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 ªªªªªª Artist      : Crash Karma                                       ªªªªªª
 ª»_ªª  Album       : Crash Karma                                        ªª_»ª
 _ªªªª  Label       : Crash Karma Ltd. / E1 Entertainment                ªªªª_
 »ªªªª  Genre       : Rock                                               ªªªª»
 ª_»ªª  Street date : 2010-03-16                                         ªª»_ª
 ªªªªªª Quality     : 208 kbps / 44.1kHz   / Joint Stereo               ªªªªªª
  ªª_»» Encoder     : Lame 3.97 -V2 --vbr-new                           »»_ªª
  ªªªª  Size        : 65.02 MB                                           ªªªª
  » »ªª Time        : 41:21 min                                         ªª» »
  ª_ªªª Url         : http://www.crashkarma.com/                        ªªª_ª
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ªªª 1.  Like A Wave                                                    3:47 ªªª
ªªª 2.  Awake                                                          3:57 ªªª
ªªª 3.  Next Life                                                      3:50 ªªª
ªªª 4.  Lost                                                           4:37 ªªª
ªªª 5.  Fight                                                          3:24 ªªª
ªªª 6.  The Fire                                                       3:39 ªªª
ªªª 7.  Man I Used To Be                                               3:46 ªªª
ªªª 8.  Energy                                                         3:52 ªªª
ªªª 9.  On My Own                                                      3:38 ªªª
ªªª 10. Not About Anger                                                3:17 ªªª
ªªª 11. Live A Little                                                  3:34 ªªª
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ªªªªªª    The self-titled debut from Toronto?s Crash Karma - Edwin       ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    (ex-I Mother Earth), drummer Jeff Burrows (ex-The Tea Party),  ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    guitarist Mike Turner (ex-Our Lady Peace) - is the result of   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    three musicians with multi-platinum pedigrees coming together  ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    with one equally skilled musician, Amir Epstein (ex-Zygote),   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    in a curious ?six-degrees of Amir? story.                      ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª                                                                   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    The story begins when Amir, a prolific songwriter for the      ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    past 14 years, expressed to a friend a desire to co-write      ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    with Edwin. To his surprise, this friend had connections to    ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    Edwin and agreed to set up a meeting. On his way there, Amir   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    decided on a bolder approach. ?I thought it would be cool to   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    start an actual band together, as Edwin is one of my           ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    favourite vocalists,? Amir says.                               ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª                                                                   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    Edwin, though skeptical, said he?d think about it. ?I did      ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    know immediately that I liked Amir?s positivity and energy,?   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    admits Edwin. Amir, knowing that he?d have to act fast in      ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    order to keep Edwin interested, suggested on the spur of the   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    moment that Mike and Jeff should also be involved. Zygote had  ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    previously recorded in Turner?s Pocket Studio, so a quick      ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    call was placed to Mike. He was intrigued by the idea, but     ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    also non-committal.                                            ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª                                                                   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    The final piece of the puzzle started to fall into place when  ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    Amir went to see Andy Curran, a Zygote album producer and      ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    currently at SRO Management (formerly management for The Tea   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    Party). Amir suggested he was starting a new project with      ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    Mike and Ed and said Jeff was the perfect guy to complete the  ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    line-up. The rest, as they say, is history. ?It?s funny that   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    we all felt we were being asked as the last hold-out for the   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    band,? laughs Mike, looking back in hindsight.                 ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª                                                                   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    The band finally came together in 2008 when Edwin was three    ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    albums into a successful solo career; Mike was running The     ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    Pocket Studio, as well as playing with the band Fair Ground;   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    and Jeff, now an on-air host at CKUE The Rock in Windsor,      ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    Ontario, had the No. 1 midday show in his market, while still  ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    guesting on various drum sessions. Amir, the bass player and   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    songwriter in the popular jam band, Zygote, had returned from  ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    law school in Australia and was working in criminal defense.   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª                                                                   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    ?A couple of months into the project, I realized that we       ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    really did have something here,? says Edwin. ?I could          ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    identify elements of all four of our previous bands but they   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    were uniquely gelling to form a new sound. Whether it?s a      ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    subtle suggestion from the old bands or an obvious one, it     ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    worked and the combination sounded really good together. I     ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    guess I started getting excited then.?                         ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª                                                                   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    Interestingly, while Edwin, Mike and Jeff were all             ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    contributing songwriters in IME, OLP and TTP respectively, in  ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    Zygote Amir was the primary one. And that?s how this new band  ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    began. Amir, the one most excited and eager to make this work  ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    at the time, took some acoustic songs and ideas over to The    ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    Pocket. ?They all brought what they do and contributed to      ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    these songs to make them that much better,? Amir says.         ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª                                                                   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    ?He?s a super creative guy and a ton of fun to work with,?     ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    Mike says of Amir.                                             ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª                                                                   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    Jeff, who would drive in from Windsor for intense working      ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    weekends with the band, would see these ?shells of songs?      ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    turn into ?monsters,? he says. ?The ideas I had when heading   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    into the studio often changed so dramatically by the end of    ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    the day because guitars were being added, parts were being     ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    shifted, and choruses extended or shortened on the spot. I     ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    don?t think any of us has worked like that before. It was      ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    out-there.?                                                    ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª                                                                   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    ?As everybody brought their own two cents to it, it took a     ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    while for it to develop its identity,? Mike says. ?But every   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    band goes through that. Usually, you get that from rehearsals  ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    and jamming, but we did it in the studio which was a little    ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    bit strange, but it worked great.?                             ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª                                                                   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    Self-produced by Mike at The Pocket, Crash Karma is an         ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    all-out rock record with songs that are heavy, intricate,      ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    big, intense and melodic with a sound that can only result     ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    from the combination of these four guys with their respective  ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    history, chemistry and musical prowess.                        ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª                                                                   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    The first single ?Awake? is a psychedelic, other-worldly       ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    percussive rock trip into a higher consciousness; ?Fight? is   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    an aggressive accusatory punch-up about reflection and         ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    perseverance; the mercurial ?Next Life? hopes for a different  ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    outcome from the troubles of this life, while the acoustic     ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    ballad, ?Lost? (featuring guitarist Ian Thornley), is          ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    sentimental and tender. The insistent rocker, ?Man I Used To   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    Be,? is a reminder that the past only has value if you learn   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    from it.                                                       ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª                                                                   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    Crash Karma made its live debut in May 2009, playing Jeff?s    ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    annual 24-hour drum marathon charity event in Windsor. The     ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    set included songs from OLP and IME and gave the guys their    ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    first indication of how the band dynamic would work on stage.  ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª                                                                   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    ?I didn?t know what to expect,? says Jeff. ?Without any        ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    rehearsals or ever playing together, they joined me at the     ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    last half hour of the marathon and Ed was killin? it. He was   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    singing with enormous intensity, like he had on the record,    ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    but hearing him do it live with confidence boosted my energy.  ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    I was delirious after drumming for 23 hours straight, but got  ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    a huge second wind playing with these guys for the first       ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    time. The chemistry just felt right.?                          ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª                                                                   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    Crash Karma has ended up with a fantastic album that will      ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    easily join the ranks of releases from their previous bands    ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    of which they are still proud. Crashing karmically indeed,     ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    the four have running jokes now and a camaraderie that came    ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    not just from their musical connection, but friendship.        ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª                                                                   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    ?I enjoy hanging out with the guys,? says Ed. ?Our dynamic is  ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    really cool. There?s no bullshit, no pretention and no ego -   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    there?s a great energy. It?s not like work. I look forward to  ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    it. Most importantly, everyone is equal. There?s no one guy    ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    above anybody else.?                                           ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª                                                                   ªªªªªª
ªªªªªª    That?s a democracy and that?s Crash Karma.                     ªªªªªª
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 ¦¦¦¦¦¦ Artist      : Crash Karma                                       ¦¦¦¦¦¦
 ¦¯_¦¦  Album       : Crash Karma                                        ¦¦_¯¦
 _¦¦¦¦  Label       : Crash Karma Ltd. / E1 Entertainment                ¦¦¦¦_
 ¯¦¦¦¦  Genre       : Rock                                               ¦¦¦¦¯
 ¦_¯¦¦  Street date : 2010-03-16                                         ¦¦¯_¦
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  ¦¦_¯¯ Encoder     : Lame 3.97 -V2 --vbr-new                           ¯¯_¦¦
  ¦¦¦¦  Size        : 65.02 MB                                           ¦¦¦¦
  ¯ ¯¦¦ Time        : 41:21 min                                         ¦¦¯ ¯
  ¦_¦¦¦ Url         : http://www.crashkarma.com/                        ¦¦¦_¦
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¦¦¦ 1.  Like A Wave                                                    3:47 ¦¦¦
¦¦¦ 2.  Awake                                                          3:57 ¦¦¦
¦¦¦ 3.  Next Life                                                      3:50 ¦¦¦
¦¦¦ 4.  Lost                                                           4:37 ¦¦¦
¦¦¦ 5.  Fight                                                          3:24 ¦¦¦
¦¦¦ 6.  The Fire                                                       3:39 ¦¦¦
¦¦¦ 7.  Man I Used To Be                                               3:46 ¦¦¦
¦¦¦ 8.  Energy                                                         3:52 ¦¦¦
¦¦¦ 9.  On My Own                                                      3:38 ¦¦¦
¦¦¦ 10. Not About Anger                                                3:17 ¦¦¦
¦¦¦ 11. Live A Little                                                  3:34 ¦¦¦
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¦¦¦¦¦¦    The self-titled debut from Toronto?s Crash Karma - Edwin       ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    (ex-I Mother Earth), drummer Jeff Burrows (ex-The Tea Party),  ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    guitarist Mike Turner (ex-Our Lady Peace) - is the result of   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    three musicians with multi-platinum pedigrees coming together  ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    with one equally skilled musician, Amir Epstein (ex-Zygote),   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    in a curious ?six-degrees of Amir? story.                      ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦                                                                   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    The story begins when Amir, a prolific songwriter for the      ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    past 14 years, expressed to a friend a desire to co-write      ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    with Edwin. To his surprise, this friend had connections to    ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    Edwin and agreed to set up a meeting. On his way there, Amir   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    decided on a bolder approach. ?I thought it would be cool to   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    start an actual band together, as Edwin is one of my           ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    favourite vocalists,? Amir says.                               ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦                                                                   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    Edwin, though skeptical, said he?d think about it. ?I did      ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    know immediately that I liked Amir?s positivity and energy,?   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    admits Edwin. Amir, knowing that he?d have to act fast in      ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    order to keep Edwin interested, suggested on the spur of the   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    moment that Mike and Jeff should also be involved. Zygote had  ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    previously recorded in Turner?s Pocket Studio, so a quick      ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    call was placed to Mike. He was intrigued by the idea, but     ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    also non-committal.                                            ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦                                                                   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    The final piece of the puzzle started to fall into place when  ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    Amir went to see Andy Curran, a Zygote album producer and      ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    currently at SRO Management (formerly management for The Tea   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    Party). Amir suggested he was starting a new project with      ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    Mike and Ed and said Jeff was the perfect guy to complete the  ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    line-up. The rest, as they say, is history. ?It?s funny that   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    we all felt we were being asked as the last hold-out for the   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    band,? laughs Mike, looking back in hindsight.                 ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦                                                                   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    The band finally came together in 2008 when Edwin was three    ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    albums into a successful solo career; Mike was running The     ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    Pocket Studio, as well as playing with the band Fair Ground;   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    and Jeff, now an on-air host at CKUE The Rock in Windsor,      ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    Ontario, had the No. 1 midday show in his market, while still  ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    guesting on various drum sessions. Amir, the bass player and   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    songwriter in the popular jam band, Zygote, had returned from  ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    law school in Australia and was working in criminal defense.   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦                                                                   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    ?A couple of months into the project, I realized that we       ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    really did have something here,? says Edwin. ?I could          ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    identify elements of all four of our previous bands but they   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    were uniquely gelling to form a new sound. Whether it?s a      ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    subtle suggestion from the old bands or an obvious one, it     ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    worked and the combination sounded really good together. I     ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    guess I started getting excited then.?                         ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦                                                                   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    Interestingly, while Edwin, Mike and Jeff were all             ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    contributing songwriters in IME, OLP and TTP respectively, in  ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    Zygote Amir was the primary one. And that?s how this new band  ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    began. Amir, the one most excited and eager to make this work  ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    at the time, took some acoustic songs and ideas over to The    ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    Pocket. ?They all brought what they do and contributed to      ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    these songs to make them that much better,? Amir says.         ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦                                                                   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    ?He?s a super creative guy and a ton of fun to work with,?     ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    Mike says of Amir.                                             ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦                                                                   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    Jeff, who would drive in from Windsor for intense working      ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    weekends with the band, would see these ?shells of songs?      ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    turn into ?monsters,? he says. ?The ideas I had when heading   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    into the studio often changed so dramatically by the end of    ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    the day because guitars were being added, parts were being     ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    shifted, and choruses extended or shortened on the spot. I     ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    don?t think any of us has worked like that before. It was      ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    out-there.?                                                    ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦                                                                   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    ?As everybody brought their own two cents to it, it took a     ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    while for it to develop its identity,? Mike says. ?But every   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    band goes through that. Usually, you get that from rehearsals  ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    and jamming, but we did it in the studio which was a little    ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    bit strange, but it worked great.?                             ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦                                                                   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    Self-produced by Mike at The Pocket, Crash Karma is an         ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    all-out rock record with songs that are heavy, intricate,      ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    big, intense and melodic with a sound that can only result     ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    from the combination of these four guys with their respective  ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    history, chemistry and musical prowess.                        ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦                                                                   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    The first single ?Awake? is a psychedelic, other-worldly       ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    percussive rock trip into a higher consciousness; ?Fight? is   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    an aggressive accusatory punch-up about reflection and         ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    perseverance; the mercurial ?Next Life? hopes for a different  ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    outcome from the troubles of this life, while the acoustic     ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    ballad, ?Lost? (featuring guitarist Ian Thornley), is          ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    sentimental and tender. The insistent rocker, ?Man I Used To   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    Be,? is a reminder that the past only has value if you learn   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    from it.                                                       ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦                                                                   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    Crash Karma made its live debut in May 2009, playing Jeff?s    ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    annual 24-hour drum marathon charity event in Windsor. The     ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    set included songs from OLP and IME and gave the guys their    ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    first indication of how the band dynamic would work on stage.  ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦                                                                   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    ?I didn?t know what to expect,? says Jeff. ?Without any        ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    rehearsals or ever playing together, they joined me at the     ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    last half hour of the marathon and Ed was killin? it. He was   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    singing with enormous intensity, like he had on the record,    ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    but hearing him do it live with confidence boosted my energy.  ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    I was delirious after drumming for 23 hours straight, but got  ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    a huge second wind playing with these guys for the first       ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    time. The chemistry just felt right.?                          ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦                                                                   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    Crash Karma has ended up with a fantastic album that will      ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    easily join the ranks of releases from their previous bands    ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    of which they are still proud. Crashing karmically indeed,     ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    the four have running jokes now and a camaraderie that came    ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    not just from their musical connection, but friendship.        ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦                                                                   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    ?I enjoy hanging out with the guys,? says Ed. ?Our dynamic is  ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    really cool. There?s no bullshit, no pretention and no ego -   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    there?s a great energy. It?s not like work. I look forward to  ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    it. Most importantly, everyone is equal. There?s no one guy    ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    above anybody else.?                                           ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦                                                                   ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦    That?s a democracy and that?s Crash Karma.                     ¦¦¦¦¦¦
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