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"Karmic Brick
is a Boston, MA based Alternative Rock band that doesn't
copy anyone. Their unique, upbeat style is a refreshing change from the
norm."
- Xena Xeon, www.musicplaces.com
Karmic
Brick sparked attention almost immediately upon introducing themselves
to the internet indie music community in early 2004. The band built a
broad and devoted international fan base by unleashing only a taste of
what was to come from their debut album, The Unnatural World. The four
tracks released, “Pain,” “High,” “Amber Jesus,” and “Experience Jones,”
quickly yielded over 10,000 plays on www.soundclick.com,
which also propelled “Pain” to an impressive two-week stay at #1 on the Soundclick.com Grunge Chart.
When The Unnatural World was
finally released in October 2004, critics validated what fans already
knew and Karmic Brick's originality began attracting industry attention.
Said Colin Lynch of
International Online Music Magazine, "the album is immersed in grunge...
clever grunge that is, and vocals that go up the walls, around the
radiators, across the ceiling and straight down the back of your neck
when you least expect them to. This is where Karmic Brick's innovation
becomes the icing on the cake along with accomplished songwriting and
expert arrangements... it's all totally unpredictable folks...an
astonishingly clever album from astonishingly innovative boundary
bending writers and musicians."
Australia's The Buzz
Magazine concurred citing "Walking In My Mind" and "Amber Jesus," in
particular, as "a wildfire of artistic expression."
Such strong reviews
have helped to propel Karmic Brick’s music further and the band can now
be heard on a number of internet radio stations, such as
www.artistlaunch.com, www.scrubradio.com, www.freeworldradio.com, and
www.soundclick.com. They have also been played on a number of college
and commercial stations.
Additionally, The
Unnatural World has been in the running for a number of awards. The band
received an International Online Music Award nomination for their cover
design and, most recently, was one of five bands nominated for the
International Online Music Magazine's "Artist of the Year" award.
In addition to these
nominations, The Unnatural World drummer Jim LaPrad took top honors in
one catagory when he won the IOMA for "Best Drummer."
In April of 2005,
Karmic Brick went into the New York studios of Superego Productions and
recorded a new track with producer Chris Young. That track, "You Love
Me," has received glowing reviews and has been selected for airplay on
the Artistlaunch Hour, a syndicated broadcast radio show that is heard
on FM stations in five countries. It has also attracted the attention
of Matchbox Recordings, a UK label who will be promoting and
distributing the song in Europe.
In 2005 Karmic Brick
was selected for inclusion in the Worldwide Online Music Distribution
Association (WOMDA), a collective alliance representing the interests of
the world's most innovative independent artists, record labels, and
digital music providers and distributors, in recognition of their
success.
In late 2005 the band released “Weak” and “Good
Little Children”, two tracks from their second studio album, Fantasy
Adventure Violence. Following the release, Jim LaPrad promptly
scored his second-straight nomination for Best Drummer and Erin Ahearn
received a nomination for Best Female Vocal in the 2006 International
Online Music Awards.
In January 2006 “Gahd”, a third track from FAV, was released and shot to #1 on the Soundclick.com Grunge
chart in only two days.
In addition to these three songs,
Fantasy Adventure
Violence includes a smooth cover of
the Beatles’ “Tomorrow Never Knows” featuring Ed Drury on didgeridoo and tablas (http://www.eddrury.com/).
Fantasy Adventure Violence
was released worldwide on September 5, 2006 to stellar reviews.
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KKarmic
Brick is currently in the studio recording their third album, The
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