Started as a quartet and developed over the last few years into a different, more experimental like trio and I can't say exactly how I discovered Karies, which formed 2012 in Stuttgart, but in any case, I'm grateful for it. Their sound can probably best be described as "Coldness Made Musical." Waking up to the reality of a neoliberal world. Their stoically driving basslines, deliberate monotony, and recurring guitar riffs make these charismatic musicians a band I enjoy listening to in my desperate hell. To describe the songs as dark is almost an understatement, because they go deeper and pierce every cornerstone of your feelings like a milling machine. I think it was in 2015 or 2016 that my best friend took me to a concert on Klapperfeldstreet, a former police prison, and it was a revelation. Even though I was feeling incredibly fucking bad at the time, the loud & penetrating music was exactly what I needed. Pisse played as the opening act; I'd never heard of them, but they were absolutely fantastic, and I bought a 7Inch (thinking it would already be on the blog - wrong! - I'll rectify that sometime). Well, I bought the second and third albums, and that's it. The album 'Alice' was my farewell, and since then, Karies has been out of my sight. That's just how it goes. Nevertheless, I can highly recommend them because they create movements and don't give a damn about pigeonholes. Karies have landed a real firework with their debut and a trip to the dentist is definitely unnecessary.
