The Killer Meters - Breakin' Out! (2009)

' The Killer Meters first emerged in 2005 with a stunning album of Meters covers and since then they've taken on the fantabulous Karime Kendra as a full time vocalist. This lady is a true phenomenon. Her amazing voice and electric stage presence is a family tradition. Her mother is the Northern Soul legend, Ty Karim, but Miss Kendra has more than earned her own formidable reputation. She's now rightfully regarded as one of the UK's best yet still relatively unknown soul mistresses. Her appearances on the Killer Meters first album drew a heap of plaudits and led to a lot of collaborations, most recently on Shawn Lee's underground smash album "Soul In The Hole" (Ubiquity Records). The forthcoming album showcases her at the top of her game and this single is a little teaser showing the styles she can attune that fine voice of hers to.
The Killer Meters were originally the brainchild of Virgil Howe aka Sparo a producer DJ who has released a number of mix CD's and albums on Scenario Records and a stalwart on the former London pirate institution Itch FM. Their first album led to 4 years of heavy gigging and and sessions with other bands. The almost constant gigging and playing led to them being perhaps the tightest funk outfit in the British Isles and also helped them develop their own sound. The first single from their new album was released in late 2008 and gave a taster of the psych/funk/fuzz/rock sound they've made their own. They felt that 2009 was the year they had to get back into the studio and they've been working hard on album worthy of their new sound. ' AMG

Track Listing:
01 - Consolation Blues {Killer Meters} 4:39
02 - Freak {Killer Meters} 4:02
03 - Dance Move, Shake! {Killer Meters} 2:36
04 - Say Dirty {Killer Meters} 3:16
05 - Tropical 38 {Killer Meters} 3:32
06 - Desperate Times {Killer Meters} 3:54
07 - Come Back {Killer Meters} 3:18
08 - High Low {Killer Meters} 4:04
09 - Cramp Your Style {Hale} 3:24
10 - Change Your Mind {Killer Meters} 4:04
11 - Black Mountain {Killer Meters} 3:59
12 - I Ain't Lyin' {Harris} 2:36
13 - Stomp, Pt. 1 {Killer Meters} 2:10
14 - Stomp, Pt. 2 {Killer Meters} 2:11
15 - Rainbow of Love {Killer Meters} 4:20

Personnel:
Karime Kendra: Vocals, Group Member
Virgil Howe: Percussion, Drums, Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Mixing, Group Member
Henry Broadbent: Organ, Synthesizer, Percussion, Vocals (bckgr), Clavinet, Group Member
Steve Wilcock: Flute, Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor), Vocals (bckgr), Group Member
Kevin Gunes: Bass, Vocals (bckgr), Group Member
Nick Hirsch: Guitar, Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Mixing, Group Member
Shawn Lee: Vocals, Producer, Mixing, Guest Appearance
Nick Etwell: Trumpet
Killer Meters: Composer, Engineer
Willie G. Hale: Composer
Kent Harris: Composer
K. Thompson: Producer, Mixing
Stephanie Howe: Photography
Sri McKinnon: Illustrations

Bonus: The Killer Meters - Dance Move Shake/Black Mountain (Promo_CD Single)-2008-DV8