1.Intro
2.Sound of Drums
3.Hey Dude
4.Out on the Highway
5.Second Sight
6.Jerry Was There
7.Die for Love
8.Into the Deep
9.Kick out the Jam (MC5 cover)
10.Mystical Machine Gun
11.Shower Your Love
12.Temple of Everlasting Light
13. 303
14.Dr Kitt
15.Melody Day (Caribou cover)
16.Hurricane Season
17.Tattva
18.Hush
19.True Love Will Find You in the End (Daniel Johnston cover)
12.Song of Love/Narayana 
21.Great Dictator 
22.Govinda

17th Jan, 2008 Kula Shaker - Shibuya AX, Tokyo, Japan

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1. Revenge of the King
2. Dictator of the Free World
3. Troubadour
4. 6ft Down

Musicians:
Crispian Mills - Guitar, Lead Vocals
Alonza Bevan - Bass, Vocals
Paul Winter Hart - Drums

Revenge of the king is a solid new release from a band that split too early in their career. Its good to have them back once again. The album has an anti-bush undercurrent flowing throughout the album. The only song that truly reminds of "vintage" kula shaker is Troubador which is a fantastic song. Musically the quartet has expanded their sound from the pschedelic trimmings of previous offerings but don't worry their is plenty of organ to keep fans satisifed.

The title track Revenge of The King starts with the classic shaker swagger and defintely proves they are back witha vengence. Dictator of the free world is more interesting lyrically than musically but the chorus is a not so subtle jab at the commander in chief. Troubador my personal favorite track off of the e.p. Is a pleasing mix of dylan and beatles and is a true highlight in the groups entire cataloge.six feet down is the albums biggest departure for the group sounding more like soundgarden than the doors. Imagine sound garden with a bizzare gospel twist. All in all Revenge of The King is a fantastic release that should not be over looked. The forthcoming full length album "Strangefolk" will be a great change for the current diluted musical landscape. Kula Shaker reigns once again. --- sharpsun, amazon.com

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1.    «Great Hosannah» (Crispian Mills) (6:07)
2.    «Mystical Machine Gun» (Crispian Mills, Kula Shaker) (5:41)
3.    «S.O.S.» (Crispian Mills, Kula Shaker) (2:54)
4.    «Radhe Radhe» (traditional, arranged by Crispian Mills, Gouri Choudhury) (2:49)
5.    «I’m Still Here» (Crispian Mills) (1:31)
6.    «Shower Your Love» (Crispian Mills) (3:40)
7.    «108 Battles (of the Mind)» (Crispian Mills, Alonza Bevan) (3:15)		play
8.    «Sound of Drums» (Crispian Mills, Kula Shaker) (4:27)
9.    «Timeworm» (Crispian Mills, Alonza Bevan) (4:02)
10.   «Last Farewell» (Crispian Mills, Kula Shaker) (2:46)		play
11.   «Golden Avatar» (Crispian Mills, Kula Shaker) (4:29)
12.   «Namami Nanda-Nandana» [aka «Nanda-nandanāṣṭakaḿ»] (traditional) (12:31)
13.   «Stotra» [hidden track] (0:04)

Musicians:
Crispian Mills (vocals, guitar); 
Jay Darlington (organ); 
Alonza Bevan (bass); 
Paul Winterhart (drums).

Fame was not kind to Kula Shaker, largely because Crispian Mills could not keep his mouth shut. Speaking like the child of privilege he is, Mills alienated a fair segment of the British pop audience and music press with presumptuous, misguided comments about mysticism and spirituality, as well as a general arrogance. A mere eight months after the release of their debut, K, Kula Shaker was dreadfully overexposed and the group's hippy-dippy neo-psychedelicism and rock classicism were falling out of favor, leaving them with little choice but to retreat to work on their second record. It wasn't quite as easy as that. After rejecting their original producer, John Leckie, and George Drakoulias, they brought Bob Ezrin aboard and began a lengthy recording process. By the time their second record, Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts, was released in the spring of 1999, it had been two-and-a-half years since K appeared in stores -- enough time to regulate the group to footnote status for many observers. You wouldn't know that from the grand, theatrical sound of Peasants, however. The record comes on as a blockbuster, deluging the listener with layers of psychedelic effects, swirling guitars, appropriated chants, Indian instruments, Deep Purple jams, Beatles references, and mystical babble. On a purely sonic level, it's easy to admire what Kula Shaker achieve. They have no shame in recreating the summer of love in a '90s studio and, with Ezrin's help, they've created some enticing, sugary Technicolor treats. The problem is, the high fades away pretty quickly, leaving very little of substance behind. As a songwriter, Mills, for all his portentous posturing, doesn't have a whole lot to say and he doesn't really know how to say it. Only a handful of songs -- "Shower Your Love," "108 Battles" -- are memorable outside of their sonic trappings, which leaves Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts in pretty much the same position as K. It's the kind of record that sounds pretty impressive as it plays, but makes almost no lasting impression. --- Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic.com

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