Calika is Simon Kealoha an artist focused on exploring the uneasy interface between electronic and acoustic music. Simon has already released music on the UK Polyfusia label as one part of Clifford/Kealoha (a collaboration with Mark Clifford from Seefeel). Simon’s solo work brings forth a distinct aesthetic. His work combines timbres born from the strings of dismantled piano’s, harps, mouth organs and seemingly dismembered voices. The nuances of these sources are combined with Simon’s guitar and synthesiser playing and set against an off-kilter backbeat of percussion made from found-sounds and distorted drum kits. The detail contained within the work is what immediately strikes you. This combined with Simon’s talent in selecting unusual but complimentary sounds to produce a coherent final picture. Simon works on his music day and night. His work is time consuming, obsessive, and compelling to listen to.