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Saturday: Strangelights Record Release Show @ Kitty Cat Klub

Download: Strangelights - "Zombie's Boots

Strangelights are the latest edition to Minneapolis' burgeoning and fertile psychedelic music scene, and its comprised of some of its best veterans. "Zombie Boots", one track from the EP Evius, which is being celebrated on Saturday, sounds not unlike Oasis around the time period they were wondering if living forever was a possibility. Of course, this being a band with members of First Communion Afterparty, there are the usual nods to the Brian Jonestown Massacre and Spiritualized. With songs that expand sonic consciousness by way of drones and reverb-y vocals, Strangelights demonstrate why they are another solid addition to a very promising scene.

Strangelights MySpace Page

Labels: Kitty Cat Klub, Strangelights

Saturday: Dissociate, Bella Koshka @ Kitty Cat Klub

Download: Bella Koshka - "Fiction"

An eclectic array of local talent shines Saturday night at the Kitty Cat Klub. First, electronic artist Dissociate, who creates a weave of sounds using various genre reference points--including IDM, trance, and trip-hop. The nom de bleep of Jonathan Ford, Dissociate put out a self-released record this year. Each song is constructed and arranged in real-time from multiple sound sources and looping sequences, so expect an unpredictable set.

Also playing will be Bella Koshka, whose lush, romantic music recalls the best of the 4AD label's output in the 1980s. Rounding up the bill is Japhelt Ba, a chapman stick player from Lakeville who also composes by using loops. Check out video of Ba playing the chapman below.

Dissociate MySpace Page
Bella Koshka MySpace Page
Japhlet Ba MySpace Page