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King Kahn and the Shrines (Vice Records)
w/ Jacuzzi Boys + Wine and Revolution
LISTEN: King Khan and the Shrines :: Torture
FROM THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE:
"Last November at Mohawk, the King Khan & BBQ Show managed to rile
up a crowd of drunken adults with just two guitars and a kick drum.
Khan donned an extremely short, tight dress and blond wig and gave us
all an eyeful as he climbed an amp. The former Montrealer/current
Berliner is indeed a showman, and now with his ninepiece psych-soul
Shrines, he’s gone next level.
“With
BBQ we try to make the sound of 10 men with only two and we throw a lot
more punk and doo-wop in there,” he explains via e-mail. “I love having
the two extremes: a ball-crushing big band and also a very
stripped-down sonic boom.”
Vice Records just released The Supreme Genius of King Khan & the Shrines,
a compilation of soul-a-delic cuts from the group’s previous LPs and
vinyl releases. Fittingly, Khan explains, he met most of the Shrines
“in bars,” including veteran percussionist Ron Streeter, who’d toured
with Curtis Mayfield and Stevie Wonder. The Berlin-based collective’s
retro affection is reflected in the names of the players: Mr.
Speedfinger (guitar), Big Fred Rollercoaster (sax), and John Boy Adonis
(drums), to name just a few. With Khan as their shaman, live
performances overseas have taken on a mythic heat, which is fine with
him.
“I think people like Little Richard paved the way for
dangerous rock & roll and really put a flame under people’s asses,”
remarks Khan. “When I started the Shrines, I wanted to make a real
eyegasmic show. I think the rock & roll renaissance is now and I am
proud to spread it all over the world."
– Audra Schroeder