“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 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,” suggests Jones in a manner that implies the issues weren’t restricted to mere ‘musical differences.’ “It’s difficult for me to be honest about the reasons but in general terms, I think we reached a point with that line-up where it was fairly clear it wasn’t going to go any further. The writing had ground to a halt and it was just difficult to progress anything.
