The synesthete ensemble was born after three lads who had been playing noise music seperatly got experienced at Terrastock 4 in Seattle in 2000. Upon returning to Portland they hatched a plan to fuse their love of experimental, noise, psychedellic and ambiant musics together with their love of weird horror movie soundtracks and field recording/sound effects records in a non -linear, non-rock'n roll, improvized fashion. The basement of Ryker's pad became their layer/womb and was dubbed "The Mothball". It became host to the loud, rumbly weekly sessions in which the sound was forged in an intensely burning fire of distortion, echo, wah wah pedal abuse, analog keyboard screaming and primal drum skin beating. The original line up jelled containing Ryker, Aki, Casey & Danny, this line up preformed a piece entitled "phoenix astroids research team" live at the Ash Street Saloon in PDX on 8/23/2001. This was their first show and lead to the first addition to the line up-Brinkman, who rolled about on the floor for his first practice. Also Jake Thomason rocked his vintage Fender Rhodes organ in guest star fashion. Brinkman ended up moving into The Mothball and rocking his vintage Silvertone & loopstation style at every session. Casey also moved into the pad with Ryker so all kinds of all night mayhem insued. The second addition was Tomas who beat his vintage Pearl drumset with primordial passion and narcoleptic fever. Over time the line up rotated and expanded to include Benjamin Smith on laptop loops and Mark Nicely on vintage Casio keyboard and effects pedal freak-outs. In the next few years the ensemble played multiple shows at the legendary White Eagle Saloon, an in store at Ozone3 records and also at the Red and Black Cafe. The ensemble contains/contained members of Bonanza City, Uberwench, Miikkomiiakkii, Armadillo Speedbump, Knownoise, Painted Desert and Ex-employees. The synesthete has been sleeping since mid-2005 but even as this is being typed, dear listener, the ensemble of fire breathing noise artists is stirring- awaking from it's silent slumber. Who knows what new mind-bending hights of noise, atmosphere and volume will soon be reached.
Captains log; suplimental-in the past six months the Synesthete has been more active than ever--playing a standing residence (ON THE 1ST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH) @ Proper Eats Market & Cafe in lovley & historic St. John's Oregon and Valentine's with AAn & Heavy Lids -----
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