalitya Munshaw - Vocals Karsh Kale - Keyboards, Drum Loops, Percussion Loops, Samples, Arpegiators, Low End All tracks composed & arranged by Karsh Kale Additional composition by S. Khan (tracks 6, 10, 11), S. Siddiqui (tracks 1, 5, 12), V. Vaid (tracks 2, 8, 11), Gigi (track 6), G. Raina (track 4) "Thousand And One Designs Intertwine" Shahid Siddiqui (try and place separate of everything else – maybe under tray) Produced By Karsh Kale All songs published by Point Nine Publishing (BMI) Recorded and mixed @ Mighty Junn Studios (NYC) Additional recording and production @ Orange Music (NJ), Kampo Studios (NYC) Midival Studios (New Delhi), Julius Packiam Studios (New Delhi) Mastered by Micheal Fossenkemper @ Turtle Tone Studios (NJ) Engineered by Gaurav Raina, Bob Musso and Sean Coffey Mixed by Gaurav Raina and Karsh Kale Art Direction/Design: Michael Snyder Cover Photo: Tom Wool Original logo design: Mohammed Rashid Karsh's tablas were made by Haridas R. Vhatkar Mahim, Mumbai Management: [Insert Uprise Logo] Fabian Alsultany Uprise Management sultan32@uprise.com www.karshkale.com Gigi appears courtesy of Palm Pictures ENDLESS LOVE TO MY HEART, MY SOUL AND MY MUSE, ANJA. AND FOR THE NEW LIFE WE HAVE CREATED TO MY MOM AND DAD FOR THEIR UNDYING LOVE AND SUPPORT. BIG LOVE AND THANKS TO ALL THAT HELPED MAKE IT HAPPEN: FABIAN, MOHAMMED, GAURAV, BILL LASWELL, BILL MURPHY, VISH, BENEFO, BRAD, SHA, RICHARD GRABEL, JEN PINNATA, JOSHUA NEUMAN, BENJAMIN KELLY, EL BOBBITTO, GREG MCBOWMAN, MATT THOMAS, DK, BOBBY DEE & P-DITTY BERRY, LISA, LOUISA, THE SIX D POSSE, TOM WOOL, ANDREA HERZOG, BRIAN CULLMAN, THOMAS ROME, HASSAN HAKMOUN, PAULA COLE, JULIUS, VEDTHI, LUNA, RAMESH BHAI, FALGUNI AND GAURAV, NEHA, TAHNEE, HARIDAS R. VHATKAR FOR MAKING THE BEST TABLAS IN THE WORLD, TO ALL THE MUSICIANS ESPECIALLY USTAD SULTAN KHAN SAHEB FOR HIS BLESSINGS ON AND OFF THE RECORD. USTAD ZAKIR HUSSAIN FOR YEARS OF PURE INPIRATION. PALLAVI & DEAN, MRIGENDRA, DEAN JR. AND MAYA ALSO NEVER FORGETTING CARY, JONATHAN R., SHANTANU, RAHUL, ADITI, NORM, AMITAV, FRANK, AJITA, CHITRA, RUJ, AMOL, SETH G, KAVITA, JYOTI, SONALI, HUBERT, AND SHUMA. BIG UPS TO THE MASSIVE SULTAN32, M'SALLA WILKS AND THE 32 TRIBES POSSE, BHOM SHANKAR CREW, QUANTEYE, MIDIVAL PUNDITZ, THE BELL, FLEMMING ROTHHAUS, GARY DOURDAN, LASSE, DJ SPOOKY, STEVE COHEN, DJ REKHA, SIRAIKI, JOJO MAYER, BOOMISH, DJ LOGIC, TALVIN SINGH, OSMANI SOUNDZ, DHARMENDRA, EQUAL I, CLEVLAND WATKISS, AJAY NAIDU, LELONEK, BRAD SOMATIK, MUKUL, RAKESH CHAURASIA, SHANKAR MAHADEVAN, DJ SHARAAB, FATOU, PRASAD, RUGVEDH, ASHWIN, GITA G., CHEB I, AREF DURVESH, SUPHALA, WARIS, NAVDEEP, ANJU, ATUL, BADAWI, GRAHM HAYNES, JAH WOBBLE, SUSSAN DEYHIM, INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF TABLA PUSHERS..., TRILOK GURTU, WILL CALHOUN, MOMO, SALAH, DOUG WIMBISH, VERNON REID, AMEL LARIOUX, AMAAR, STATE OF BENGAL, UNDERWOLVES, MING AND FS, ADDIS SPACE, ACIDOPHILUS, ADF, NISHA GANATRA, DELPHINE BLUE, DJ SWINGSET, OUTLAND, YUKI, TC ISLAM, UDAY BENEGAL KIETH GLADYS, JEN, DJ WIZ, GABRIEL PRICE, GARDNER POST, DAN YASHEV, AJAY & REKHA SHARMA @ PAISLEY, PLASTALINA MOSH, MC SCAMP, SIDHARTHA ACHREKAR, PANDIT HARIPRASAD CHAURASIA, PANDIT RAVI SHANKAR, PANDIT BHIMSEN JOSHI, USTAD NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN, PANDIT SUDIR PHADKE, JAGJIT SINGH, ASHA BHOSLE, USTAD ALLAH RAKHA, PANDIT SHIV KUMAR SHARMA, SHAKTI, HOWARD AND BETH, JBB, NICKODEMUS, MUTTAMASIK, USTAD NISHAT KHAN, HERBIE HANCOCK, RYUCHI SAKAMOTO, TAMANGO, BYRON WALEN, SUNDAR AND THE DRAVIDIANS, META4, ORLOVE, DUB WALKER & THE IMN FAMILY, LYDIA & MANIVEL & THE ETNOTEK UPRISING, JOE'S PUB, CENTRAL PARK SUMMERSTAGE, PAN OPTIC, PAUL'S PALACE, EX-CENTRIC SOUNDSYSTEM, CHANDRSHEKAR, PANDIT SAMIR CHATERJEE, IMANI UZURI, MARIE AFONSO, THE FUTUREPROOF MASSIVE, THE GLOBESONIC MASSIVE, THE MUTINY MOVEMENT, ANOKHA MASSIVE, CYBER MEHFIL MASSIVE, PROHIBITED BEATS POSSE, AND TO ALL THAT I HAVE FORGOTTEN.....KEEP UP THE PRESHAH ]]>Redesign - Realize Remixedhttp://karshkale.calabashmusic.com/#album_930232006-12-12T07:40:55ZMusic from Redesign - Realize Remixed1. Saajana – Ming and FS Mix 6:35 remixed by Aaron Albano and Fred Sargolini a.k.a. ming and fs @ Madhatten Studios, NYC original composition (K. Kale, V. Vaid) "junkyard D+B pioneers…patrolling the junglist landscape of NYC and beyond" 2. Destroy the Icon – Bone Cruise Mix 5:58 remixed by Karsh Kale @ Mighty Junn Studios, NYC original composition (K. Kale) "this is a full pressure preview of journeys to come" 3. One Step Beyond – DJ Spooky Datalife 2002 Mix 6:15 remixed by Paul Miller a.k.a. DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid @ Mindswerve, NYC original composition (K. Kale) "the subliminal one strikes back…it’s riddim warfare NYC" 4. Deepest Blue – KK’s Deepest Brooklyn Mix 4:56 remixed by Karsh Kale @ Mighty Junn Studios, NYC original composition (K. Kale, V. Vaid, S. Khan) "deep in the jeep…alternate mix" 5. Home – MIDIval PunditZ Higher Salvation Mix 5:36 remixed by Gaurav Raina and Tapan Raj a.k.a. the MIDIval PunditZ @ Julius Packiam Studios and Midival Studios, New Delhi original composition (K. Kale, S. Siddiqui) "the most dangerous duo from Delhi…callin' out salvation to the cyber mehfil massive" 6. Distance – Banco de Gaia Remix 8:04 remixed by Toby Marks a.k.a. Banco de Gaia, London original composition (K. Kale. V. Vaid) "…flying through uncharted landscapes" 7. Empty Hands – Bill Laswell Mix 7:21 reconstruction and mix translation by Bill Laswell @ Orange Music, NJ engineered by Bob Musso original composition (K. Kale, S. Siddiqui, V. Vaid) "dubwise guru…the original scientist descends" 8. Light Up the Love – Mighty Junn Summer of XAI Mix 5:08 remixed by the Mighty Junn @ Mighty Junn Studios, NYC original composition (K. Kale, S. Khan) "the first of many…it’s the summer of love" 9. Home – Navdeep’s Pressure Mix 6:46 remixed by Navdeep, NYC original composition (K. Kale, S. Siddiqui) "blazin’ a trail of turn-tabla pressure…Mutiny NYC’s weapon X…Nav goes Deep on this one" 10. Empty Hands – DK Pyar Amor Mix 4:09 remixed by dk and f intl, NYC original composition (K. Kale, S. Siddiqui, V. Vaid) "this chai gets me high…NYC’s Original GEN Om- Girl" 11. Anja – Mother Earth Mix 5:59 remixed by Karsh Kale @ Mighty Junn Studios, NYC original composition (K. Kale, G. Raina) "in honor of the mother that brings new life" 12. Home – Mukul Acid Lullaby 7:08 remixed by Mukul, London original composition (K. Kale, S. Siddiqui) "careful…this one is dusted…Anokha’s chillout master at work" "again…realize reborn – reinvented and redesigned" Karsh Kale "There is no difference between us for we exist in the space between" Ajay Naidu All songs published by Point Nine Publishing (BMI) Ustad Sultan Khan (sarangi and vocals tr 4,8) Vishal Vaid (vocals tr 1,4,7,8,10), Falguni Shah (vocals tr 4,6,8) Vidya Shah (vocals 3,11) Shahid Siddiqui (vocals and guitar tr 5,9,10,12), Steve Gorn (bansuri tr 6,7), Ajay Prassana (bansuri tr 6,10,11), Kirk Douglass (guitars tr 7,10), Yosi Fine (bass tr 10) Avir Mitra (guitar tr 9), Pandit Ramesh Misra (sarangi tr 12) Sarah Sarhandi (vocals tr 12) Karsh Kale (electric and acoustic tabla, drum kit, keyboards, acid lines, arpegiators, guitars, bass and low end, vocoder, programming and tweaking) Compiled, sequenced and produced by Karsh Kale @ Mighty Junn Studios Mastered by Micheal Fossenkemper @ Turtle Tone Studios (NJ) Cover photo by Tom Wool Art direction and design by Michael Snyder Management by Fabian Alsultany @ Uprise Management www.karshkale.com All my Love to my beautiful Anja and the magical Milan Xai for giving me the greatest gift I have ever known. Blessings and peace to all that have brought new life in this world in these uncertain times. In the past year, many people have also helped me bring the noise and I would like to give thanks to…Fabian, Todd Walker @ IMN, Bill Murphy @ Axiom, all the artists and producers on the record, Sankar Sury, Derek Beres, Ben Kelly, the Distance Massive, Mo a.k.a. Quanteye, Atul a.k.a. Zakhm a.k.a. Scallop Boy, Rahul a.k.a. DJ Suitboy a.k.a. Vasudev, Bill Laswell, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Ustad Sultan Khan, DJ Disk, GiGi, Herbie Hancock, Jah Wobble, Talvin Singh, Avir, Damon Banks, Brad Vereby, Kid Koala, Jonathan Rudnick of Giant Step, Baaba Maal, the amazing cast and crew of Sound Tribe Sector 9, The New Deal, Marty, Christa and Amy, Will Calhoun, Richard Horowitz, Aref Durvesh, Mark Gilmore, Sussan Deyhim, Ravi "drums" Jakotia, Dawn Buckholtz, Karishma, Anokha London Massive, Steven Sapporta, Sid Jayaker, Cheb i Sabbah, Sidhartha Achrekar, Ajay Naidu, Hannah Bader @ Stern Grove, Squaresquare, Mutiny NYC, Manu Chao, Nick the sound Man, Oz Fritz, Rekha, Siraiki, DJ Harry, Paisley, Joe’s Pub, Bill Bragin, Open Air NYC, Fun NYC, Club Sugar LA, the Digitaal Posse, Séance SF, Maneesh the Twister, Phoenix Hotel SF, the Fillmore SF, Nehal and Vijay of Urbangroove/Ahimsa, Dhamaal SF, Makyo, Mo Magic, Shantanu Deshpande, Amol Mathre, Sultan32 & the GlobeSonic Movement, Hasaan, Paula and Charlotte Sky, Andrea, Fabiana and the Trama Brazil crew, Paulo Andre and the Abril Pro Rock team, Patricia Correa, Otto, Soulslinger, Tech TV SF, Nesau Zumbi, Digicay, Oyster Man.. Recife, the Nocturne crew France, Lydia, Patrick and Reza of Ethnotech Paris, and of course Bob, Pat, Boba, Kathy, Michael, Louisa, Pam, Jesse, Lucinda, Joyce, Nicholas, Roshy, Chrys-Anthony and the Six Degrees Massive. ]]>Broken Englishhttp://karshkale.calabashmusic.com/#album_932972006-12-12T07:40:55ZMusic from Broken English]]>Beautiful Remixeshttp://karshkale.calabashmusic.com/#album_933932006-12-12T07:40:55ZMusic from Beautiful RemixesOne of the loveliest and most accessible songs from Karsh Kale's acclaimed Broken English release gets a series of unique re-rubs on this special digital only EP. Contributions come from modern dub masters Beat Pharmacy and Jaswho, Bay Area beatmeister J- Boogie, deep house head David Coleman and abstract texturalists Eliot Lipp and 310.]]>Liberationhttp://karshkale.calabashmusic.com/#album_935622006-12-12T07:40:55ZMusic from LiberationLiberation is a story about rebirth. It is a journey set in a world of dualities. Reality and fantasy, the tangible and the spiritual all at once. I started this journey in New York with my band Realize, laying down the foundation for a story that would travel through many cities before its completion…Paris, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Madras, Bali, Bangkok, Pune, Tokyo, NYC, LA and San Francisco each became backdrops for this album to be conceived, reconceived and finally…Liberated. I was fortunate to have collaborated with some of the most inspiring young artists of our day as well as working with the ultimate in special guests. All my love to Anja and Milan Xai not only for the inspiring cover but your undying support. You keep me alive and are my truest inspiration. I would like to thank Vish, Falguni, Kirk, Sam and Damon for realizing the dream and performing with total heart and soul. I would also like to especially thank Gaurav "Groovio" and Salim "Slim" for helping me take my vision higher than I could have imagined. You guys rock…thanks Zakir Bhai for reminding me at all times why I make music in the first place and for your timeless performance on the record. Thanks to Bill Laswell for all of your support…your studio…and the fierce low end. And to all the collaborators, Niladri, Mukesh, Ajay and Lili…you are the cream…and finally to all the musicians of the orchestra, Ousa Bhai, and everyone @ Kalasa, Madras for bringing the story to life. Love and respect to my Mom and Dad for everything. 2 my Sis and Bro, and to Dean and Maya you are always in my heart. I would also like to thank everyone who helped make it happen - Fabian and Ali @ Uprise, the SiX D Massive, Dub Walker @ IMN, Richard Grabel, Julius (4 the studio and the love), T Raj for your inspiration and friendship, Jayant and Atul, Sean Coffey, Steven Sapporta, Toni and Anisa Hussain, Mohamed Rashid a.k.a. Quanteye, Ustad Sultan Khan for all the love and inspiration you give to all of us. Gaurav Shah, the Raina Family for being family, Bijinder for a thousand cups of chai, Soleman Merchant, "Big Bass" Brian, Shantanu and Sha, all my family in Mumbai and Pune, Derek, Sank, James @ Orange, and to everyone who I encountered on my journeys, Tahnee, Sylvie and Madde, Jean, Naresh, Paresh, Times Music Massive, the PunditZ, Delhi Massive, Mumbai Massive, Bangalore Massive, Roberto 4 the kit, Kaushik for your inspiring work, Makyo, Goro, Chin, Taro and the Tokyo Massive, Anoushka Shankar, Dhamaal crew SF, STS9, Trilok Gurtu, Taufiq Quereshi, John McLaughlin, Bharati and Sidhu Achrekar, the Tabla Beat Giants…this journey has just begun. For more information about the making of Liberation, lyric translations, pics and entries about Karsh's travels go to www.karshkale.com 1. Liberation 4:56 Karsh Kale - Drum Kit, Drum Programming, Keyboards, Synth Bass, Atmospherics Vishal Vaid - Vocals Falguni Shah - Vocals Kirk Douglas - Guitars Sam "Dubfarm" Godin - Keyboards and Atmospherics Damon Banks - Bass Madras Chamber Orchestra 2. Instinct 5:42 Sam "Dubfarm" Godin - Keyboards Gaurav Raina - Drum and Bass Programming, Arpegiators Karsh Kale - Drum Kit, Tabla, Drum Programming, Synth Bass, Keyboards, Samples and Atmospherics Falguni Shah - Vocals Vishal Vaid - Keyboards 3. Analog Mood Swings 6:28 Vishal Vaid - Vocals Mukesh Sharma - Sarod Kirk Douglas - Guitars Karsh Kale - Keyboards, Drum Programming, Tabla, Atmospherics 4. Milan (Meeting of Two Rivers) 8:52 Zakir Hussain - Tabla Bill Laswell - Bass Karsh Kale - Drum Kit, Drum Programming, Beat Manipulation, Keyboards, Synth Bass, Atmospherics Ajay Prassana - Bansuri Madras Chamber Orchestra 5. Break of Dawn 7:24 Karsh Kale - Vocoder, Drum Kit, Drum and Tabla Programming, Keyboards and Atmospherics Kirk Douglas - Guitars Ajay Prassana - Bansuri Falguni Shah - Vocals Sam "Dubfarm" Godin - Keyboards and Atmospherics Damon Banks - Bass 6. Dirty Fellow 4:47 Karsh Kale - Vocoder, Tabla, Drum Programming, Drum Kit, Keyboards Kirk Douglas - Guitars Sam "Dubfarm" Godin - Moog Bass 7. Letting Go 6:12 Falguni Shah - Vocals Karsh Kale - Drum Kit, Keyboards, Drum Programming, Synth Bass, Atmospherics Vishal Vaid - Vocals Kirk Douglas - Guitars Ajay Prassana - Bansuri Madras Chamber Orchestra 8. GK² 4:59 Karsh Kale - Tabla, Drum Programming, Keyboards, Synth Bass, Samples Lily Hayden - Violin Gaurav Raina - Drum Programming Tapan Raj - Additional Production 9. Cinematic Reprise 2:57 Niladri Kumar- Sitar Karsh Kale - Vocals Salim Merchant - Keyboards and Vocals Madras Chamber Orchestra 10. Epic 5:32 Vishal Vaid - Vocals Ajay Prassana - Bansuri Gaurav Raina - Atmospherics and FX Kirk Douglas- Guitar Karsh Kale - Keyboards, Drum Programming, Atmospherics, Low End Madras Chamber Orchestra The band Realize is: Karsh Kale Vishal Vaid Falguni Shah Kirk Douglas Sam Godin Damon Banks Special guests: Zakir Hussain Bill Laswell Salim Merchant and The Madras Chamber Orchestra Gaurav Raina Tapan Raj Ajay Prassana Niladri Kumar Lily Hayden Mukesh Sharma Produced by Karsh Kale All songs composed and arranged by Karsh Kale Additional composition by Vishal Vaid (Tr 1, 3, 7, & 10), Falguni Shah (Tr 7), Sam Godin (Tr 2), Kirk Douglas (Tr 3 & 5), Gaurav Raina (Tr 2), Salim Merchant (Tr 1, 4, 7, 9 & 10) All songs published by Six Degrees Beats Publishing (BMI) except Tr 1, 4, 7, 9 & 10 published by Six Degrees Beats Publishing (BMI) & Real World Works Ltd/EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (PRS) and Tr 2 published by Six Degrees Beats Publishing (BMI) & Audile Productions (ASCAP) Strings composed by Salim Merchant and Karsh Kale All string arrangements by Salim Merchant Madras Chamber Orchestra conducted by Ousa Bachan @ Kalasa Studios, Chennai Engineered by Tukaram ProTooled by Gaurav Raina Mixed by Gaurav Raina and Karsh Kale @ BPM Studios, New Delhi Live tracking recorded @ Orange Music, NJ Engineered by Bob Musso and Sean Coffey Pro Tools Consultant DXT Additional live tracking @ BPM Studios and Merchant Studios, Mumbai Editing and programming @ Mighty Junn Studio, Brooklyn, NY, Uprise Productions, Queens NY, Midival Studios, New Delhi and The Mighty G4 Mobil Studio Mastered by Brian "Big Bass" Gardner @ Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA Cover photo by Anja Matthes featuring Milan Xai Matthes Kale Art direction/design by Michael Snyder Photo of Karsh Kale by Michael Muller Nautilus illustration by Sankar Sury Original Karsh Kale logo designed by Mohammed Rashid Representation: Uprise Management - info@uprisemgt.com Bookings: International Music Network Zakir Hussain appears courtesy of Moment Records Bill Laswell appears courtesy of Axiom Records Lily Hayden appears courtesy of RCA Records ]]>