Karl Blau

Career Blau grew up on Samish Island, Washington, a peninsula across the bay from Anacortes (where he later came to be based). His solo career began in 1996 with the release of the cassettes Doin' Things the Way They Happen and Blue Nomad on Knw-Yr-Own Records. Shell Collection came out the next year. The Microphones' album, It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water, also has a song titled "Karl Blau".

Discography

LPs Doin' Things the Way They Happen (Knw-Yr-Own 1996) Blue Nomad (Knw-Yr-Own 1996) Shell Collection (Knw-Yr-Own 1997) A Second Culling (Knw-Yr-Own 1999) Clothes Your I's (Knw-Yr-Own 2001) Beneath Waves (K Records 2006) Dance Positive (Marriage Records 2007) AM (Whistler 2008) Nature's Got Away (K Records 2008) Zebra (K Records 2009) Introducing Karl Blau (Raven Marching Band/Bella Union 2016) Out Her Space (Bella Union 2017) Scream Time (Self-released 2022) Vultures of Love (Otherly Love 2024)

Singles "Slow Down Joe" b/w "Lake King's Daughter" (K Records/OnPurpose Records 2006) "That's How I Got To Memphis" b/w "Forest" (collaboration with Mount Analog) (K Records)

Kelp Lunacy Advanced Plagiarism Society series Kelp Lunacy Advanced Plagiarism Society (KLAPS, formerly Kelp! Monthly) was Blau's "monthly (sometimes) music service" that had released a series of records.

Dark, Magic Sea The Coconutcracker Turning Tutu, Turning Leaves Dunkel Blau Purple Heart Deep Sandwich Remember Tomorrow Lore of Ears Dubble Dooty Booty Trust in Sirens It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water Welsh Phantoms and Other Ghosts of Western Europe Sea/Saw Stereoearrings If I Knew Zen What I Know Now AM Sing Together/Lonely Under the Covers Beer & Chai Flotsam & Jetsam Let It All Out Sigh Lens Bread-n-Grease Trunkal Howl LAKE Free The Bird Dance Positive Good Lovin' County In Return From Ghost Country Baby Nettles 96 Questions For Moon Songles