Subbacultcha! @ Motel Mozaique

After Lea Cho and Russ Waterhouse had played new-age music together under the name Watersports, they formed Blues Control back in 2006 to try their hand at psychedelia. Laraaji Nadabrahmananda studied composition and tried out various instruments before making his greatest impact with the electronic zither. In December 2010, RVNG Intl. brought them together for their FRKWYS series, resulting in an album that’s surprisingly organic, especially given that it was entirely improvised and recorded in a single day. Portland’s AU (pronounced ‘ay-you’) serve up eclectic and experimental pop and a live show that’s rumoured to be wild but well-executed.