Press Release by: Jessica Zucker
Venue: Stores Nationwide (Nationwide)
8.14.07 - ARISAWKADORIA Chapter One
ari sawka doria
A new dye has been cast. Arisawkadoria, the newest discovery of groundbreaking label Wax Orchard – and the torch bearers of Electronic Improv, have released a debut album that at once exceeds its great expectation, and even the sum of it’s parts.
Gentleman and Samurai, each man represents a different force of nature. Featuring D n B icon Kevin ‘KJ’ Sawka on percussion, rising sun Ari Joshua Zucker on guitar & effects, and the West Coast’s premier Jazz Organist Joe Doria, Arisawkadoria ignites the upper atmosphere in a breathtaking, mind altering, post everything display of new school virtuosity & electronic improv. Simply stated, Arisawkadoria is one of the most exciting and visionary ensembles on this planet, and probably the next.
AriSawkadoria’s debut Chapter One pushes all of its envelopes wide open. The album unfolds through the smoking lens of DnB atmospherics and a cool filter of post jazz improvisation. From the timelessly warm, and lushly analog path on the ready for radio, “Open Road,” to the experimentation and technical virtuosity of tunes like “Turtle Beats The Hare” the record creates a striking journey. Chapter One is an instrumental voyage that speaks a thousand words on why Arisawkadoria can be so at home headlining a rock festival, a jazz club, and all night underground party, in parts or in the eternity of a single evening. As Turtle revels in a league of instrumental interplay that is unmatched in this century, tracks like “After Death Part II” simmer like long exposure photos of cars racing through a city at night.
kevin sawkaKevin 'KJ' Sawka, like a glitch in the matrix, every one of his performances and recordings, shatter the illusion of mankind's limitations behind a drum kit.
joe doria Joe Doria, is,the baddest B-3 play left of the Mississippi , and one of the last great ones standing. As if he had anything left to prove, his presence in ASD - illuminates his instruments brightest possible future.
ari zuckerAri 'Joshua' Zucker, the young lion, born in South Africa , is not even of this world. His compositions & improvisations of Tomorrow, are a nonpareil blend of technology & technique. His visions are in surround sound and come on like the cure to dreams unfulfilled, by engineers and music lovers alike.
Notes: Produced by the legendary Michael Shrieve. ASD appeared on American Idol Backing friend and collaborator Blake Lewis a projected audience of 70 million viewers in may of 2007. Collective collaborations include: Blake Lewis, Common Market, Reggie Watts, Robert Glasper, Amon Tobin, The Benevento/Russo Duo, Skerik, & others
‘…a multiplicity of styles with unmatched precision…the work featured here is marvelous.’ - Ali Guitierez Artifact Magazine
"KJ Sawka… Listening to him, you wonder, 'Is it live or digital? Human or sample?'" – The Stranger
‘Jungle jazz, space dub voodoo…A deathstar steamroller, with the added features hooked in and fully operational.’ – Trent Moorman, The Stranger
www.waxorchard.com
www.arisawkadoria.net
www.myspace.com/arisawkadoria
For more information: www.arisawkadoria.net/blog
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