Khan composed and played all the music on No Comprendo, then invited a host of vocalists to come up with vocal melodies and lyrics. Some of the singers Khan already knew, others were people he admired for some time. Khan actually was able to get his entire “wish list” (save for Fred Schneider, with whom he recorded but whose label prohibits side projects). [...]

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04/26/02 — There’s no such thing as “down time” in Khan’s world
“...just came back to NYC from a festival in Mexico City. it was my biggest visa nightmare so far. After waiting for 2 weeks in Frankfurt/Germany and going to the Mexican embassy every day to find out that it didn’t arrive I flew to NYC. Here, I recieved a phone call from the promoter of the Technogeist Festival that I have to come as the main act of the night. I went to the airport with only a fax stating I was invited and got on the plane. on my way to d.f. I thought ‘i’m flying directly into jail.’ i’ve been to jail in mexico before and was not planing on repeating that experience ever again, but I was very intrigued by the money and I just love mexico, so I arrived to be greeted by a busty sexy lady who charmed a mexican immigration officer into letting me into the country.

i pretty much went straight from the airport onto stage. strange feeling that was.....

...i’m off on our states tour with Kid Congo, playing 5 shows with Nick Cave, plus some more by ourselves in the states and canada if they let me in. I still don’t have my visa for canada. (editor’s note: dear Mountie authorities, he’s just kidding!)

Playhouse just recieved the test pressings of "Say Good Bye" remixes by Isolee and losoul. I have a copy and have to admit, they are absolutley fantastic. Isolee’s mix is a body and soul psychedelic house mix that sounds like the dj is spinning in your head. the losoul mix, "She’s Homeless", (does he mean Julee?) is very German minimal funky house. The original and lenni ship version are included on the 12".

I will be hosting a musical in geneva this fall and will move to washington d.c. in november. I need some go-go action.”

03/07/02 — Khan — Not disturbed by Arab Strap ripping off his phone sex idea
He’s a bigger man than that. The upcoming Khan CD ‘No Comprendo’ (means “I got it” in Dutch) features guest contributions from a cavalcade of stars including Kid Congo Powers, Jon Spencer, Andre Williams, Diamanda Galas and Julee Cruise. But no star in the galaxy burns hotter or brighter than Khan himself. If you don’t believe me, you should see the phone bill.





08/04/00 — We wanted to say “pass the butter,” but what slipped out was “when is your fucking record going to be finished?”
Khan reports: “I started mixing my new album here in Berlin with Jammin Unit from Air Liquide. After recording the playbacks in April and May here in Berlin I went back to NY to record several singers now I’m putting this together. First song I did is the song Julee Cruise did which is a very crazy romantic up tempo ballad. Than I did a song with Chicago legend Andre Williams and an NYC harmonica player. It kinda sounds like Canned Heat on acid. Right now I started mixing the track I did with Jon Spencer. I will record Francoise Cactus of Stereo Total next week with 2 tracks and mix afterwards.”

OK, that sounds good. We didn’t have to be so rude.

02/10/00 — OK, here we go with the no fun patrol. Our plans to feature a Quicktime video of a live human sacrifice on this site once a week have hit a snag. Since a court order was put into place, we can no longer kill anyone. So you'll have make yourself happy with the next best thing -- MP3's of new and upcoming Matador releases. Cube 40 (aka Khan)'s "10,9,8,7, Launched" from the Passport CD/LP is available now. Starting next week, we'll have new MP3's from Mary Timony, Non Phixion and Console.

01/21/00 — To commemorate the release of the new Khan compilation, 'Passport,' the hardest working man in show business (that's Khan we're talking about, not Fred Durst) will be making 2 live appearances this week. Khan Sings Live & Bedroom Productions will be at Thursday Jan. 20th, 8PM @ Thread Waxing Space (476 Broadway, 2nd Floor, NYC, NY 10013) for the opening of "The Virus has been Spread" (a video & art exhibition by Philipp Virus of DHR) this Thursday, January 20. If the Threadwaxing Space makes you sick (or you just can't make it), Khan will be doing his thing (singing, that is) at Greene Naftali Gallery (526 W 26th St., NYC, NY 10001) for the opening of "All the Best Names are Taken" a photography by Daniela Rossell. But to paraphrase our friend Springa, how many art galleries can you take? Quite a few, actually, but we're not forgetting about the pleasures of a loud evening inside. "Karakoe Remixes, Pt. 1" is a promo-only 12" of karaoke versions of material from the 'Passport' album, and features contributions from Solex, Julee Cruise, Tara DeLong and more. Beautiful people will be getting their copies free in the mail; attractive, but not quite as beautiful people can get 'em at selected shops with the purchase of 'Passport.' Either that, or try E-bay. [...]