Ed Muzik - Synths, Bass, Drums, Programming, Arranging, Vocals, Grunting
Influences
New Order, A Flock of Seagulls, The Shocking Pinks, LCD Soundsystem and the rest of the DFA crew, Dick Johnson, Daft Punk, Michael Jackson, The Brockville Country Club, Dr Hitchcock, The Strokes, Justice, Justin, The Knife, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Prince, Gang of Four, DFA1979
Sounds Like
ED MUZIK - THE MICROARRAY EP (2006)
Available at shows for $10, or at Galaxy Records!
Ed Muzik = 2n x 4m + 1, where;
n is equal to talent,
m is equal to the number of keyboards and
1 is equal to 1
While part of Christchurch’s vibrant indie-electro scene, Ed Muzik’s musical influences lie more with international artists such as Cansei de Ser Sexy, LCD Soundsystem and the Knife. His lyrical content and delivery, however, are all his own.
Ed Muzik’s debut EP, Microarray, was self-released last August. Featuring six tracks dragged out over almost half an hour, Ed Muzik deals with party pills (“BZP”), meaningless consumerism (“Click Wheel”), stalking schoolgirls (“Girlz Skool”), as well as self-aggrandisement (the rest of the tracks). All the songs have one ear on the dance floor, with the other at the bar, trying out witless pick-up lines on the unsuspecting lady folk. A long-playing follow-up is in the works, featuring songs that look at the changing nature and myspace-ification of the music industry, but end up finding that the age-old core values of ego, bluster and pretence are still as important as ever.
In less than a year, Ed Muzik has moved his live show from the bedroom to the living room to the bar room, honing his skills by playing gigs all round town with the likes of Charlie Ash, Frase+Bri, the Shocking Pinks and Bang! Bang! Eche!, as well as mixing up a storm in cahoots with the Mixtape Connection’s Dr Hitchcock. Don’t miss out on the party when the Ed Muzik mobile disco rolls into your hood…
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Yes! Yes! It’s Queens birthday weekend! God Save The Queen! Victorian themed with lots of art, pomp, and queen stuff that you won't know about till you get there!
Bang!Bang!Eche!: (CHCH)
“They’ll win you with funk baselines (seemingly the only constant), disco beats and catch hooks, and while you’re dancing they’ll be dropping in hypnotic synth lines, no-wave discord, smart and seemingly off-the-cut lyrics like they’ve been doing it since they were four years old or something. Its enough to make you dizzy, and you’re not the only ones: the judges of RDU’s RounDUp competition awarded Bang!Bang!Eche! first place, UK mp3 bloggers www. thisisfakediy. co. uk named them on their “Best of Myspace” list, and they rewire amongst the highlights of a sublime Camp A Low Hum in February.” - Dan Trevarthen –REAL GROOVE
PLUS DJs
A.D.A.M Oscar Nutt Ice Coles Babes! Babes! Babes!
Only $10 on the door. Drink specials: $5 Stellas, $5 Vodka's and $8 Redbull and Vodkas. Plus themed stuff At 420 bar, 373 k'road
Haha heeellz yeah mad keen on a gig. Yeah man levels are hard! I'm sure we will manage better next time. By the way. You didn't see an extra synth stand flaoting around after the gig did you? We are one short.
MC Joe 90's lives in auckland at the moment, that's why we don't completely pwn the scene right now. cos we would. we'd be mayor. MC Samuel is in wellington that weekend, lending his IRONFIST to the bureaucrats. sorry bro, it would've been a heavenly lineup.
fuck yes. our house is a party, come and party with us. and while i'm sure you're not stupid enough to have neglected to organise sleeping arrangements, remember you're always welcome chez capable caitlin. giv uz a txt 0272177725
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"Sohomo feels like a particularly cool Grey Lynn house party that you've been lucky enough to gatecrash" - SUNDAY STAR TIMES 23/12/07
17th of April. At 373 K road. Doors open 9:30pm
SoArt????
Featuring a showing of...
----------------------- Richard Orjis' selected works -----------------------
Plus DJs Andrew Tidball A.D.A.M Babes! Babes! Babes!
More info:
Richard Orjis:
“When Orjis is behind closed doors, a fly-on the wall catches a glimpse not of some caped crusader, but the dangerous alluring world or his art. It’s just as homoerotic as the tightly packaged Man Of Steel, but far more subversive: a recent video of his featured a naked man doing press-ups while slowly being buried in mud laced with gold. “ –Harry McNaughton, NO magazine (March)
Andrew Tidball: An icon of the Auckland indie scene. Andrew runs Cheese on Toast: www. cheeseontoast. co. nz. He also as co-organizes and plays at Quay street social club and the Eavesdrop listing parties.
A.D.A.M: Sohomo's main resident. He's a BFM radio DJ Slut. Associated with Blah Blah Blah DJs, Verona and Fleet FM. He runs gigs all over the show and has various aliases such as Vicious Travolta, Garcon, or A I Bright. His tracks make everything go off like its 2010!
And
Babes! Babes! Babes! : We all know this Cat from his melodic outrageous soulful humming at the Kroad Lim Chour supermarket. And now that great mystic unveils what’s really going on that head, with his favourite tunes. Particularly the ones heard in the avocado section. And yes they’re in season!
Drink Specials: $5 Stellas, $5 Vodkas, $8 Vodka & Redbull + Free goodies at the door. And chalked art stuff. The usual $5 on the door
