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Kung-Fu Masters at ShapeShifter Lab

Courtesy of Yue Yu | Posted on July 21, 2012

Where

ShapeShifter Lab
837 Union St.
Brooklyn, NY
Map
(646) 820-9452

When

Mon, July 30, 2012
9:30 am

At Door

TBA

Musicians

Sean Nowell
saxophone, tenor
Adam Klipple
organ, Hammond B3
Brad Mason
trumpet
Evan Marien
bass, electric

About

Sean Nowell and the Kung-Fu Masters explode onto the scene with Wicked Grooves, Insane Atari Sounds, Blazing Fx Driven Horns, Lie Visual Mixing of Classic Kung-Fu Movies, Sound Activated LED T-shifts, and Breakdancers.

This will be a true multimedia celebration of Sonic and Physical movement. Also, it will be filmed, so come get crazy!!!

“…enough mund-bogglingly elaborate sounds over the course of an hour to satisfy a mutant millipede with ears in lieu of legs…ranging from creepy organ dissonance to funky “wah-wah” flickers to vintage electric piano flourishes and mercurial solos.” An eclectic update on the more cerebral music that emerged from the 1970′s, such as progressive rock and Sweetnighter-era Weather Report. While the nearly anarchic harmony suggested free jazz, the boundaries between sections and Indian/math-rock-like timings show clean synchronization.”...

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