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Odditory Presence

About Me



&nbsp &nbspOdditory Presence spit thru the mic from the meetingplace of the personal & political, serving spoken word & sweet vocal harmonies on top of fat beatbox'd flavours.
&nbsp &nbsp With moods ranging from irreverence to sincerity, the Odditory crew embrace the mundane alongside the bizarre, touching on topics such as love, loss, interspecies genocide, toilet-paper & self-empowerment.
&nbsp &nbsp Embodying the gleeful expression of a toddler in the midst of a pots & pans solo, Odditory Presence revels in crashing stuffy poetry readings "like a beat-boxing bull in a China shop."
&nbsp &nbsp Members strong.cottonwoods & PeSt draw powerful influences from SLAM Poetry, conscious hiphop, the punk movement & the D.I.Y. ethic, and can be found throughout Victoria, BC, haunting alleyways, open mics, dumpsters & bookshelves in search of new ingredients to add to recipes proven to inform & inspire.

My Interests

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Member Since: 30/01/2007
Band Members:


(South Country Fair ’07 w/ M-Power & RadaR)


strong cottonwoods
Having float’d cross the continent like a wayward dandylion seed, this BeatBoxing Pirate & Outspoken Wordsmith has begun to set roots in Victoria, BC. Whether jamming, cyphering, slamming, beatboxing or spillin’ his guts all over the mic, s.cott:onwoods strives to connect with his audience, reminding them we all have stories to share.

PeSt
PeSt is a wharf rat, a shape-shifter whose contorted, distorted view of life can be attributed to such influences as her nomadic origin, death and literature. With tantalizing intensity and searing vocal resonance, PeSt incorporates punk, poetry and circus into her stage performances, creating a stunning feast of sound and visuals. Rescently "let out" of a free-range, island-shaped asylum, PeSt is bent on rearranging the world by storm!

Influences: s.cott:onwoods
Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Saul Williams, Ani Difranco, Bruce Cockburn, Tracy Chapman, Buddy Holly, Steve Taylor, Pink Floyd, Allen Ginsberg, Walt Whitman, Aldous Huxley, George Orwell, Andy Kaufman, Abby Hoffman, Weird Al Yankovich, Adam Sandler, The Fugitives, TOFU, Barbara Adler, Mike McGee, CR Avery, Shane Koyczan, RC Weslowski, shayne avec i grec, Blank Space, Dragon, Shadetree...

Record Label: National Microphone Association (NMA)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

strong cottonwoods - I Expect A Lot From Democracy

*I Expect A Lot From Democracy*I cast:One ballot, every four yearsI expect a lot from DemocracyNow don't ask meTo write to my MPI expect a lot from DemocracyOne ballot, every four yearsI expect a lot ...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 02:28:00 GMT

strong cottonwoods - Death To All Martians!

*Death To All Martians!*  (Dedicated to George W. Bush)Death to all Martians!No one will be sparedNone will surviveDeath to all Martians!State-sponsored genocideWe're gonna take over your planetW...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 02:19:00 GMT

strong cottonwoods - Outspoken Wordsmiths unite! East coast tour with Blank Space.

In May i will be teaming up with my good friend Alex (AKA Blank Space).  We've played together in the BeatBoxing Pirates, and toured from Victoria to Halifax with our friend Dragon, as the Outspo...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 01:47:00 GMT

RadaR's new poem...

Awkward My sister is a dancerShe studiesJazz, Tap, Modern Scottish, Hip-Hop, Salsa Tango, Africance & Modern Tap With a African-latino hip-hop influence featuring Kilts & Sparkle fi...
Posted by on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 19:08:00 GMT