Karate Boogaloo - KB's Mixtape No. 3 (COK008)

Melbourne cinematic funk outfit Karate Boogaloo's third instalment of their KB’s Mixtapes series - KB’s Mixtape No. 3 - Songs from Film & Television.

On this mixtape, KB reinterpret and reengineer themes from film and TV that were used as sample material in hip hop, diving deep into a plethora of sources and flipping them in their wonky, left-field instro-soul style.

The KBs Mixtapes series, self-produced collections of interpretations of hip hop samples, fast became cult classics amongst Melbourne’s diggers; since KB’s Mixtape No. 1’s independent release and distribution by the band, crusty funk reimaginings of deep tunes from the world of hip hop subversively found their way onto turntables around the world.

KB’s Mixtape No.3, was produced and engineered by Karate Boogaloo bass player Henry Jenkins. A pivotal cog in the engine of Melbourne soul, Jenkins is responsible for the production of every record on the College Of Knowledge catalogue, including both Surprise Chef LPs All News Is Good News and Daylight Savings.

KB’s Mixtape No. 3 will be released on College Of Knowledge Records, the independent label flying the flag of DIY cinematic soul; home to emerging Melbourne bands Surprise Chef and The Pro-Teens alongside KB.

Karate Boogaloo - KB's Mixtape No. 3

Artist: The Pro-Teens
Release: Peachfuzz / One Beer 7" (COK010)
Release date: Nov 26 2021

The Pro-Teens - Peachfuzz / One Beer (COK010)

Surprise Chef - All News Is Good News

Surprise Chef - Daylight Savings (College Of Knowledge / Mr Bongo)

Release date: Oct 16 2020

Surprise Chef - Daylight Savings

Karate Boogaloo - Carn The Boogers (COK005)

‘Carn The Boogers’, named for the vehement catch-cry that has developed within Karate Boogaloo’s Australian audience, captures KB’s unconventional cinematic, break-heavy funk.

Recorded live to tape in Karate Boogaloo’s studio space, a cramped attic above a factory in the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood, the record was entirely tracked and mixed by the band – a process integral to the band’s steadfast DIY work-ethic. 

The self-produced album marries gritty soul from the school of El Michels Affair with unorthodox arrangements and razor-sharp playing. ‘Carn The Boogers’ collates heavy, minor key deep funk with rolling cinematic themes and left-field instrumental experiments.

Karate Boogaloo - Carn The Boogers

Artist: The Pro-Teens
Release: Peachfuzz / One Beer 7" (COK010)
Release date: NOV 26 2021

The Pro-Teens - One Beer

Forthcoming on College Of Knowledge Records

The Pro-Teens - Doomsday

Dinner Time DIGITAL [2020 - 04 - 08 215224] 2

Friendship Theme Print 2 (Synth Up)#02

Washing Day DIGITAL [2020 - 04 - 08 214000] 2

College Welcomes Carl DIGITAL [2020 - 04 - 08 214356] 2

Daylight Savings DIGITAL [2020 - 04 - 08 214950] 2

Rosemary Hemphill Print 2#03

Surprise Chef - Where's The Cream

Karate Boogaloo - Do You Even Know What A Passport Is

'All News Is Good News: Instrumental Music Recorded in Coburg by Surprise Chef'

Lachlan Stuckey - Guitar
Jethro Curtin - Juno 106, Wulitzer electric piano, Arp Odyssey, Farfisa organ.
Carl Lindeberg - Bass guitar
Andrew Congues - Drums
Hudson Whitlock - Vibraphone & percussion
Lucky Pereira - Congas & percussion
Henry Jenkins - Percussion
Greg Sher - Alto saxophone
Jon DiNapoli - Tenor saxophone
Erica Tuccieri - Flute & bass flute

Tracked by Henry Jenkins at the College Of Knowledge
Mixed by Henry Jenkins & Surprise Chef at Hopestreet Studios

Surprise Chef - Drinking From The Cup Of Bob Knob

Surprise Chef - Yung Boi Suite

Surprise Chef - Have You Fed Baby Huey Today

The first track off Surprise Chef's debut album 'All News Is Good News', Blyth Street Nocturne is an instrumental love letter to East Brunswick’s most charismatic East-West running residential street. 

Encapsulating Surprise Chef’s crusty, unconventional soul sound, the lead single from their upcoming debut LP is a controlled storm of dark, left field funk underpinned by lo-fi Casio drum machine sounds.

All News Is Good News is out on College Of Knowledge Records on November 8th, 2019.

Tracked by Henry Jenkins at the College Of Knowledge
Mixed by Henry Jenkins & Surprise Chef at Hopestreet Studios

Surprise Chef - Blyth Street Nocturne

Surprise Chef - Herbie Hemphill

Surprise Chef - Daylight Savings (Release date: Oct 16th 2020)

The Limp

Leave It Don't Take It

Daylight Savings

Washing Day

College Welcomes Carl

Sick Day

Taken from Surprise Chef's forthcoming LP 'Daylight Savings' (Release date: Oct 16th 2020)

Surprise Chef - Deadlines

Taken from Surprise Chef's forthcoming second album 'Daylight Savings', out October 16th 2020 on College Of Knowledge / Mr Bongo.

Surprise Chef - New Ferrari

College Welcome

Karate Boogaloo - Carn The Boogers(COK005)

Karate Boogaloo - Carn The Boogers(COK005)

‘Carn The Boogers’, named for the vehement catch-cry that has developed within Karate Boogaloo’s Australian audience, captures KB’s unconventional cinematic, break-heavy funk.

Recorded live to tape in Karate Boogaloo’s studio space, a cramped attic above a factory in the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood, the record was entirely tracked and mixed by the band – a process integral to the band’s steadfast DIY work-ethic. 

The self-produced album marries gritty soul from the school of El Michels Affair with unorthodox arrangements and razor-sharp playing. ‘Carn The Boogers’ collates heavy, minor key deep funk with rolling cinematic themes and left-field instrumental experiments.

Karate Boogaloo - Marriage For All or None At All

Karate Boogaloo - The Lawsuit

‘Slappy’ is the second single from KB’s upcoming album ‘Carn The Boogers’. The album, named for the vehement catch-cry that has developed within Karate Boogaloo’s Australian audience, captures KB’s unconventional cinematic, break-heavy funk.

Recorded live to tape in Karate Boogaloo’s studio space, a cramped attic above a factory in the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood, the record was entirely tracked and mixed by the band – a process integral to the band’s steadfast DIY work-ethic.

Carn The Boogers is out May 1st 2020.

Karate Boogaloo - Slappy

Karate Boogaloo - Haunted Boat (Buyer's Remorse)

Karate Boogaloo - Funky Mummy

The Pro-Teens' bandleader Libby Cliquebaitè brings you a 37-minute introduction to the instrumental soul wonderkids' catalogue, spanning their three albums: Tumultuous Times, Tactile Living and Thanks Team.

Tracklist:
The Pro-Teens Theme (from 'Tumultuous Times')
This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things (from 'Thanks Team')
Corporate BS (from 'Tactile Living')
Tumultuous Times (from 'Tumultuous Times')
Sorry BN (from 'Thanks Team')
Let’s Make This Night Last For Ever (from 'Tumultuous Times')
Get Out Of Bed (from 'Tactile Living')
Snead (from 'Tactile Living')
Homework (from 'Thanks Team')
Full Recovery (from 'Tumultuous Times')
Tactile Living (from 'Thanks Team')

https://thepro-teens.bandcamp.com/

You're A Legend In Your Own Lunchbox: An Introductory Pro-Teens DJ mix by Libby Clique-Baité

In 2016, the members of Karate Boogaloo lived together in a West Brunswick sharehouse dubbed ‘Wyall Style’, which housed their DIY analogue studio. By the time the house tragically succumbed to a mould infestation, Karate Boogaloo had produced a plethora of recordings in the studio, including an album called Stay Healthy that never saw the light of day. 
From these sessions, two deep cinematic minor-key funk tracks were released on a 45 in 2018. To release this 45, Karate Boogaloo concocted the short-lived, self-run record label ‘Frollen Records’. 

The 7” record was pressed as a limited 300-copy run, and given only to one local Melbourne record store to sell. The record was given no formal release process - therefore, as intended, the record went well under the radar of all except Melbourne’s keenest record diggers.

Since acquiring promo copies of the 7” from the band in 2017, College Of Knowledge label heads Jethro Curtin and Lachlan Stuckey championed the record in DJ sets around Melbourne. 

Now, this under-the-radar, on-point DIY funk 45 joins the catalogue of independent Melbourne soul label College Of Knowledge Records, finding a new home in a hand-stamped COK company sleeve.

On July 3rd, Bandcamp’s no revenue share day, all sales of physical and digital of this release will be donated in their entirety to Bridging The Gap Foundation for Indigenous Health and Eduction (https://btgfoundation.com.au/).

Mr Bongo (Brighton, UK) will be the exclusive retailer outside of Australia for this release.

Karate Boogaloo - Stay Healthy

Karate Boogaloo - Empowered, Bye The Sadness

For the maiden voyage of the 'Cuts From The College' series, College Of Knowledge full-timer and Surprise Chef guitarist Lachlan Stuckey (aka Fairbanks) selects a stack of sweet, downtempo soul 45s; songs of love requited and unrequited, recorded between 1965 and 1975.

Cuts From The College 01: Stuckey FKA Fairbanks (deep soul ballads 1965-1975)

A brew of meditative, cinematic jazz and uplifting ‘modern soul’, featuring a handful of new and forthcoming tracks from the College Of Knowledge catalogue. These pieces strike a balance of reflectiveness and positivity, two qualities essential to a peaceful and productive Monday morning in our household.

https://www.stampthewax.com/2020/10/12/monday-morning-mixtape-322/

Monday Morning Mixtape for Stamp The Wax

From the first album by Melbourne instrumental soul group Let Your Hair Down, entitled Waiting Room (COK009). Album release date: Sept 24 2020.

College Of Knowledge Records

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