SECRET SIDEWALK
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A few months ago in a dark corner of Soma, a crew of scientists descended upon the Fritemare party and turned a maze of boxes, buttons, and wires into a 45-minute freak-out session. They proceeded to wreck shop with an experimental beat set that was truly more live performance than anything else happening outside rock music circles. These guys were Bay Area producers and DJs Mike Boo, Puzzle, and Asonic Garcia, forming an elite team known as Secret Sidewalk. They may be humble dudes, but their live set revealed their true mission of injecting soul and chaotic expression into the laptop-dominated beatscape.
Depth Charge from Secret Sidewalk on Vimeo.
“Hailing from San Francisco and Oakland, Secret Sidewalk is Mike Boo,Puzzle,and Asonic Garcia. Their use of electronic tools such as samplers,synthesizers,and self-built sound modules is with an approach that’s of true musicianship. No programmed loops, no pressing play, its ALL LIVE here. they share the sensibilities of live beatsmiths, but their sound transcends to something much deeper and more complex. There is a wide range of interests and influences amongst the trio, which translates into a very diverse sound, from song to song, as you will hear in their live sets and on their recordings. In April the band will debut their live set, and with many shows to follow and an album in the works, you will be seeing and hearing a lot of this band in the future. get ready.”
SecretSideWalk Document 1 4/5/2010 from Secret Sidewalk on Vimeo.
Bay Area let’s see these guys get booked at some parties and up the game! You can contact Secret Sidewalk at secretsidewalk510 (at) gmail.com. Also check them out on Vimeo and Soundcloud.
