OCTOBER 31 / 9:00PM
21+ / $10 (or $7 w/costume)

Nectar & Sensory Effect Present An All Hallows Eve Party with:

Freezepop

Solvent

• novaTRON
• Electrosect

FREEZEPOP

Freezepop is an indie synthpop/New Wave band composed of Liz Enthusiasm, the Duke of Pannekoeken (originally the Duke of Candied Apples, as well as the Duke of Belgian Waffles, both pseudonyms of Kasson Crooker), and the Other Sean T. Drinkwater (who claims to be a clone of the "original" Sean T. Drinkwater). They formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1999. They have gained a number of fans through their work in video games, and several of their songs can be found on titles such as FreQuency, Amplitude, Karaoke Revolution, Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II, Flash Flash Revolution, and Downhill Domination, along with one of the North American entries in the Dance Dance Revolution series. Many of these games were developed by Harmonix, a company for which Kasson Crooker is the Audio Director. Originally, their music was entirely composed on a small portable MIDI sequencer, a Yamaha QY-70, which has often been mistaken for a Game Boy. On more recent albums, they have expanded their toolkit due to a lack of variety in the sounds the QY-70 provided, but it still remains an important part of the composing process. In addition to Freezepop, Kasson, who had previously been in fellow Boston band Splashdown, still records as a solo artist under the moniker Symbion Project. Sean is also a member of the bands Lifestyle and Karacter, and worked with the band Polystar on their debut album. Liz Enthusiasm appears on the song "Boom Box Chic" by Los Angeles based Le Mans Electro.

SOLVENT

Solvent, born Jason Amm in Zimbabwe, and currently residing in Toronto, Canada, has been releasing his unique brand of analogue-synthesizer-pop music since 1997. Best known for his releases on Morr Music (2001's Solvent City) and Ghostly International (2004's Apples & Synthesizers, 2005's Elevators & Oscillators), Solvent is also co-founder of the obscure, yet influential electro(nica) label, Suction Records. Solvent has created his own unique version of electro: too elegant and sincere for the electroclash set, too complex and contemporary to sound like it was recorded in 1981, and too seeped in the time-honored traditions of melody, songwriting and hands-on synthesis to be lost in the overcrowded world of laptop techno. Solvent is widely regarded in the underground electronica community as being at the forefront of electro-pop's return to form. Although Solvent has always had a strong affinity with pop music, his music has also garnered play and attention from techno/dance DJs, with tracks licensed to several high-profile DJ Mix CDs, including Sven Vath's "Sound of the 5th Season", Dr.Lektroluv's "Lektroluv 5", and Death in Vegas' "FabricLive 23". Solvent has also been commissioned to remix several well-known artists, including Soft Cell (his all-time favorite band!), Alter Ego, and ADULT.. Having toured live extensively in Europe and North America since 2004, Solvent has shared the stage with Matthew Dear, MSTRKRFT, Junior Boys, ADULT., Ectomorph, Bola, Legowelt, and many others. Solvent will be touring throughout late-2007, opening for VNV Nation in September/October, and then with Freezepop in November. To accompany the tours, and to commemorate Solvent’s 10-year anniversary, Ghostly will be releasing a special 2-cd ‘best-of’ compilation, titled “Demonstration Tape (1997-2007)”. Solvent is currently busy working on new material; his 5th full-length is scheduled for release on Ghostly in 2008.

LINKS

• Freezepop on MySpace
• Solvent on Myspace

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