Everything Must Change

It’s been a challenging eight years since the release of Karnataka’s last studio album, Secrets Of Angels, but sole original member Ian Jones is back with a new line-up and a new burst of creativity that’s captured on Requiem For A Dream. A dramatic evolution but the band insist the spirit of the original band still flows through them. Jones and new vocalist Sertari set the record straight.

Rich Wilson

“I listened to the songs and just thought, ‘Oh my God, this is up my alley and I love this.’ I messaged Ian to say if he was still looking for someone, I was happy to sing a couple of songs.”Sertari Prolific isn’t a word that readily applies to Karnataka over recent years. Following the release of their last album, Secrets Of Angels in 2015, the band toured sporadically before that line-up effectively dissolved in 2018. Some five years on, they have returned with a raft of new musicians, along with a new singer, Sertari (aka Nicola K) to front the band. With only Ian Jones remaining as the sole continuous member, the pressing question is: what happened? “That’s a real difficult one to cover without getting into legal territory,”…

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