Member Since: 10/12/2006
Band Website: wubakia.com
Band Members: Standing on the ceiling is our fearless leader, AdaM: a UCSC grad, main composer and vocalist, wielding an enchanted Les Paul knock-off. Adam calls upon a staggering array of effects, which, combined with his humble yet lofty stage presence and no-holds-barred observational commentary keep our friends in the audience feeling right at home and thoroughly entertained.On the left wall, stands our fabulous leader, Maitland Vaughan-Turner: a 7th year UCSC student, currently working on his third major, and the other main contributor to Wubakia's original repetoire. A chamber-violinist turned rock-bassist, Maitland embodies the band's exploratory spirit while simultaneously overseeing our hefty sound-engineering demands.Holding strong in the basement, Kris Yunker, our fashionable leader, harnesses a mind-bending collection of keyboard sounds spanning the range from a shredding hammond-leslie to computer-sampling-triggers. Drawing from his Cabrillo studies and experience journeying through the realms of jazz, funk and Gamelan music, Kris continuously fills out Wubakia's sound with grooving melodies and supporting rhythms that keep the crowd awed.Stationed outside the venue in the alleyway, Larry, our fun-loving leader, takes an exacting and methodical approach to craft creative and unique rhythms that breath a whole new level of creativity and originality into the songs. His steady presence keeps everyone grounded and locked in, both onstage and off, despite the fact that he is a goofball. With an evident jazz influence, Larry makes the utmost use of his expansive kit (and occasionally things beyond his kit)Bak ia!
Influences: Sun Ra, Zappa, Britney Spears, Phish, MMW, Antibalas, your mom, my dad, ALO, Critters Buggin, King Crimson, magic music from outerspace, Grateful Dead, Niel Young, Steely Dan, Pink Floyd, the voices in our heads.
Sounds Like: A handful of sand getting thrown at a plateful of beets, amplified several hundred times, with feasting monkeys in the background...
Record Label: Lopsided Universe
Type of Label: Indie