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Late Night SCI Party

Presented by 12th and Porter at 12th and Porter

November 28, 2011

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Show will promptly start 30 min after the String Cheese Incident show ends. Presales will go on sale for $5 on Monday through Friday for a limited allotment of tickets; $10 at the door

HEADSTASH
(Live electronic Trio, Lexington KY)

Recognized for their ever-evolving live sets, Headstash merges the continuous mixing style of a DJ with the exhilarating unpredictability of an improvisationally-based live band. Under the umbrella of Improvisation, each Headstash show is deeply determined by the degree of rebounding and reciprocating energy generated by the audience - which the band invariably captures, channels, and then redirects - strongly influencing the band's musical explorations throughout any given segue. From Deep Space Disco-Funk to Smooth Acid Jazz, Progressive House to Trip-Hop and Dub, or DnB to dark, dirty, high-octane Trance, Headstash's eclectic beats provides a sound for even the most discerning ears.

Their electrifying music envelopes listeners with warm analog synthesizers and the screaming Moog leads over acidic arpeggios produced, manipulated, and looped on-the-fly, backed by dynamic counterpoint and textured poly-rhythms that only a live drummer and bassist can provide. Additional loop sequencer software is incorporated to build layers of improvisation that segue their incomparable compositions, adding another dimension.

This concise formula is turning heads and has earned the group performances at The Disco Biscuit's 10th Annual Camp Bisco, Papadosio's Rootwir

EUMATIK
(Live electronic Trio, Muncie, IN)

Eumatik is a living, trance-inducing, funk-blasting, dance mechanism that stimulates the mind by being harmonically innovative and experimental, yet easily accessible in the conventions of modern electronica. What makes their approach to music so interesting is their ability to allure the listener with catchy hooks, slowly lead them outside their accustomed musical boundaries by means of developin...g harmony, and finally bring them back within a single composition. This is accomplished by fusing a diverse variety of musical techniques that range from jazz theory to 18th century counterpoint. Although their music is thoroughly composed, it contains lengthy sections of improvisation that make every live show unique. Eumatik brings elements of hip hop, funk, trance, jazz, dubstep and disco into ideas that reorder the perception of its own genre-based facade by tastefully covering an incredibly large range of musical concepts. Another important aspect that contributes to their thumb-print sound is their mix of vintage keyboards with ultra-modern sound design and synthesis.

As much of their time off-stage is spent organizing and maintaining a focused outlook on each composition, Eumatik is constantly looking for fresh and innovative ways to use music technology as a tool for improvisation. When they're on-stage, they strive to keep the crowd dancing while making sure everything is melodically and harmonically interesting at the same time. While performing, the overall form and direction is controlled by Josh Lockwood, who utilizes Abelton Live along with an Akai MPK and APC. Jazz pianist, Ashton Kleemann, is constantly playing signature parts on various keyboards along with a MIDI-keyboard that Josh runs Ableton effects through. This MIDI-keyboard directly interacts with what is being played live to create a bizarre and unique atmosphere of band member communication. Mix in the organic sounds of their live drummer, Derek Shelton, and you hear the UFO-summoning, twist-bopping, trance-inducing, disco-fever-catching sounds that are Eumatik.