Artist: Audio Karate: mp3 download Genre(s): ROck: Alternative Rock: Punk-Rock Audio Karate's discography: Lady Melody Year: 2004 Tracks: 11 Space Camp Year: 2002 Tracks: 12 Audio Karate Year: 2001 Tracks: 9 Audio Karate comprised childhood friends from Rosemead, CA: vocalist/guitarist Art Barrios, bassist/vocalist Justo Gonzalez, drummer Gabriel Camacho and guitarist Jason Camacho (those last two organism cousins). They all bonded all over a shared passion of both '80s skatepunk and '70s metal, and in May 2002, released their debut of furiously attention-getting SoCal pop-punk via Kung Fu Records titled Space Camp. Tour dates with acts of the Apostles of the Apostles like the Ataris, Tsunami Bomb and the Vandals followed, as did a stretch on the 2004 Warped Tour. Audio Karate's Warped appearance was well timed, concurrent with the June acquittance of their full-blown (and identical well-received) followup, Dame Melody, which was produced by Bill Stevenson (Descendents, ALL, etc). More touring was accomplished before the guys announced at year's terminal that they would be pickings a "vacation" for an undisclosed amount of time. Audio Karate resurfaced in the spring of 2006 with the notice that they were working on a new record album, in addition to writing the scotch and soundtrack -- music often different than their past tense up efforts -- for the Spanish nomenclature independent cinema, Maquillaje. In the lag, Jason Camacho had as well opened his possess studio Lady Melody, named subsequently the band's 2004 album. |