Karmacoda | |
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Origin | San Francisco, California, United States |
Genres | Trip hop |
Years active | 2000–present |
Labels | Sola Musa Music |
Members | Jessica Ford B. Eric Matsuno |
Past members | Heather Pierce Bruce Fulford Rafael Acevedo Brian Templeton |
Karmacoda are an American trip hop group based in San Francisco, CA. The group currently includes singer Jessica Ford, singer/guitarist B., and bassist Eric Matsuno.
Karmacoda was formed in 2000 by singer/guitarist B. (Brett Crockett) and singer Heather Pierce, who shared an interest in trip hop and drum and bass. [1] Their group name was inspired by the song " Karmacoma" by Massive Attack. [2] Drummer Bruce Fulford and bassist Brian Templeton completed the lineup. The group released their debut album Reco Mended in 2001, before they had performed live. [3] On this album B. and Pierce shared lead vocals, but Pierce would become the dominant singer on later albums. [3] Fulford then left the group; instead of finding a new drummer the group added Rafael Acevedo as a DJ. [4]
The song "Swan" won the award for Best Film/TV Song at the third annual Independent Music Awards in early 2004. [5] The group's second album Evidence was released later in 2004, and displayed influences from soul music. [6] Bassist Brian Templeton then departed and was replaced by Eric Matsuno. [2] [7] The group's third studio album Illuminate was released in 2007. [8] Eternal was released in 2011. [9]
Heather Pierce left the group in 2012 to focus on her teaching career. [10] For the group's 2015 album Love and Fate, Volume 1, several different female singers were recruited to perform duets with B. [11] Jessica Ford then joined the group as the permanent lead singer; the album Intimate was released in 2018. [7]
Karmacoda | |
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Origin | San Francisco, California, United States |
Genres | Trip hop |
Years active | 2000–present |
Labels | Sola Musa Music |
Members | Jessica Ford B. Eric Matsuno |
Past members | Heather Pierce Bruce Fulford Rafael Acevedo Brian Templeton |
Karmacoda are an American trip hop group based in San Francisco, CA. The group currently includes singer Jessica Ford, singer/guitarist B., and bassist Eric Matsuno.
Karmacoda was formed in 2000 by singer/guitarist B. (Brett Crockett) and singer Heather Pierce, who shared an interest in trip hop and drum and bass. [1] Their group name was inspired by the song " Karmacoma" by Massive Attack. [2] Drummer Bruce Fulford and bassist Brian Templeton completed the lineup. The group released their debut album Reco Mended in 2001, before they had performed live. [3] On this album B. and Pierce shared lead vocals, but Pierce would become the dominant singer on later albums. [3] Fulford then left the group; instead of finding a new drummer the group added Rafael Acevedo as a DJ. [4]
The song "Swan" won the award for Best Film/TV Song at the third annual Independent Music Awards in early 2004. [5] The group's second album Evidence was released later in 2004, and displayed influences from soul music. [6] Bassist Brian Templeton then departed and was replaced by Eric Matsuno. [2] [7] The group's third studio album Illuminate was released in 2007. [8] Eternal was released in 2011. [9]
Heather Pierce left the group in 2012 to focus on her teaching career. [10] For the group's 2015 album Love and Fate, Volume 1, several different female singers were recruited to perform duets with B. [11] Jessica Ford then joined the group as the permanent lead singer; the album Intimate was released in 2018. [7]