8.15.11 - THANK YOU PORTLAND- COCK BLOCK was a fantastic time!! I can't wait to play Groove Suite again, I love their set-up!
6.27.11 - o:BASS:ity has a new home!! We're now bringing the vibe to Capitol Hill's Electric Tea Garden (ETG)
Come join us for our 5th installment. Still every 1st Wednesday! We'll miss you Fremont!
5.22.11 - Special Thanks to Billy Club (NYC) and Funk Box (NYC) for the good times I had playing their events this past week!
ABOUT
She blasted onto the Seattle scene with an army of vinyl and a head full of
funk, Miss Shelrawka (Miss-Shel-RAW-ka) is a welcome transplant from
the East Coast to the West, and her delicious blend of genre-bending
sets and brain-slamming beats have lit dance floors on fire from the Big Apple to the
Emerald City and to the City by the Bay.
Excitement has been brewing
around this dynamic DJ as she began to make her mark in the thriving
electronic music community of the Pacific Northwest. Miss Shelrawka (aka
Michele K.) first became enamored with dance music through the chunky
sounds of house in her native New York and New Jersey. Her love for the
beats was so strong that she had to spin them, and soon was playing out
drum and bass under the name Lady K, delivering sets full of wild energy
to the thirsty and appreciative crowds.
Combining a diverse
range of musical interests with a keen sense of the dance floor’s
desires, Miss Shelrawka now owns a unique style of funky minimal tech,
techno, micro-house, house and tech-house, influenced by everything from
indie, punk and 80’s electro to tribal rhythms and classic soul. No
matter what, the basslines will be saturated with techy sounds and
infused with funk. She has shared decks with Sassmouth (Hej Recordings),
Julietta (Harry Klein/Munich), DJ Donna Edwards(NYC) and Tony Touch (Funk Box NYC).
Miss Shelrawka’s mixing is as clean as her
track selection is nasty- this DJ spins only vinyl, choosing to stay
true to the pure analog sound. Holding her own as she throws down the
filth, Miss Shelrawka truly uses the mixer as a tool and creates velvety
blends of multi-genre sounds, spanking the decks and delivering
unbruised beats. Catch this fresh new face
on her way up as she stays busy bringing
an original vibe to the musical front lines.
PRESS
Interview with THE MINT COLLECTIVE 6/2010 Minty fam, meet Miss Shelrawka one of the few
strictly vinyl djs whose eclectic sound has her poised to elevate dance
floor consciousness worldwide. We recently had the
pleasure of meeting Miss Shelrawka (digitally) through our good friend,
photographer extraordinaire and people connector, Vitamin dee.Have a glimpse her musical history, what she’s up to now and
what’s in store.
Write up in THE STRANGER 10/2009
Dave Segal writes: "...[Miss Shelrawka] brings an East Coast energy and grittiness to her techno and house
mixes. They're also incredibly sexy, featuring much percolating hand
percussion; swiveling, loin-engorging bass lines; cooing,
groaning, and sighing vocals; and ass-smacking beats...-a low-slung,
funky, tribal strain of minimal techno-with excellent
aesthetics and technique...." -- DATA BREAKER