Event Description:
A year ago, Bassnectar rolled into town on a biodiesel bus filled to the brim with circus freaks and launched what would become Seattle’s most exciting monthly, Breaks & Freaks. Now he’s back and joins the PURE freaks to celebrate...


One Year Anniversary
BASSNECTAR - PURE CIRKUS - KJ SAWKA - MARCHFOURTH MARCHING BAND
KRISTINA CHILDS - OSIRIS INDRIYA - SPOOKEE

@ Neumos
925 East Pike St
Seattle, WA 98122
http://www.neumos.com
8pm – 2am

Tickets are $12 at http://www.ticketswest.com


Breaks by:
Lorin (Bassnectar/Amorphous Music - San Francisco) has been a prominent force in the West Coast undergound for the last decade. His sound has been injected into dancefloors worldwide, varying tempos and textures in a wobbling vapor field of bassline saturation. His double CD on Amorphous Music titled "Mesmerizing The Ultra" features a mass of brand new musical offerings, as well as remixes/collaborations with the likes of Bucket Head, HDC & KRS One, Freq Nasty, Cheb I Sabbah, S.C.I. & Sound Tribe Sector 9; in addition to a host of underground producers and MCs. His music ranges from grinding midtempo breaks, to glitchy hyp hop, to thundering bass-heavy body manipulation music....strictly for bassnymphos. http://www.bassnectar.net/


KJ Sawka (Wax Orchard – SEA) can play the most complex of jungle, drum'n'bass and breakbeats utilizing no loops and no extended samples -only his two hands and two feet. Michael Shrieve, drummer for Santana and lover of drum'n'bass, took him under his wing and showed him off to anybody and everybody: Andy Summers of the Police, Bill Frisell, Amon Tobin, Jack Dejohnette, Will Calhoun, and many more. Kevin at this time was playing an amazing next-generation drumkit: a custom half-acoustic, half electronic kit with one diabolically huge kick drum, one insanely tiny kick drum, three snares, a multitude of trashy sounding cymbals & saw blades, a few electronic drum pads and all the acoustic drums set to electronic triggers. His band was the all-improvisatory avant-garde trio Siamese. Kevin was always recording his own material, which is now seeing the light of day with his present project "that will never break up" -KJ Sawka. Using some of Seattle's most widely-known underground female singers, they bring a balance of Seattle darkness, moodiness and beauty. For many live music venue gigs, Kevin also employs a full band -featuring ethereal female vocals, a keyboardist, and a cellist performing similar material in an in-your-face way that only the reverse-engineering, seemingly bionic Mr. Sawka can bring. http://www.kjsawka.com


Kristina Childs (Plasmodium/Krakt/Decibel – SEA) "The first time I heard this music, I knew I wanted to play it," says Kristina Childs. Starting in 1999 with a mixture of funky house, techno and drum & bass, Childs quickly evolved her style into the eclectic mix of genres she has brought to clubs and parties around the world. As well as being a guest DJ at many clubs in and around Seattle, she has played in Frankfurt, Bogotá, Medellin, Dallas, New York, Portland, and Coeur D’Alene. She has held residencies at Seattle clubs Contour, Habana's, Art Bar, See Sound Lounge, and is a current resident of Tost Lounge, Deep House Originals, and Seattle’s infamous techno monthly, aptly named Krakt. She runs Plasmodium Radio and is the Sponsorship Coordinator for Decibel Festival. Lately she has found a renewed vision and drive to expand her skills into production. "I still love everything about playing records, and I doubt I’ll ever stop," she says, "but now I want to share my own music. Her spare time has been spent in the studio, refining her sound and collaborating with other northwest artists. Her debut was last year in the form of a vocal appearance on the Take compilation. http://www.kristinachilds.com


Osiris Indriya (Iboga Records, Oracle Gatherings, IOSIS Art Party - SEA) is a legend of the West Coast Underground Dance scene. He has been featured with underground artists such as Brian, Brad, and Trevor of L.A. Moontribe, Manoj of Uplift in Portland, OR, trance goddess Phoenix Olivia in Vancouver B.C., and Lorin (bassnectar) from Santa Cruz/SF, CA. Osiris has also been featured along side recording artists Atmos, Human Blue (Spiral Trax, chill code - Sweden), Ganga Giri (Australia) and SunControlSpecies (Zenon, Iboga - Australia), as well as Antix, Beat Bizarre, and DJ Banel from Danish Progressive label Iboga Records where he is now an official label DJ. He is a weekly resident at Contour Night Club in Seattle for IMPULSE Thursdays. All this while playing at forest, desert, beach, and indoor gatherings, club nights, and festivals up and down the west coast, as well as internationally including the Double 6 in Kuta, Bali and Shambhala Music Fesival in Nelson, Canada. Driven to take Seattle to the next level, Osiris has been deep into creating several projects. He has teamed up with Infinite Connections to bring the best of Europe’s tribal progressive trance music and world class art to the Pacific Northwest in a series of events called IOSIS Art Parties. As co-founder of the Oracle Gatherings, he is bringing a new paradigm in a growing dance community by integrating with the Northwest’s mythical undercurrent. All this has helped inspire the release of his all original progressive and downtempo CD, "Reach Within". http://www.osirisindriya.com/


Freaks by:
Pure Cirkus was born on Oct 27th 2003 as a Seattle-based body art theatre group called P.U.R.E. (People Undergoing Real Experiences). For two years the group performed only within the small community of body modification and suspension, keeping to nightclubs and private events. Over the course of three years several members of the group began to delve into more traditional Cirkus acts such as fire performance and juggling to expand and broaden its audience. In the summer of 2005, as they began combining both cirkus talents and body modification, the group realized that they had something far larger then they had ever imagined. On Oct 28th 2005, almost overnight, the group called P.U.R.E was transformed into Pure Cirkus and performed for the first time under their new name. By pulling together talented performers from all over the country they push the limits of the human mind and body by combining Cirkus performance with Tribal theatre. They have embraced all forms of entertainers such as jugglers, clowns, sideshow freaks, fire, suspension and piercing enthusiasts, dancers, acrobats, aerialists, musicians and other circus and cabaret artists that have come together to build what will be a lasting circus that will entertain people for generations. http://www.purecirkus.com


Special Guests:

March Fourth Marching Band has evolved into a mobile big band spectacular, consisting of a 14-piece horn section, a 10-piece drum/percussion corps, anchored by electric bass (battery powered). The sound is huge, melodic, and dynamic, taking audiences on a musical journey around the globe. MarchFourth writes and performs its own material, and also draws inspiration from an eclectic range of worldwide influences, such as Eastern European Gypsy Brass, Samba, Funk, Afro-Beat, Big-Band, Jazz, and Rock music, as well as television, film, circus, and Vaudeville. Stilt-walkers, unicycles, fire eaters, puppets, flag twirlers, burlesque dancers, clown antics, and acrobatics are just some of the things you’ll see accompanying this eclectic big band. To MarchFourth Marching Band, art is life. All of our drum harnesses (made of welded bicycle parts), stilts, costumes, merchandise, audio, and propaganda are designed and produced by members of the band. In addition, we also conduct workshops for children and adults in the areas of musical instruction, stilt-walking, fire-spinning, make-up, and costuming.


Kyrian (Funginears - Beatbox & Tomfoolery) Pioneers on the eternal quest for brand new kinds of fun, the Funginears integrate vocal percussion, puppetry, poetics, collaborative storytelling and (r)evolutionary silliness to create interactive extravaganzas for children of all ages.


Spiritual Readings by:

One of the most gifted clairvoyant/psychic/medium Seattle has... Spookee
I am a psychic medium: that means I see the future and spirits. I also read cards and give insightful, intuitive advice. In a reading with me you will learn that no one ever really dies, that everything is interconnected and that in your darkest hour, in a room with no other living being, you are never alone! http://www.spookee.org


Sound by: LUCID Audio


21+ w/ID welcome


“Resist the urge to stay home!”



Infinite Connections is a multifaceted company specializing in Artist Management, Events and Promotions with the goal of connecting people to new experiences through art and music. Infinite Connections brings you Breaks & Freaks and IOSIS Art Party the finest international trance music and visual art. http://www.infiniteconnections.org