| Karl Blau | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Anacortes, Washington |
| Genres | Indie rock, Folk, Experimental |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer |
| Instruments | vocals Guitar Bass guitar drums keyboards Saxophone |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Knw-Yr-Own, K Records, Kelp Monthly, Marriage Records |
| Associated acts | D+, Earth, Generifus, The Microphones, Laura Veirs, Your Heart Breaks, |
Karl Blau is an indie rock and folk musician based in Anacortes, Washington, and member of the Knw-Yr-Own/K Records collective. His music is eclectic, incorporating elements of folk, dub, R&B, bossa nova, grunge, hip hop, drone, and worldbeat.
Blau is a singer-songwriter who releases his music through a subscription service called the "Kelp Lunacy Advanced Plagiarism Society", retitled from "Kelp Monthly" as new releases were not produced and sent out on time. He has played in several bands over the years, such as D+, Brothers Blau, Captain Fathom and Your Heart Breaks. He also has collaborated extensively with other Washington-based musicians, including Phil Elvrum of the groups The Microphones and Mount Eerie. In addition, he has toured and recorded with Laura Veirs, whose career also began in the Pacific Northwest. He currently plays bass in Earth.
In December 2007, a grassroots online petition drive began gathering signatures urging Knw-Yr-Own Records in Anacortes to reissue the Shell Collection compilation of Blau's early 4-track recordings. As part of the campaign, Blau posted a statement on his MySpace page calling for the release of the album on vinyl, stating "everything sounds better on LP not to mention the art is bigger".
Blau was referenced in a song carrying his name by London punk band Video Nasties.[1]
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Discography [link]
LPs [link]
- Doin' Things the Way They Happen (Knw-Yr-Own 1997)
- Shell Collection (Knw-Yr-Own 1997)
- A Second Culling (Knw-Yr-Own 1999)
- Clothes Your I's (Knw-Yr-Own 2001)
- Beneath Waves (K Records 2006)
- Nature's Got Away (K Records 2008)
- Zebra (K Records 2009)
Singles [link]
- 'Slow Down Joe' b/w 'Lake King's Daughter' (K Records/OnPurpose Records 2006)
- 'That's How I Got To Memphis' b/w Forest (collaboration with Mount Analog) (K Records)
Kelp Lunacy Advanced Plagiarism Society series [link]
- Dark, Magic Sea
- The Coconutcracker
- Turning Tutu, Turning Leaves
- Dunkel Blau
- Purple Heart
- Deep Sandwich
- Remember Tomorrow
- Lore of Ears
- Dubble Dooty Booty
- Trust in Sirens
- It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water
- Welsh Phantoms and Other Ghosts of Western Europe
- Sea/Saw
- Stereoearrings
- If I Knew Zen What I Know Now
- AM
- Sing Together/Lonely Under the Covers
- Beer & Chai
- Flotsam & Jetsam
- Let It All Out
- Sigh Lens
- Bread-n-Grease
- Trunkal Howl
- LAKE
- Free The Bird
- Dance Positive
- Good Lovin' County
- In Return From Ghost Country
References [link]
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Estrous cycle
The estrus cycle (also oestrus cycle; derived from Latin oestrus and originally from Greek οἶστρος meaning sexual desire) comprises the recurring physiologic changes that are induced by reproductive hormones in most mammalian therian females. Estrus cycles start after sexual maturity in females and are interrupted by anestrous phases or pregnancies. Typically, estrus cycles continue until death. Some animals may display bloody vaginal discharge, often mistaken for menstruation, also called a "period".
Differences from the menstrual cycle
Mammals share the same reproductive system, including the regulatory hypothalamic system that releases gonadotropin releasing hormone in pulses, the pituitary that secretes follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone, and the ovary itself that releases sex hormones including estrogens and progesterone.
However, species vary significantly in the detailed functioning. One difference is that animals that have estrous cycles reabsorb the endometrium if conception does not occur during that cycle. Animals that have menstrual cycles shed the endometrium through menstruation instead. Another difference is sexual activity. In species with estrous cycles, females are generally only sexually active during the estrus phase of their cycle (see below for an explanation of the different phases in an estrous cycle). This is also referred to as being "in heat". In contrast, females of species with menstrual cycles can be sexually active at any time in their cycle, even when they are not about to ovulate.
In Heat
In Heat may refer to:
In Heat (The Romantics album)
In Heat is the fourth album by The Romantics. It was released in 1983 on Nemperor Records. It was the Romantics' most commercially successful album, and featured the Romantics's biggest hit single: "Talking in Your Sleep", peaking at #3, and a second top 40 hit, "One in a Million", charted #37.
Track listing
Podcasts:
Karl Blau
ALBUMS
- Zebra released: 2009
- 96 released: 2009
- Nature's Got Away released: 2009
- AM released: 2008
- Dance Positive released: 2007
- Beneath Waves released: 2006
- Clothes Your I's released: 2002
- 2009-11-01: The Windup Space, Baltimore, MD, USA released:
- Dark, Magic Sea released:
- Shell Collection released:
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by Microphones
Karl Blau
by: Microphonesblue moon
waded out past the waves swells
where we all floated helpless
and he told us to stop treading water
he sang about the sand
where we could all touch our feet down
he held out his hand
with his tipped back he sang loud
but we didn't listen, he swam off alone
long live his words, all caught up on his own
he said "someday the moon will reach out to the sun