Featured Artist ~~ 14/June/2021
"Inspired, emotional, professionally produced, melodic, well aware of and
resigned to the harsh realities of life, and yet ultimately... extraordinarily...
hopeful." -ILMC.
Christopher Sluka first rose to prominence in New York City in the
1980s playing alongside bands like Tears For Fears and Simple Minds.
In 1989 he put out his first full length album, the Meldac released
Emotional Battlefield. Despite hailing from the United States he saw
the most success in Japan and Europe....but forget all that...
Sluka in its latest existence is reformed, reimagined, and perhaps
the most exciting of its life. The latest album, Ready To Connect,
released October 31 2019, is proof of their progressive, diverse,
and eclectic style. Often difficult to describe, Sluka's sound aims
to reinvent music, and blur the edges of genres. All Access Music
warns not to oversimplify Sluka as rock, "the often lush, ethereal
sounds are a juxtaposition of elements found in classical, pop,
gothic, progressive and alternative rock, which has resulted in a
very difficult-to-define genre all its own...
'Enigmatic rock,' perhaps…?"
Slate Magazine describes Sluka as "slightly experimental with a
heavy dose of the dramatic thrown in. It generally takes more
than a quick listen to appreciate, so take a little time when you
do."
Another creative showing from San Diego-based act Sluka,
“Figure It Out” rides on energetic pulsing to start. Strings and
percussion rouse, with Christopher Sluka’s invigorating vocals
— and “figure it out!” refrain — catching easily. The twist into
relatively somber strings thereafter plays strikingly, followed by
an operatic rise. Sluka has consistently shown a tendency for
creative, unbridled energy and a lack of overall fear for
structural and aesthetic manoeuvrers, and
“Figure It Out” is an enjoyable further
continuation of that ethos.
And while their music ignores boundaries, they
truly shine live. Shows are energy-filled, mesmerizing
moments in time, entrancing the audience through their
anthemic songs, theatrics, and huge wall-of-sound bridges.
With lights, smoke, effects, and theatre, Sluka aims to bring a
stadium size show to any size venue.