Kora (album) explained

Kora
Type:Album
Artist:Kora
Cover:Kora (album).jpg
Released:October 22, 2007
Genre:Reggae, Dub, Rap rock, Funk metal
Length:54:20
Label:Self Released
Prev Title:Volume EP
Prev Year:2003
Next Title:Light Years
Next Year:2012

Kora is an album by New Zealand band Kora, released on October 22, 2007. It is a fusion of bass-heavy electronic style reggae incorporating elements of metal, rock and funk.

Track listing

  1. "Intro"
  2. "Burning"
  3. "Requiem Of A Dream"
  4. "Skankenstein" aka Megan Hill
  5. "Time"
  6. "On My Mind"
  7. "Down The Road"
  8. "The Delivery Man"
  9. "Crazy Things"
  10. "Flow"
  11. "Soaking In A Hot Tub"
  12. "Pop Your Bubbles"
  13. "Skoolyard"
  14. "Culture"

Awards

It was nominated for Best Roots Album at the 2008 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards.

The music video for "Skankenstein" won a Sir Julius Vogel Award (New Zealand science fiction and fantasy award) for Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form) in 2009.

Remixes

A remix album Kora! Kora! Kora! / The Cabaret Voltaire Versions by UK band Cabaret Voltaire (reduced to sole remaining member Richard H. Kirk at the time) was released in March 2009, and featured six songs from the original album on seven tracks: Skankenstein, Pop Your Bubble, Flow, On My Mind, Burning, Crazy Things, and Burning Reprise.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kora-Kora: Chart Position. music.net.nz. 14 October 2012.