Leafblower
Rock/Paper/Scissors
Fulcrum
LEAFBLOWER was borne of cynical comments toward the snobbery of ambient and electronic music. In 2002, Janic Castagner and Mark DeCheser reunited, this time without traditional musical instruments and instead using PCs, old MIDI controllers, and software. The objective – to create the most self-indulgent glitch and ambient sounds with as few audio cables as possible. The music is created through the use of softsynths, self-generated samples & sounds, found sounds, and absorptions from the world around them. Their collaboration has led them to live performances in Philadelphia and NJ, and more recently to incorporate all sorts of various video visualizations to accompany their live performances. Of all things, Leafblower strives for a unique production sound, using their eclectic tastes and unconventional approach to add nuance to their music.
ROCK/PAPER/SCISSORS: Noise from toys. West Philly's favorite MattelFisherPriceHasbrotronica trio. First show in 2 years!
FULCRUM: Live electronic artist from the NYC area residing in the Harrisburg, PA area whose music covers practically all of the electronic music genres - electro, techno, dance, drum and bass, ghettotech, hardcoretech, IDM, glitch, illbient, industrial, EBM, trance, experimental, freestyle, house, hip-hop, trip-hop, rave, trance, ambient, breakbeat, minimal, loops, noise, downtempo, broken beat, synthpop, new wave, etc.
Having spent many years yearning to pursue a lifetime passion, circumstances in life have enabled Ajax Beatphreaker to pursue that passion - electronic-based music. From ABC to YMO. Everything is based in rhythms of life. Pulses. Codes. Numbers. Time.
Electronic music and sound experimentation has always been a fascination to Ajax Beatphreaker. It was something which has intrigued him like nothing else. From hearing the strange, haunting rendition of Jimi Hendrix's version of "The Star-Spangled Banner", with its other-worldly sounds and effects "...inspired me to make music in any manner or form. I'm not a DJ, but the way that my music is performed it is like a DJ in the aspect that I can change and combine different beats or textures as I see fit." Having grown up in the formative years of new wave, electro-pop, disco, and "...virtually everything else that I had heard." electronic music played an important part in his life. "Music moves in 20 year cycles, usually, so this is something that I had loved for years and it is a part of me and I felt that if I could combine the old with the new in electronic and perform it live, then I might be able to connect all of the pieces of music that I have in my head and expunge it like opening a channel of communication between myself and others." Why the name FULCRUM? "For me, it means a point where all of the genres and things that I have listened to in my life, as far as electronic music is concerned, connects and becomes something more than the sum of it's parts. I hope to dispell some myths about electronic music." In taking a minimalistic approach to music, "For the time being, music changes or evolves and I am sure that I will do the same as well, but this is fun! With just a beatbox and a monophonic synthesizer, it enables me to create and experiment on-the-spot. You don't need a ton of equipment to make something decent. I can go, set up and play just about anywhere. I will be adding things in the future as soon as I can. There is a sense of danger - a random element when playing live that is unique. The funny thing is that, chances are, I won't perform the same piece in the same way twice due to the way the music is structured. It keeps it fresh and exciting."
