Hold Your Horses

Karate Boogaloo are proud to present Hold Your Horses, a mesmerizing new long-playing disc of original instrumental tunes from Melbourne, Australia. This is the first LP to be co-released under Colemine Records and College of Knowledge. The band share members with Australian band Surprise Chef.

Sitting at the core of Melbourne's burgeoning movement of cinematic instrumental soul, Karate Boogaloo's roots go deep into the fabric of the DIY soul idiom. A mainstay of the Melbourne underground over the last decade, their now sought-after series of LPs delving into hip-hop sample culture and its relationship to funk music, The 'KB's Mixtapes', are evidence of their long-standing contribution to the development of the Melbourne cinematic soul sound.

Henry Jenkins, Hudson Whitlock, Callum Riley, and Darvid Thor have been playing music together since their playground days. Meeting as high school preteens, these four friends explored the teachings of the great small combo instrumental bands à la Booker T and The MG's and The Meters. With these lessons in one hand and their characteristic sense of goofy humor in the other, the ensuing 15+ years saw Karate Boogaloo develop the kind of shared musical language that can only be built through countless hours spent together existing as friends and musical allies.

Released: May 2024
Cat: CLMN12058LPC1
Label: Colemine Records

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Tracklist

1. All Aboard
2. The Early Bird Catches 
3. Eyes On The Prize
4. Not For The First Time
5. PS EmmyLou
6. One Hand One Bounce 
7. Onwards and Upwards
8. Family Song (Sing-A-Long)
9. 8th Movement
10. Incredible Wonderful
11. There Is No Rush
12. Alighting Lullaby