Karakorum-Prison Bitterness-UK Prog Rock-NEW LP

British Underground Rock band Karakorum played an intense eastern tinged Progressive Rock between 1969-1973, characterised by a hypnotic trance like use of rhythm. An issue of the UK rock paper Sounds reported that "Keith Moon is raving about Karakorum" after Moon attended an Alexis Korner concert with Karakorum as support. Many people including their Manager expected Karakorum to hit the big time and considered them as near geniuses and absolutely unique. Its hard to see why they didnt break through as they were hugely popular live and played zillions of gigs. Its possible they were simply too leftfield for the mainstream and refused to compromise their complex inward gazing prog style. No music by Karakorum was ever issued until Seelie Courts releases. Their very specific style may take repeat plays to reveal its excellence, and for some it may be just too leftfield.

Karakorum (2) ‎– Prison Bitterness
Label:
Seelie Court ‎– sclp031
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition
Country:
UK
Released:
2022
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Prog Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Prison Bitterness (Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition)

The only surviving 1969 studio demos of this important underground band. Keith Moon raved about them, they were known for their live reputation. Karakorums sonic inner space inevitably conjures up images of heavy cannabis and marijuana usage. The band lock into darkly introverted grooves, with complex patterns, eastern influences, and left field lyricism and vocal, heavy guitar led tracks and the use of wah-wah. They were ultimately uncategorisable, poetic, and this album needs multiple plays to connect to.

Tracklist

A1     Arnold Collins In Drag     3:44
A2     Living My Life     2:59
A3     Prisoners Bitterness     4:05
B1     Breakfast     5:20
B2     When The War Is Over     4:34
Companies, etc.

    Licensed To – Seelie Court
    Copyright (c) – Seelie Court
    Phonographic Copyright (p) – Seelie Court
    Phonographic Copyright (p) – Karakorum
    Recorded At – Rockfield Studios

Notes
Limited to 500 copies.
Barcode and Other Identifiers

    Barcode (Scanned): 5033281012160