Sensory Effect, Wax Orchard and Interface Booking present
KJ SAWKA CD Release party!!!!!!!!!!
featuring
KJ SAWKA
M.O.
CHRISTA WELLS
B-SHORTY
ELECTROSECT
...and more
Saturday Oct. 1 2005
CHOP SUEY---- 1325 e. Madison-Seattle WA
$7
9p doors
21+
a little about the performers.......
KJ SAWKA (interface, wax orchard-SEA)
are Seattle's answer to Roni Size's Reprazent... but our guy brings the helter-skelter drum 'n' bass liver than the more renowned Brit. Sticksman Kevin Sawka, has been raising pulse rates, body temperatures, and libidos at full tilt for the last year or so.. If anybody's gonna put Roland drum machines out of business, it's the Squarepusher-esque Mr. Sawka, with an amazing display of frenetic beats and dexterous live drumming.Tonight, Kevin will celebrate the release of his long awaited debut release "Synchronized Decompression"
M.O. (tekgnosis-SEA)
A native of the Virgin Islands, Maurice "m.O." Jackson moved to California and discovered electronic music through bands like Skinny Puppy and Depeche Mode, which led to him join Bay Area combos Nerve Factor and Deathline International. After moving to Seattle in 2002, m.O. hooked up with v-drum specialist Ryan Bird to form Tekgnosis; both are also part of Numeriklab. m.O. won Seattle's 2005 Laptop Battle not very long after purchasing his first PowerBook
CHRISTA WELLS (loveslap,trickdeck,kj sawka-SEA)
is an accomplished vocalist living in Seattle. Her style is is a mixture of soulful R&B, sultry jazz, and rocksteady rythm. Her energetic style conveys a confidence and understanding of what can make a party move, while staying inteligent and unpretensious. Christa has worker with such notable artists as Afghan Whigs, Trick Deck, LoveSlap, and most recently, collaborating with Kevin Sawka in his project KJ Sawka.
B-SHORTY
is a one man band, creating amazing sonic landscapes with his voice and a bunch of effects and phrase sampler. Mixing middle- eastern like drones and a strong hip-hop sensibility, his music will apeal to fans of DJ Shadow, Krush and Ninja Tune releases.
ELECTROSECT (sensory effect-SEA)
Head of one of Seattle's most adventurous promotion/multimedia companies, Sensory Effect, Electrosect is also a resident performer at the excellent Oscillate weekly. There and elsewhere, Electrosect (Portland transplant Patrick Haenelt) busts out gritty dub, hiphop, and electro compositions on distinctive-looking outboard gear. He may not use a PowerBook, but Electrosect definitely brings a rawer element to live performance. Portland's loss is Seattle's gain
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