Seekae
| Seekae | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Indie pop, minimal, ghetto ambient, IDM, post-rock |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Knitting Club Records, Rice Is Nice, Future Classic |
| Website | http://www.seekae.com/ |
| Members |
Alex Cameron George Nicholas John Hassel |
Seekae are a Sydney-based electronic music group. They formed the group under the name Commander Keen in reference to the mid-'90s PC DOS video game series, later changing the name to an elongated version of Commander Keen's initials (CK) after realising the name was taken by a Scottish band. They released their debut album The Sound of Trees Falling on People in 2008 and released the follow-up +Dome in 2011 and the EP 3 in 2012. The band released their third album The Worry in September 2014.
Alex Cameron and John Hassell met in high school and played in an indie rock band together. After finishing high school, Alex was reunited with George Nicholas with whom he went to primary school and after realising their common music tastes, the three began playing more experimental electronic music using George's MPC sampler and John's MicroKORG. The trio garnered critical acclaim from the Australian music press and were praised for their unique sound on the Sydney scene at the time, taking influence from UK post-dubstep producers Mount Kimbie and James Blake as well as being compared to fellow Australian electronic musicians PVT.
In 2008, Seekae's debut album The Sound of Trees Falling on People was released independently in Australia, then officially through Knitting Club Records and re-released when the band signed to Rice is Nice the following year. The album uses samples from instruments traditionally associated with indie and electronica such as piano, guitar and vocals, layered over 8-bit style synthesizers (most prevalent on the track Snax) and polyrhythmic electronic percussion. Rather than being a completely studio based production, Cameron wrote that the debut album "was a mixture of having written songs for live [shows], which we sort of shaped and morphed over time... After about a year of playing live we realized we had enough for a record". The album was the focus of much attention from Sydney radio station FBi, which named it album of the week in May and heralded Seekae as the best live act of 2009. The album was also responsible for Seekae winning the Soundclash grant from the Australian Arts Council, as well as receiving a 7.9/10 from popular Australian music journal Polaroids of Androids.
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