In 1991, Paul Winterhart joined the band, replacing French on drums. The band's initial line-up consisted of Mills on lead guitar, Bevan on bass, Richard Cave on drums (until 1990) later Marcus French (aka Frog) on drums, Leigh Morris on rhythm guitar, and Marcus Maclaine (then Hayley Mills' boyfriend) on lead vocals. The two went on to play together in a band named Objects of Desire, formed later that year. The origin of Kula Shaker can be traced back to 1988 when Crispian Mills (grandson of Sir John Mills and son of actress Hayley Mills and film director Roy Boulting) met Alonza Bevan at Richmond upon Thames College in South-West London. Īfter taking an extended hiatus, the band released their sixth album, 1st Congregational Church of Eternal Love and Free Hugs in June of 2022, which preceded a UK tour. The band returned with a mostly sold out European tour and new album K 2.0 in 2016 which was well-received both by the media and the fans. The band's third album, Strangefolk, was issued in 2007 and their fourth, Pilgrims Progress, was released in 2010. This led to plans for a full comeback, although the reformation was not widely publicised until the beginning of 2006.
Kula Shaker disbanded in September 1999 but reformed in 2004 for sessions for the School of Braja compilation album. Despite achieving commercial success, Kula Shaker were unpopular with many critics, with The Observer's Simon Price describing them in 2014 as a "joke band". In addition, many of the band's songs feature traditional Indian instruments, such as the sitar, tamboura, and tabla, juxtaposed with guitar-heavy, Western rock instrumentation. The name Kula Shaker was itself inspired by king Kulasekhara, an Indian king from the 9th century.
The band are known for their interest in traditional Indian music, culture, and mysticism, with a number of their most famous songs, including "Tattva" and "Govinda", featuring lyrics written in Sanskrit. It was voted number 879 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums 3rd Edition (2000). The band's debut album, K, reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart. The band enjoyed commercial success in the UK between 19, notching up a number of Top 10 hits on the UK Singles Chart, including " Tattva", " Hey Dude", " Govinda", " Hush", and " Sound of Drums". Led by frontman Crispian Mills, the band came to prominence during the Post-Britpop era of the late 1990s.
Kula Shaker are an English psychedelic rock band.
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