X F M _ S E S S I O N _ N O W _ O N _ M Y S P A
C E
Check out our Xfm Live session on John Kennedy's Xposure now! Hear the four tracks
in full and all the nice things John Kennedy says about us.
T H E _ K I L L E R _ M E T E R S _ P O D C A
S T
The "Why can't Funk Rock" Podcast features tracks that answer that
question. Its full of tracks that have influenced the band and our sound. So
tune in and check it out! Hit this link
for the podcast and tracklisting
A L B U M _ L A U N C H _ P A R T Y - O C T O B E R _ 2 n d
We are launching our new album Breakin Out on Oct 2nd at The Social in London. We invite you all to come down and celebrate this with us. It's free for everybody and its being hosted by our record label Breakin Bread so its in good hands and will be a great party. Full details soon!
X F M _ S E S S I O N _ W I T H _ J O H N _ K E N N E D Y
We have recorded a live session for John Kennedy's Xposure radio show. We recorded 4 tracks from our new album "Breakin Out!" to be broadcast in October in time for its release. We'll keep you posted about the broadcast date!
S O _ Y O U _ T H I N K _ Y O U _ C A N _ D A N C E ?
Fox network in the USA have used our track Dance, Move, Shake! for their dance competition show "So You Think You Can Dance".
Well we are more than happy about that. We'll let you know when its being broadcast and which show its being used in as soon as we do!
F R E A K _ P R O M O _ O N _ Y O U T U B E
A promo video of our latest single FREAK is up on youtube. Check it out! It features us playing at the Jazz Cafe in London Town. See below.
"B R E A K I N - O U T ! " - R E V I E W S
...The effects are appealing: gutsy vocalist Karime Kendra lends single Freak
a funk-rock grind, while Tropical and Come Back sound like music library gems
from 1970.....
- Q _ M A G A Z I N E ( N O V )
This pedigree has lead to an album that isnt stifled or constrained to a particular
genre; instead it embraces all thats good in soul, funk, rock and psyche....Rarely
can a soul band master a genre and expand into other territories while remaining
true to their roots. The Killer Meters can and have. Breakin Out is what theyre
doing and theyre doing it with their own inimitable style.
- H I P _ H O P _ P R E S S
...outbreaks of smouldering fumes, particularly when Kendra's vocals are deliberately
distorted for maximum crunch
- B B C . c o . u k
...a group steeped in history show what they're really about, mixing between
upbeat boogie down sensation's to mellow deep soul oozing funk.....There's
a lot of bands popping up joining the funk soul revival, but The Killer Meters
with this release have shown they hold a musical superiority over most.
- B L U E S_ & _ S O U L
Label this one as authentic funk appropriation elevated beyond retro copyism
by Karime Kendra's bone rattling soul shriek. A star in waiting, Kendra&8217;s
vocals are captivating and occasionally unsettling. When she implores you to
dance, as on the riff-laden, infectious "Dance, Move, Shake", it
sounds less a funky suggestion and more a genuine threat
- H I P _ H O P _ C O N N E C T I O N
"F R E A K / S T O M P " - R E V I E W S
It's Tina Turner! Actually, it's Karime Kendra, daughter of Northern Soul legend Ty Karim and here in possession of two dance-floor stompers. The crackly-voiced diva is partying hard and can't take her eyes off someone in the funky Freak, and she's shouting out and dancing all night in the 1960s swing homage Stomp. We're keeping this girl's number.
- M E T R O ( b e s t _ s i n g l e s _ of _ t h e _ w e e k - 2 2 / 6 / 0 9 )
As a taster for this autumn's Killer Meters LP, this double 45 of pure dancefloor
nastiness is pretty much impeccable. Showcasing the band's talent for providing
a whistlestop tour through the history of funk and soul, it also suggests that,
in frontwoman Karime Kendra (daughter of Northern Soul legend Ty Karim), they
may just have a bona fide star in the making. 'Freak' is a Sly and the Family
Stone 1970s psychedelic wig out, in which Kendra tells a tale of not being able
to take her eyes off someone. Unsurprisingly, given that she oozes soul diva
from every poor, the feeling is mutual. As usual, this is music for the dancefloor,
about the dancefloor.
'Stomp' meanwhile, provides something of a change of pace. It's still gloriously
infectious and upbeat, but the propulsive beats here are pure 60s soul. In a
move guaranteed to please Blue Oyster Cult and indeed Christopher Walken, it
contains just the right amount of cowbell. All in all, a perfect start to what
will hopefully be a damn funky summer. If they can keep this pace up over a
full album, I suspect that there will be plenty of people unable to keep their
eyes off Karime and her cohorts. I can't believe I just wrote that. I'll blame
it on the boogie. Christ, that's actually worse..
- F L A S H L I G H T
All I can say about this is psychedelicness!! (I don't think it's a word but
you catch my drift!?) When I hear The Killer Meters it always reminds me of
Starsky and Hutch! It's good to see that there are still live bands out there
instead of all this electronic music and I can imagine them to put on one hell
of a live show. If you like that 60's sound then you'll definitely like this
E.P. Be on the look out for their album dropping sometime this autumn.
- H I P _ H O P _ V I L L A G E
The Killer Meters don’t do Meters’ covers anymore. Well, they probably do, but they’re more interested in stuff like this now. By ‘stuff like this’ read filthy and super-heavy Betty Davis’ style funk with a few later seventies frills’ like pitch bending synths on the aptly named Freak and super heavy northern soul in the form of Stomp with a few gritty edges like an almost garage-rock guitar. In fact whatever they’re doing, it’s probably super heavy. “I can’t take my eyes off the beat/ And he can’t take his eyes off of me,” sings Karime Kendra. I have no doubts about that whatsoever.
- M O N K E Y B O X I N G
"D A N C E , M O V E , S H A K E / B L A C K M O U N T A I N" - R E V I E W S
Future floor filler 'Dance Move Shake' implores you to turn it up to wall rattling volumes, as Karime's incredible voice soars through into 'Black Mountain'. With a serious groove tying the song together, she sweetly coo's "damn my head is floatin / from havin a puff, havin a sniff, havin a drink". Bust these storming tunes at any party and you'll blow the roof off the place
- A R T R O C K E R
When it comes to the scourge of the 'modern funk' band, you can divide them into two distinct camps: those who can and those who can't. Those who can write original tunes, play with character and genuine understanding and basically feel that funk (Poets, QSO et al). Those who can't tend to apply the same one-dimensional JB template and then just simply go through the motions (Brownout, Speedometer et al). Thankfully The Killer Meters can… and do. - D J M A G
A Sexy, sassy and funkelicious monster from the never-shy and returning TKM-that shit is just naaaaaasty, mofo!
- S U B B A C U L T C H A
"Incredible..." - M A R K_ L A M A R R, B B C _R A D I O 2
Great, great, great, great album guys - really mixing up the styles but full of funky goodness! Who knew you were hiding all these gems up your collective sleeve?
Hey The Killer Meters, big up from France guys ! If you want to shake your head on a funky track, check out my RMX of Wax Tailor "Say Yes" ! Peace, DFC
Also if you'd like to do an ident/promo for my show, you just need to record it, the zanier the better and send it via email. Let me know and I'll give you an email address for it.
Our next show is at the Jazz Café on Friday Friday 26 June. More details below! The Jezebel Sextet + Groove Cartel + Soul Cookers DJs in assocation with Saint Paul Soul Jazz
Jazz Cafe, 3-5 Parkway Camden London, NW1 7P
Doors: 7pm
Tickets: £15 / £12.50 advance or £10 guest list (sign up at www.jezebelsextet/gigs)
Saint-Paul Soul Jazz, Europe’s most exciting funk festival, crosses the channel to present a night of heavy Hammond funk featuring The Jezebel Sextet and the Groove Cartel, plus DJ sets from Soul Cookers Records. All the excitement and friendly atmosphere of the festival at the Jazz Café for one night only!
#About Saint Paul Soul Jazz
Saint Paul Soul Jazz, Europe’s first Hammond funk and raw soul jazz festival, takes place from 10-12 July in the beautiful provençale village of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, near Avignon in France. This year’s line up includes: The Perceptions, Phat Fred, Lefties Soul Connection and Sweet Vandals
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