The International Karate Plus
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The International Karate Plus, also known as IK+, were an indie rock
group from Cardiff
, Wales
. Formed from the remnants of Mo-Ho-Bish-O-Pi
by Rich Arnold and Mike Carter after an acrimonious split with V2 Records
, the three piece was completed by drummer Chris Sklavounos. The band is almost certainly named after International Karate +
, a karate
computer game published in 1987, although the band have contested this in jest:
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
group from Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. Formed from the remnants of Mo-Ho-Bish-O-Pi
Mo-Ho-Bish-O-Pi
Mo-Ho-Bish-O-Pi were a Welsh indie rock group formed in 1996. The trio included Martin Bimrose on guitar, Richard Arnold on drums and Mike Carter on bass...
by Rich Arnold and Mike Carter after an acrimonious split with V2 Records
V2 Records
V2 Records is a record label that is owned by Universal Music Group as of October 2007. The label was founded in 1996 by Richard Branson, five years after he sold Virgin Records to EMI....
, the three piece was completed by drummer Chris Sklavounos. The band is almost certainly named after International Karate +
International Karate +
International Karate +, often abbreviated as IK+, is a karate fighting video game published in 1987 by System 3 for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC. The Commodore version was released in the USA under the title Chop N' Drop.-Gameplay:In the game, three karateka fight against each...
, a karate
Karate
is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
computer game published in 1987, although the band have contested this in jest:
Discography
- Karate Kills EP http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/4577
- Singles Club EP One - Split 7" with The FavoursThe FavoursThe Favours were a four-piece indie rock band from Kingston upon Hull, England.-Biography:Formed in November 2002, The Favours appeared on the UK music scene in 2003 with a series of gigs, followed up by self-released album Magpies Revenge in the summer of 2004...
(Filthy Little Angels) - Black Christmas (FF VinylFF VinylFF Vinyl Records was an independent record label based in Cardiff, UK that released 36 records between 1997 and 2006.Acts included Amy Wadge, The International Karate Plus , The Martini Henry Rifles and Tom Hingley .The label has since become a management company , dealing with The Automatic....
) http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/6862 - Nexus in a Chain of Thought (FF VinylFF VinylFF Vinyl Records was an independent record label based in Cardiff, UK that released 36 records between 1997 and 2006.Acts included Amy Wadge, The International Karate Plus , The Martini Henry Rifles and Tom Hingley .The label has since become a management company , dealing with The Automatic....
) http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/6631 - The International Delay LP (edn of 100 on Filthy Little Angels) http://www.filthylittleangels.com/ARTISTS_IKPLUS.html