Non Linear Effect
Melbourne VIC

Melbourne jazz n funkosonic regulars Ryan Griffith and Karl Willebrant met in a smoky jazz bar in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick. They shared many beers and in the ensuing weeks and months developed a friendship based on a love of music and a deep respect for the other's playing. And so they migrated from the sweaty club gigs to a crowded but comfy studio in leafy Parkville to embark upon a journey of collaboration. Non Linear Effect is a marriage of their collective influences and skitty personalities.

Karl Willebrant earned his stripes playing enormously funky bass lines in tribal funk band Ruby Fruit Jungle and the sessional studios of Sydney before landing in Melbourne via his hometown Hobart. He has performed alongside some of Oz' blues and funk greats and is a regular on the festival circuit. Since completing the EP, he has once again journeyed back to Sydney where he is becoming one with the blues and the beaches.

Ryan Griffith won Triple J's Unearthed Competition in 1996 as the guitarist and co-songwriter in Albury's Zappa-esque Crunch Funk trio Humbug. Since then he has focused on jazz and compositional work, winning a number of grants and awards including composition for the Sydney Olympics in 2000. His work has been released throughout the UK and the US. His sonic investigations with all things fishy alongside web artist Pip Shea during their residency at the Melbourne Aquarium has received rave reivews. Check out the site: www.aquaarts.com.au/ectopia

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