Karate
Cancel / Sing

Maybe it's because I have a soft spot for songs that last more than ten minutes, and both "Cancel" and "Sing" exceed them abundantly...

Maybe it's because in the tough race to discover the most alternative band (among young alternative rockers), some suggested Estra, some Ritmo Tribale, some Karma, while I came out with In Place of Unreal Insight (original!!!) and amazed everyone...

Maybe it's because they started as an Indie Rock band and evolved into New Jazz Avant Blues Plus Alternative...

Maybe it's because Farina (guitar) and Goddard (bass) have a chemistry that even the Calypso Boys of Man Utd didn't have back in the day...

Maybe it's because Farina (the American version of Neri Marcorè) strums the strings so gently as if they were six clitorises...

Maybe it's because at one of their concerts, I explicitly asked them for "ORIGINAL SPIES," Geoff said something in English, I thought it was a thank you for the request, while at the end of the concert a girl explained to me that he actually said: "don't worry, it was already on the setlist"...

Maybe it's because I like to use the word Post in front of Jazz to describe Cancel/Sing...

Maybe it's because in "Sing," Karate applies a classic "Mogwai-style" crescendo to a beautiful jazz-influenced riff...

Maybe I've been a bit of a pain, but for all these reasons, this EP deserves no less than five stars!