Born: December 5, 1956, Reading, Berkshire, England

Karl Blake began creating music in the 1970's in his hometown of Reading, England. In 1973, he started playing and singing principally as a result of reading the poetry of William Blake "from a sort of twisted filial interest only" and hearing Black Sabbath, then took on board such influences as Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Faust, King Crimson and Roxy Music, etc. He then went on to contributing vocals, guitar, bass and drums to such bands as Kneeswand, Orange Jelly Baby And The Six White Chocolate Mice, Sedusa, Chrome Toad, and Maggots. None of these outfits produced much more than rehearsals and jam sessions. However, in April of 1978 Lemon Kittens was formed, and Karl’s career in music began.
In 1988, Karl teamed up with Sol Invictus, a project he still takes part in today. He started off contributing bass to a lot of material, such as "In The Jaws Of The Serpent" LP. The trend continued into 1990 with the LPs "Trees In Winter," "Lex Tallionis" and "Sol Veritas Lux," which were released on Tursa. David Tibet introduced Tony Wakeford to Karl. They teamed up for Karl’s new project British Racing Green, which produced an album’s worth of material that has never seen the light of day. That year also saw Karl join hands with Left Hand Right Hand.