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KA-BOOM!BOX DELIVERS JOLTING DEPARTURE WITH DOUBLE-DISC AMBIENT DUB RELEASE
Madison Skate Punk Veterans Execute Another 180 Degree Pivot  

DECEMBER 20, 2007 (MADISON, WI) -- Ka-Boom!Box has released their second album, a 101-minute epic entitled Homeward Into Howling Storms. In a marked departure from the radio-friendly electronic reggae of last year’s Pop!, this set of sonic landscapes is drawn from a rich palette of found noise, free jazz, and downtempo dubtronica. Created by a seasoned contingent of noted Madison-based musicians, Homeward recalls DJ Spooky, Thievery Corporation, Brian Eno, The Orb, Bill Laswell, and Ultraworld.

The band: Robin Davies and Bucky Pope of Madison’s mighty Tar Babies, a Midwest punk/funk success story who signed with SST Records and recorded the landmark Fried Milk play bass and guitar, respectively. Jason Wittwer mans turntables and samplers, and DJ christopher_robin acts as producer and chief sonic architect, providing keyboards, drum programming, and exotic audio manipulation.

“For this project, which is a concept album about trying to get home through intense storms and spectacular obstacles, we ended up writing very long compositions—twenty-five, twenty-six minutes,” explains DJ christopher_robin. “We are all interested in dub, jazz and experimental post-rock, so real-time collaborating led to some really interesting places;  we made rules for ourselves like ‘no second takes,’ ‘embrace the random elements’ and ‘hotmix it in real time with no automation.’”

“This is a record I have wanted to make for many years,” adds Davies. “Our excursions into DJing and electronic music have cleared the path for this kind of experimentation. We let the MC-505 shine a bit on POP!, but this album is driven by that amazing instrument.”

The dubby electroclash drum pulses overlaid by organic instrumentation of the group has quickly established them as a unique and electrifying presence on the party and DJ circuit, winning fans and notoriety in the club scene. The members also hold a residency at Mickey’s Tavern as the Ka-Boom!Box DJ Explosion on the first Saturday of each month, where they come armed with vinyl to produce a highly danceable flip side to their live set. Davies is the drummer for Madison rocker favorites The Motor Primitives and The Sigourney Weavers; Pope also plays in the new soul revue Marcus King and Thee Royalty.

For a limited time, all tracks are available from the Ka-Boom!Box podcast at http://www.ka-boombox.com.