Kentucky Fried Royalty

About

Kentucky Fried Royalty: a moniker as audacious as its auditory experiments. In the early 1990s, this Berlin-based label carved a niche within the sprawling labyrinth of experimental cassette culture. Over a concentrated burst of two years, it released sixteen tapes, each a sonic artifact etched with the DIY ethos of the era. The label's auditory tapestry interwove the various strands of underground aesthetics, using the cassette format as a sculptural medium, a testament to process-driven creativity. Central to this label's identity was Lord Litter, whose Tapedepartement Radioshow series functioned as both transmission and archive of this liminal period. "A Bad Case Of True Love" and "Lord Litter Presents Music From The Underground vol.1" are not merely compilations but assemblages, colliding eclectic sounds and ideas into a cohesive whole. Kentucky Fried Royalty thrived on collaboration, with releases like "Teilboltzer" by Zobel & Litter and the intriguing Ir Visa Tai, Kas Yra Grazu, Yra Grazu tape, each contributing to the label's interdisciplinary dialogue. The Berlin underground scene provided fertile ground for Kentucky Fried Royalty's operations, a city where avant-garde and experimental tendencies fused seamlessly into the local sonic milieu. The label's Audio News Radio Shows circulated the city's creative pulse to a wider audience, serving as newsletters of sound in an era that thrived on the tactile exchange of physical media. Kentucky Fried Royalty was a conduit, amplifying the voices of avant-garde artists from the shadows of the Berlin scene into the broader experimental network.