Friday September 26th
DECIBEL: SENSORY EFFECT SHOWCASE
Presented by Sensory Effect
Novatron (Seattle) : Live - w/ WD40
Camino Acid (Portland) : Live
ndCv (Seattle) : Live
Lucy Bland (Seattle) : Live
DJ Skyler (Seattle) : DJ
@ Hengst Studios-1506 Franklin Ave. E.
$10 presale / $12 at the door
Doors open @ 8pm / 21+
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NOVATRON
Live (Seattle)
The sonic wizard that exists on this Earth as novaTRON is a designer of musical experience that defies all categorization. An animal like no other, novaTRON creates completely original beats that are improvised on the fly on the Tron Box, a self-constructed constellation of audio hardware that includes KORG’s EMX, ESX x2, KP3, KP2, Koassilator, and a Roland SP404. The music born from the marriage of the mind of a mad scientist and the Tron Box is a unique symphony of breakbeats, a reality twisted into a science of experimentation that combines to form an aural experience that can only be lived in the present. NovaTRON’s organic live sets capture the ephemeral nature of art and existence and strap it down with a thick layer of bass before letting it go on it’s way out to the world and into your body. His beats take you on a trip through multiple realms of reality with a professor of phunk at the helm; his music is created of the dance floor, by the
dance floor, and for the dance floor. NovaTRON is a master of the moment who continues to push the limits of electronica with each and every new set.
CAMINO ACID
Live (Portland)
Camino Acid is the moniker of the Portland electro-techno duo Señor Frio and SciFiSol who regularly stir up hearts on dance floors up and down the West Coast. The roots of Señor Frio’s style incorporates the elements of downtempo, house, IDM and techno; his gigs at Holocene, KPSU, Noir, Smart Bar in Chicago, and The Chapel in Seattle have honed his skills engaging the listener with his particular brand of techno-eroticism while gaining supreme knowledge in rocking the dance floor. SciFiSoul currently produces her own unique style of electronica fueled by techno and IDM rhythms while floating on ambient, emotional overtones, featuring her vocals hauntingly interlaced throughout. The two musician’s talents combine as the duo Camino Acid and leave no doubt that the mélange is a match made in electronic music heaven.
NDCV
DJ (Seattle)
[Basskamp]
Andy Seaver grew up in the state of Maine, on the eastern coast of the United States. He studied music at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, and finally moved out to Seattle, Washington, to explore his West Coast intuitions.His approach is to create electronic music through the manipulation of recorded noises. Although this "musique-concrete" approach to production is certainly nothing new, Andy finds it exciting to disguise ordinary sounds through, primarily, combination filtering and pitch distortion. The low diesel drone of an idling truck can become the pulsing pad of harmony. In addition to releasing his last album, Foundation, in 2007, he also produced the score to the lauded film Police Beat.
LUCY BLAND
DJ (Seattle)
Hailing from the rain capital of the country, Seattle, Washington, Lucy Bland lets the rain inspire their music rather than drown them out. Channeling those long winters and rainy days into each opus, Lucy Bland combines delicate drops of sound into a deluge that is indie, folk, and electronic all at once. The experience begins with Cat Biell's vocals, quietly outlining images of the sea, the sky and everything in between. Then comes the rich, lyrical melodies from violinist Katie Mosehauer. Next are hints of spare bluesy jams and '60's sci-fi soundtracks from multi-instrumentalist Tim Stedman. Electronic beats emerge from a table roofed with knobs, wires and blinking lights, and Todd Wallar marshals the song to shape. Drops of steel guitar and accordion suggest the coming brilliance, and a mood materializes. Quiet and clear, tantalizing and powerful--the sound is unmistakable. It fills the hall and drifts into the street.
DJ SKYLER
DJ (Seattle)
[Bio coming soon!]