Originating from Wales, Karnataka have won plaudits from BBC Radio 2’s Bob Harris, prog icon Rick Wakeman and many others. The band’s storming live performances have entranced and captivated audiences across the UK, Europe and the USA and seen them perform alongside prestigious artists such as Robert Plant and Porcupine Tree.
Creating music that shifts effortlessly from powerful to ethereal, breath-taking to haunting, and produced at some of the world’s top studios including Real World, Rockfield and Abbey Road, Karnataka’s music combines a widescreen cinematic vision with soaring melodies, lush harmonies and epic symphonic, progressive soundscapes, whilst also drawing on their Celtic roots.
In 2023 the band released their critically acclaimed new album Requiem For A Dream supported by a nationwide UK tour which included sell-out headline performances at the Summer’s End and HRH Prog festivals. In 2024 the band embark on a UK/European tour.
BAND LINE-UP:
Sertari: Vocals
Ian Jones: Bass, bass pedals, acoustic guitar
Rob Wilsher: Keyboards
Luke Machin: Guitars
Jack Summerfield: Drums
KARNATAKA LINKS:
Official Website: – www.karnataka.uk
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/KARNATAKAMUSIC
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KarnatakaOfficial
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karnataka_official/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/karnataka
“It doesn’t get better than this - this is Karnataka” Rick Wakeman
“A sublime level of accomplishment. Epic proportions. Magnificent. Dreamy and ethereal, grandiose and bold” Fireworks Magazine
“A tapestry of kaleidoscopic sounds reminiscent of Pink Floyd and Marillion” Metal Force
“The most uplifting progressive rock music you could ask for, intelligent well structured numbers, soaring guitar work, beautiful vocals. Ambitious. Dramatic, exotic and lushly textured. Dazzling.” Get Ready to Rock
“Sublimely atmospheric. Unashamedly epic. A sense of power and drama hitherto unequalled. A genuinely potent force” Prog magazine
