Karma Noir

Karma Noir is an Israeli rock band, formed at the end of 2006 in Tel Aviv. The band's music style could be described as a combination of gothic rock and rapcore, with electronic and oriental influences. The bands started working on material for an album on late 2006, together with co-writers Iris Weismann and Avi Shabat. The plan was to go for a melodic rock and rapcore group.It wasn't until Kathy's arrival on 2007, that the music started taking its current sound. Kathy who studies opera at the Israeli Music Academy was dying to sing rock, and so the band's gothic, or rather, operatic influence was etched. The second pivotal band member is Raz Klinghoffer, who was the original founder of the project that later Karma Noir. With his background in sound and production and a vision he was the one who sculpted the band's sound together with singer Kathy Ben-Harush. About the time Kathy came onboard, the band's MC Dror Shem-Tov (AKA Headwound) joined too, bringing along his kewl attitude and his newfound rapping ability. Along with Raz's brother, Nizan Klinghoffer, all songs were written and produced during 2006/7. The entire album was produced,recorded and mixed in Nyquist Studio, near Tel Aviv, by Raz Klinghoffer. The band's debut album "Sick In My Way" is available on the internet on www.myspace.com/karmanoirband. The band is currently unsigned and is in search of a major record label to take them under its wing.