Are you ready for an invasion sickeningly infectious multi-culti soulrock´nrollgarage, crammed full of absolutely marvelous melodies, masterful arrangements, twists at every turn, and King Khan’s powerful wailing voice , a hellish noise drenched in the sweat from a menagerie of snot nosed lo-fi garage rock and soul legends, with it’s contagious grooves, and one billion gorgeous flourishes and hooks, which I wonder why hasn’t been sampled until death by every garage- lovers on earth?

Open your skull to drop under the spell of King Khan and His Sensational Shrines, if not is so , then you are fucking dead inside.

the “Maharaja of Soul ” or the gothfather of “Voodoo Soul” or simpel the Bastard Son of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and the 3 Mother of James Brown… that’s what he is, a berserking Maniac his Name KING KHAN his band the Fantastic SHRINES a bunch of brain losers and soul and punk fanatics, Mr. Speedfinger on guitars woh leads the band gives you some sleazy musst shake your butty hole to dance riffs and the amazing brass selection ( BEN RA – Tenor Sax,TOM BONE – Trombone, SAM COOK – Trumpet) the ultimate bass sound of B.B. REDEMANN on congos he has a man who former did shows together with Bo Diddley RAHN KHAN hie name, and if you think Charly Manson’s Dead .. then you will see him on drums with his nick name: WENZL WASHINGTON…. and last but not least you will see the ORIGINAL TARZAN on every Show shaking and danzing to his song and baborella doing a strip and burlesque dance show that your pants get wat by looking at her….

King Khan or Blacksnake started his music career in Canada where he was born, he had a band calld the Spaceshits, where they did records on Sympathy for the record industrie and touring all around the Staates and Europe, on one of the shows in Germany he felt in Love with a germany maid and Stayd in Germany … now 2 jears later he’s new band King Khan and the Shrines is here to conquer the WORLD, King Khan is a amazing Live Performer , he never stands on one spot you will see him shaking and twisting and boogaloo all the time, this record now ‘three hairs and you’r mine’ is the definitive new step in soul music, forget all about those all saints, or no angels crap say they are soul music… king khan is the real one, he has the soul in his blood like hasil Adkins has rock’n’roll in his venes !! King Khan is the Man and the Shrines in the Game

the Band

KING KHAN – King-Size Howls

SPEEDFINGER – Guitar

FREDOVITCH – Hammond Organ & Piano

B.B. REDEMANN – Bass

RAHN KHAN – Percussions

WENZL WASHINGTON – Big Beat

BEN RA – Tenor Sax

TOM BONE – Trombone

SAM COOK – Trumpet

DOMI & FABIENNE – The Khanettes

HARRY BO – Tarzan

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ALBUMS

King Khan & His Shrines ‎– Three Hairs And You’re Mine

Label:Voodoo Rhythm

Format:LP, Vinyl, CD, Album, Digipack

Country:Europe

Released:2001

Producer – Liam Watson

Written-By – A.A. Khan* (tracks: 1 to 9, 11, 12)

Tracklist

1 Three Hairs You’re Mine

2 Kukamonga Boogaloo

3 Fool Like Me

4 Don’t Walk Away Mad

5 Saba Lou

6 King Of The Jungle

7 Live Fast Die Strong

8 Que Lindo Sueno

9 Tell Me

10 Crackin’ Up

11 The Mashed Potato Itch

12 Shivers Down My Spine

King Khan & The Shrines ‎– Mr. Supernatural

Label:Hazelwood Records

Format:LP, Vinyl, CD, Album, Digipak

Country:Germany

Released:2004

contains 1:57 data track on #13

Tracklist

1 On The Street Where I Live 3:37

2 Mr. Supernatural 4:10

3 Destroyer 4:22

4 On A Brass Bed (In Paradise) 3:57

5 Pickin’ Up The Trash 4:57

6 Stone Soup 4:47

7 Lovesick 3:13

8 Train No. 8 3:36

9 Intro 0:13

10 I Don’t Have To Tell You 3:23

11 Shattered 4:36

12 Burnin’ Inside 9:01

The Dirtbombs / King Khan & His Shrines ‎– Billiards At Nine Thirty

Label:Sounds Of Subterrania

Format:LP, Vinyl, CD, Digi

Country:Germany

Released:2004

Producer – Dave Feeney, Mick Collins, Shrines, The

The Dirtbombs: Recorded 8th and 14th April, 2004 at The Tempermill, Ferndale MI, with Dave Feeney Produced by Mick Collins and Dave Feeney.

King Khan & his Shrines: Recorded November, 2003 at Rocket Dog Studio/Arnheim, Produced by the Shrines and Eppi Hotz Mastered by Tombone

Tracklist

The Dirtbombs

1 Phantoms In A Lesser Crystalline Sphere

2 Born In A Haunted Barn

3 The House As A Giant Bong

4 The Size Of Ottawa

5 Another Message From The Dog Tree

6 I Had To Chew My Own Leg Off

King Khan & His Shrines

7 Sweet Tooth

8 Annabelle

9 Burnin Inside

10 Killer Diller

11 40 Birds

12 Take A Trip

King Khan & The Shrines ‎– What Is ?!

Label:Hazelwood Records ‎

Format:2 LP, Vinyl, CD, Album

Country:Germany

Released:2007

Contains movie for MAC & PC.

Tracklist

1 (How Can I Keep You) Outta Harms Way 3:12

2 I Wanna Be A Girl 2:34

3 Welfare Bread 4:08

4 Land Of The Freak 3:32

5 I See Lights 4:10

6 69 Faces Of Love 4:08

7 No Regrets 2:31

8 Cosmic Serenade 5:29

9 Le Fils De Jacques Dutronc 2:44

10 Let Me Holler 2:52

11 In Your Grave 3:06

12 Take A Little Bit 2:34

13 Fear & Love 4:32

14 The Ballad Of Lady Godiva 4:20

King Khan & The Shrines – Idle No More

Country: United States

Released : 2013

Tracklist:

1. Born To Die

2. Bite My Tongue

3. Thorn In Her Pride

4. Luckiest Man

5. Better Luck Next Time

6. Darkness

7. Pray For Lil

8. Bad Boy

9. So Wild

10. Yes I Can’t

11. I Got Made

12. Of Madness I Dream

SINGLES – EPs

King Khan & His Sensational Shrines ‎– Torture

Label:Kunta Kinte Records

Format:Vinyl, 7″, Single

Country:Germany

Released:2000

Tracklist

A Torture

B Shivers Down My Spine

King Khan & His Sensational Shrines ‎– Spread Your Love Like Peanut Butter

Label:Sounds Of Subterrania ‎

Format:Vinyl, 10″

Country:Germany

Released:Jun 2000

Artwork By – King Khan

Photography – Tally Tupelo

Tracklist

1 Got The Itch

2 (Spread Your Love Like…) Peanut Butter

3 What A Shame

4 Peanut Duck

5 Took My Lady To Dinner

6 Do The Slap (Part 1&2)

King Khan & His Shrines ‎– Smash Hits

Label:Vicious Circle

Format:CD

Country:France

Released:Jun 2003

Dedicated to all the sisters & brothers who`ve had enough with the man.

All Songs performed & arranged by King Khan & His Shrines.

All words by A.A. KHAN. Cover photo by MAx Danger.

Tracklist

1 Torture

2 Shivers Down My Spine

3 Got The Itch

4 Took My Lady To Dinner

5 Tell Me

6 Kukamonga Boogaloo

7 Mashed Potato Itch

8 Que Lindo Sueno

9 Live Fast Die Strong

King Khan And The Shrines / Mikal Cronin ‎– Bite My Tongue / Am I Wrong

Label:Bruise Cruise Records , 453 Music ‎

Format:Vinyl, 7″

Country:US

Released:Feb 2012

Tracklist

A King Khan And The Shrines – Bite My Tongue 3:07

B Mikal Cronin – Am I Wrong 2:36

COMPILATIONS

King Khan & The Shrines ‎– The Supreme Genius Of

Label:Vice Records

Format:CD, Compilation

Country:US

Released:2008

Artwork By, Layout – Johnny Sampson

Baritone Saxophone – Long Fred Roller

Bass – Dream Jeans

Drums – John Boy Adonis

Lead Guitar – Till Timm

Liner Notes – Jared Swilley

Organ – Fredovitch

Percussion – Rahn Streeter

Tenor Saxophone – Ben Ra

Trumpet – Simon Says

Vocals, Guitar – King Khan

Written-By – E. McDaniel, King Khan & The Shrines

Tracklist

1 Torture 3:08

2 Took My Lady To Dinner 3:20

3 Outta Harm’s Way 3:13

4 Land Of The Freak 3:33

5 Fool Like Me 3:53

6 I Wanna Be A Girl 2:34

7 Welfare Bread 4:08

8 Sweet Tooth 2:43

9 Shivers Down My Spine 4:10

10 Burnin’ Inside 3:10

11 Destroyer 4:22

12 Live Fast Die Strong 2:56

13 Crackin’ Up 2:11

14 Tell Me 2:15

15 Que Lindo Sueño 3:45

16 No Regrets 2:31

3 comments on “The “Maharaja of Soul “”

sr jue on 1 August, 2013 at 2:52 said:

LAND OF THE FREAK!

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dj doornail on 2 August, 2013 at 11:39 said:

King Khan is the Elvis of the 21st Century, How can you listen to the Khan and not shake that booty!!