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Karlophone formed from music and recording experiments started in [[1996]] by Karl Koch. Originally inspired by a combo of the sample and sound collage work of early '90s hip-hop and the newfound affordability of samplers and musical gear, an attempt was started to make songs out of a blend of samples and self-recorded music. | Karlophone formed from music and recording experiments started in [[1996]] by Karl Koch. Originally inspired by a combo of the sample and sound collage work of early '90s hip-hop and the newfound affordability of samplers and musical gear, an attempt was started to make songs out of a blend of samples and self-recorded music. | ||
The first Karlophone album, ''[[Press Any Key to Begin]]'', was released in the fall of [[2002]]. The album was | The first Karlophone album, ''[[Press Any Key to Begin]]'', was released in the fall of [[2002]]. The album was received by a small but appreciative audience, and gained positive reviews; notably, a positive feature in France's ''Rock Sound'' magazine, and an A- review from music webzine ''In Music We Trust''.<ref>Alex Steininger. "In Music We Trust - Karlophone: Press Any Key To Begin". ''In Music We Trust''. http://www.inmusicwetrust.com/articles/67e04.html</ref> | ||
In [[2003]], Swiss DJ [[Kid Chocolat]] contacted Koch and proposed a mutual remix project. The two collaborated, with Karlophone creating a remix (the [[Dr. Strangelove Sings the Beatles Pt. 1 (Num Num Mix)|"Num Num Mix"]]) of Kid Chocolat's "Dr. Strangelove Sings the Beatles", which eventually saw release on the Kid Chocolat album ''Hello Children: The Peter Sellers RMX''.<ref>''Hello Children: The Peter Sellers RMX'' (CD). Kid Chocolat. Poor Records. 2010. https://www.discogs.com/release/15928937-Kid-Chocolat-Hello-ChildrenPeter-Sellers-Rmx</ref> Kid Chocolat would respond by remixing Karlophone's "[[Desire]]", later seeing a release as a b-side of the 7" single released of the original song. Accompanying the remix was "[[If You Listen]]", a song co-produced by [[Patrick Wilson]] under the moniker of [[Franklin Mint]]. The remix was also played on-air on [[November 4]], [[2004]], as part of the "All Soul Strut" show hosted by the Stanford University radio station [[WIKIPEDIA:KZSU|KZSU]]<ref>Raj. (2004). Soul Strut. https://web.archive.org/web/20220318232430/https://community.soulstrut.com/discussion/69014/.</ref>—"Soul Strut" being a record collecting forum frequented by Koch. In [[2006]], Karlophone contributed the song "[[How Many Minutes]]" to the YYY Records compilation ''Amazon Grace'', a compilation dedicated to including exclusively 30-second songs to bypass Amazon's music preview feature. While the compilation was never actually released on Amazon, a CD was produced.<ref>"Amazon Grace". Y-Y-Y Records. https://web.archive.org/web/20071010062714/http://www.y-y-y.biz/p_amazongrace.html.</ref> Also in [[2006]], the previously vinyl exclusive "[[If You Listen]]" was released on the Lap Records compilation ''[[Beetbox 2: Electric Boogaloo]]''. | In [[2003]], Swiss DJ [[Kid Chocolat]] contacted Koch and proposed a mutual remix project. The two collaborated, with Karlophone creating a remix (the [[Dr. Strangelove Sings the Beatles Pt. 1 (Num Num Mix)|"Num Num Mix"]]) of Kid Chocolat's "Dr. Strangelove Sings the Beatles", which eventually saw release on the Kid Chocolat album ''Hello Children: The Peter Sellers RMX''.<ref>''Hello Children: The Peter Sellers RMX'' (CD). Kid Chocolat. Poor Records. 2010. https://www.discogs.com/release/15928937-Kid-Chocolat-Hello-ChildrenPeter-Sellers-Rmx</ref> Kid Chocolat would respond by remixing Karlophone's "[[Desire]]", later seeing a release as a b-side of the 7" single released of the original song. Accompanying the remix was "[[If You Listen]]", a song co-produced by [[Patrick Wilson]] under the moniker of [[Franklin Mint]]. The remix was also played on-air on [[November 4]], [[2004]], as part of the "All Soul Strut" show hosted by the Stanford University radio station [[WIKIPEDIA:KZSU|KZSU]]<ref>Raj. (2004). Soul Strut. https://web.archive.org/web/20220318232430/https://community.soulstrut.com/discussion/69014/.</ref>—"Soul Strut" being a record collecting forum frequented by Koch. In [[2006]], Karlophone contributed the song "[[How Many Minutes]]" to the YYY Records compilation ''Amazon Grace'', a compilation dedicated to including exclusively 30-second songs to bypass Amazon's music preview feature. While the compilation was never actually released on Amazon, a CD was produced.<ref>"Amazon Grace". Y-Y-Y Records. https://web.archive.org/web/20071010062714/http://www.y-y-y.biz/p_amazongrace.html.</ref> Also in [[2006]], the previously vinyl exclusive "[[If You Listen]]" was released on the Lap Records compilation ''[[Beetbox 2: Electric Boogaloo]]''. | ||
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A third Karlophone release has been in the works since [[2007]], with a release date originally being slated for [[2014]].<ref>Karlophone. http://karlophone.com/</ref> In [[2022]], Koch commented on the state of the project: | A third Karlophone release has been in the works since [[2007]], with a release date originally being slated for [[2014]].<ref>Karlophone. http://karlophone.com/</ref> In [[2022]], Koch commented on the state of the project: | ||
{{Karlify|not scrapped, but no significant work has been accomplished since about 2016. I have a lot of material but it all needs lots of work to be finished. I will finish it and release it in the coming year(s). Going to be moving house this year, so once im set up in the new place, ill be able to get things fired up again.|[[2022]]<ref>Koch, Karl (as Karlophone). ''Discord''. 22 March 2022 [[:File:Karlophone-album-3-citation.jpg]]</ref>}} | {{Karlify|not scrapped, but no significant work has been accomplished since about 2016. I have a lot of material but it all needs lots of work to be finished. I will finish it and release it in the coming year(s). Going to be moving house this year, so once im set up in the new place, ill be able to get things fired up again.|[[2022]]<ref>Koch, Karl (as Karlophone). ''Discord''. 22 March 2022 [[:File:Karlophone-album-3-citation.jpg]]</ref>}} | ||
==Discography== | ==Discography== | ||
===Albums=== | ===Albums=== | ||