Iowaska

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Combining the DIY punk ethos of CRASS, DISCHARGE, and AMEBIX, with the psychedelic energy of HAWKWIND and OZRIC TENTACLES, and a dash of SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES and THE SLITS, IOWASKA create their own unique blend of space rock, punk, and cosmic thrash. This British band offers a potent cocktail of driving guitars, haunting melodies, throbbing bass lines, and a thundering beat. With lyrics to put a thought in your mind and a chill up your spine, IOWASKA's sheer seething power and irrepressible passion combine for an ecstatic ride. They have played with CAPTAIN SENSIBLE, CHUMBAWUMBA, CITIZEN FISH and DIRT, as well as many other punk and space rock veterans, and frequently command the stage at huge UK festivals. IOWASKA’s performances feature a memorable light show, dubbed "Medicine Lights", which combines a fractal sea of oil slides and psychedelia, with cinema footage of momentous, radical political events, tailored to fit their lyrics. Guitar player/vocalist Sam Skraeling began her musical career by lending her distinctive voice to AMEBIX for the No Sanctuary EP. She began playing guitar with the SKRAELINGS in 1991. The following year, Sam and bandmate Graham performed an impromptu festival show with Martin, their current drummer. Excited by the chemistry, they vowed to collaborate again whenever their paths crossed. As luck would have it, they finally got their chance in 1994. Originally called "Ayahuasca", from an Arthur Brown song about a South American hallucinogen, t

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