Charlemagne Palestine
Experimental & noise band from Brooklyn · formed 1945
- ambient
- Avant-Garde
- drone
- experimental
- field recordings
- maximalism minimalist
- minimalism
- post-minimalism
- Shows on record
- 6
- Rooms played
- 6
- Cities
- 5
- Releases
- 35
- Last show
- Oct 29, 2025Blå
About
Charlemagne Palestine is a band from Brooklyn, formed in 1945, tagged ambient, Avant-Garde, drone by its sources. Shows on record run from 2005 to 2025, across 6 rooms in 5 cities.
- Charlemagne Palestine formed in 1945 — MusicBrainz
- Charlemagne Palestine is based in Brooklyn, BRU — MusicBrainz
- Charlemagne Palestine has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1974–2013 — MusicBrainz
- Charlemagne Palestine has 26618 listeners on Last.fm — Charlemagne Palestine on Last.fm
- Charlemagne Palestine has released 10 recordings between 2022 and 2026 — Charlemagne Palestine on Discogs
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
6 on record · SongkickShows per year
- 20051 show
- 20081 show
- 20101 show
- 20111 show
- 20121 show
- 20251 show
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2025 | Blå · OsloHeadlinerwith Oren Ambarchi, Daniel O'sullivan | Headliner | Oren Ambarchi, Daniel O'sullivan |
| Apr 3, 2012 | Cafe OTO · LondonHeadlinerwith Oren Ambarchi | Headliner | Oren Ambarchi |
| Jun 12, 2011 | Melbourne Town Hall · MelbourneSupportwith Tony Conrad, FaUST, Oren Ambarchi, +42 | Support | Tony Conrad, FaUST, Oren Ambarchi, +42 |
| Jan 28, 2010 | WMF · BerlinSupportwith Four Tet, Jacob Kirkegaard, Dan Deacon, +69 | Support | Four Tet, Jacob Kirkegaard, Dan Deacon, +69 |
| May 9, 2008 | Palazzo dei Congressi · RomeSupportwith Alexander Robotnick, Dissonanze, Booka Shade, +35 | Support | Alexander Robotnick, Dissonanze, Booka Shade, +35 |
| Mar 19, 2005 | Queen Elizabeth Hall - Southbank Centre · LondonSupportwith Matmos | Support | Matmos |
Where they play
6 rooms in 5 citiesRooms played most
- Blå · Oslo1 show
- Cafe OTO · London1 show
- Melbourne Town Hall · Melbourne1 show
- Palazzo dei Congressi · Rome1 show
- Queen Elizabeth Hall - Southbank Centre · London1 show
Cities played
- London2 shows
- Berlin1 show
- Melbourne1 show
- Oslo1 show
- Rome1 show
Releases
35 releases, 1974–2026The Organ Is The Worlds Greatest Syntesizer
2026
Kkkaaarrreeennniiinnnaaa
2026
Battling The Invisible
2025
415 Steppsss To DingggDonggg Paradise
2025
Beyondddddd The Notessssss
2025
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2023
God Bear Archives 1
2023
God Bear Archives II
2023
Liquiddd Changesss
2022
ਚੈਨਲKAANALचैनलRÁÐעָרוּץ
2022
Rubhitbangklanghear Rubhitbangklangear
2013 · Album
Day of the Demons
2012 · Album
Two Electronic Sonorities
2012 · Album
Strumming Music for Piano, Harpsichord and Strings Ensemble
2010 · Album
It Ain't Necessarily So
2009 · Album
From Etudes to Cataclysms
2008 · Album
Sharing a Sonority
2008 · Album
Voice Studies
2008 · Album
The Apocalypse Will Blossom
2007 · Album
An Aural Symbiotic Mystery
2006 · Album
Tensions
2006 · Album
The Golden Mean
2006 · Album
Gantse Mishpuchah
2004 · Album
In Mid-Air
2003 · Album
Maximin
2002 · Album
Charlemagne at Sonnabend
2001 · Album
Music for Big Ears
2001 · Album
Alloy (Golden 1)
2000 · Album
Continuous Sound Forms
2000 · Album
Karenina
2000 · Album
Jamaica Heinekens in Brooklyn
1999 · Album
Schlingen-Blängen
1999 · Album
Godbear
1998 · Album
Four Manifestations on Six Elements
1974 · Album
Strumming Music
1974 · Album
Lineup
No current lineup on record.
Airplay
No airplay on record.
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Charlemagne Palestine on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Charlemagne Palestine on Discogs | Artist facts |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikidata | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.