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Karate discography

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Karate discography
Studio albums8
EPs3
Live albums2
Compilation albums2
Singles10

The discography of American indie rock band Karate consists of eight albums, two live albums, three EPs, ten singles, and two compilation albums.

The band formed in 1993 and released a demo tape, Sometimes You're A Radio, the same year. It was followed by the "Death Kit"/"Nerve" single and their self-titled album in 1995. In 1996, they released splits with The Crownhate Ruin and The Lune. The following year, they released the "Operation: Sand"/"Empty There" and the In Place of Real Insight album. 1997 saw the release of The Bed Is In The Ocean. While no releases came in the following two years, Unsolved was released in 2000. The "Cancel"/"Sing" single was released in 2001. 2002 had the release of Some Boots, while 2003 saw the release of their first live album, Concerto al Barchessone Vecchio. Their last album before the end of their original run, Pockets, was released in 2004.[1] The band disbanded in 2005, with their last release being the In the Fishtank 12 EP.

After disbanding, the members released a live album, 595, in 2007. The Numero Group began reissuing the band's material in 2021. They reunited in 2022.[2] The following year saw their first compilation, Time Expired, with their second, Complete Studio Recordings, releasing in 2023. In 2024, the band and Numero Group began teasing new recordings,[3][4] culminating in the announcement of Make It Fit,[5] releasing in October of that year.

Albums

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Studio albums

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Title Release info
Sometimes You're A Radio
Karate
  • 1995
  • Southern Records
  • CD, LP, cassette
In Place of Real Insight
  • April 28, 1997
  • Southern Records
  • CD, LP, cassette
The Bed Is In The Ocean
  • 1998
  • Southern Records
  • CD, LP, cassette
Unsolved
  • October 24, 2000
  • Southern Records
  • CD, LP, cassette
Some Boots
  • September 27, 2002
  • Southern Records
  • CD, LP
Pockets
  • August 23, 2004[1]
  • Southern Records
  • CD, LP
Make It Fit

Live albums

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Title Release info
Concerto al Barchessone Vecchio
  • February 2003
  • Fooltribe
  • CD
595
  • October 8, 2007
  • Southern Records
  • LP, CD
  • Recorded in 2003

Compilation albums

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Title Release info
Time Expired
  • June 21, 2022
  • Numero Group
  • LP, digital
Complete Studio Recordings
  • September 15, 2023
  • Numero Group
  • CD, digital

EPs

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Title Release info
Split with The Crownhate Ruin
  • 1996
  • Art Monk Construction
  • 7"
"Cancel"/"Sing"
  • 2001
  • Southern Records
  • CD
In the Fishtank 12
  • February 22, 2005
  • Konkurrent
  • CD, vinyl

Singles

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Title Release info
"Death Kit"/"Nerve"
  • 1995
  • Southern Records
  • 7"
"The Schwinn"/"On Letting You Go"
  • 1996
  • Split with The Lune
  • 7"
"Operation: Sand"/"Empty There"
  • 1997
  • Southern
  • 7"
"Cherry Coke"/"The Schwinn"
  • 2021
  • The Numero Group
  • Digital
Fantasma
  • 2023
  • The Numero Group
  • 7"
  • Split with Unwound
For Your Entertainment
  • 2023
  • The Numero Group
  • Digital, cassette
  • Split with Unwound and Pelican
"Defendants" b/w "Silence, Sound"
  • 2024
  • The Numero Group
  • Digital
"Around The Dial"
  • 2024
  • Numero Group
  • Digital
"Cannibals"
  • 2024
  • Numero Group
  • Digital
"Fall to Grace"
  • 2024
  • Numero Group
  • Digital

Appearances on other releases

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Year Song title Release Label
1996 "Bad Tattoo" CMJ New Music Monthly Volume 34 June 1996 CMJ
1996 "What is Sleep?" Little Darla Has A Treat For You Volume 3, Spring 1996 Darla Records
1997 "New New" Little Darla Has A Treat For You Volume 7, Summer 1997 Darla Records
1998 "The Last Wars" Southern Tree & Polyvinyl Fall / Winter 1998 Compilation Polyvinyl/Tree/Southern Records
2000 "Empty There" In My Living Room Kimchee Records
2002 "Operation: Sand" This River Runs Dry Music Is My Heroin
2002 "Ice or Ground?" Ottobre 2002 Il Mucchio Selvaggio
2003 "Airport" 93 Feet East Vol. 1 93 Records
2004 "Tow Truck" Music with Latitude Southern Records
2005 "This Day Next Year" Duyster. [PIAS]
2005 "Water" When The Cat Returns, The Mice Are Fucked Southern Records
2007 "The Root and the Ruins" Monopoly of Brilliance Southern Records
2009 "- - -" Campiones di Cassetti Beerbird Records
2022 "New New" Memorable But Not Honorable Mixtape Vol. 14 Memorable But Not Honorable
2023 "Today or Tomorrow" Numero Twenty The Numero Group

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "SOUTHERN | karate". 2005-02-28. Archived from the original on 2005-02-28. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  2. ^ "Karate Announce 2022 Tour, by Chris Deville". Stereogum. March 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  3. ^ Group, Numero (January 7, 2023). "numerogroup on X: "First Karate session in 20 years is in the books."". Twitter. Retrieved January 7, 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  5. ^ "Karate Announce First New Album In 20 Years". Stereogum. 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2024-07-26.