Kay the Aquanaut | |
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| Birth name | Kristian Powlowski |
| Born | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Origin | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Genres | Alternative hip hop Political hip hop Underground hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Circle Into Square Side Road Records Phonographique Off Beat Production |
| Website | Official Facebook |
Kristian Powlowski, better known by his stage name Kay the Aquanaut, is a Canadian alternative hip hop artist from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] He has released nine albums and has toured internationally.[11][12] Several of Kay the Aquanaut's albums have been produced by Factor Chandelier,[13] and he has made appearances on Factor's own albums.[14]
Kay the Aquanaut is also a member of the band Reform Party, who began in 2011 by covering Rage Against the Machine songs before developing original material.[15][16] In 2011, Kay the Aquanaut toured Europe with Noah23 on the "Water on Venus" tour, in support of their albums Waterloo and Fry Cook on Venus, which were released on sister labels Circle Into Square and Fake Four Inc. respectively.[17]
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Discography
Solo albums (with collaborating producers)
- Day Dreamin' (2001)
- Deep Rooted (2002) (with Factor)
- Solitude Savannah (Off Beat, 2002) (with Factor)
- Waist Deep in Concrete (Side Road, 2004) (with Factor)
- Spinning Blue Planet (Side Road, 2007) (with Factor)
- Nickelodeon Ethics (Side Road, 2009)
- Waterloo (Circle Into Square, 2011)
- Letters from Laika (Circle Into Square, 2013) (with Factor)
- Station Wagon (Side Road, 2016) (with Maki)
- 7 Vessels (Fake Four Inc., 2017) (with Factor Chandelier)
- Yeah, Riot!!! (self-released, 2017) (with Maki)
- Earth Station 7 (Hello L.A., 2019) (with Maki)
- The Nautical Blue (Hello L.A., 2020) (with Maki)
- Ancient Fish From the Northwest (Hello L.A., 2020) (with Kitz Willman)
- Before the Dog, After Humanity (Rhymethink, 2023) (with Cee Reality)
- New Physics (Side Road, 2024) (with Factor Chandelier)
Collaboration albums
- Submerged M.Seas (1999) (with Devotea & Vizion, as Submerged M.Seas)
- Metropolis Now (Side Road, 2006) (with Def3, Factor & Forgetful Jones, as Metropolis Now)
Mixtapes
- 40ORBITS (2021)
EPs
- Solid Soul (1999)
- ASR Chronicles (2005)
- We Sold Our Clothes to the State (Circle Into Square, 2011) (with Zoën)
- Reform Part 3P (2011) (with Levi Soulodre, Enver Hampton & Tallus Scott, as Reform Party)
- Pangaean Drift (Circle Into Square, 2012) (with Factor, as Laika)
- Perpetual Motion of the Modern Man (2012) (with Levi Soulodre, Enver Hampton & Tallus Scott, as Reform Party)
References
- ^ Ugsmag - interview 2010
- ^ Ugsmag - interview 2007
- ^ Ominocity - interview
- ^ The Sheaf - article
- ^ Pound Magazine - interview
- ^ The Rooster - album review
- ^ "SYFFAL - album review". Archived from the original on 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
- ^ Hip Hop Canada - album review
- ^ Ominocity - EP review
- ^ "Circle Into Square - artist profile". Archived from the original on 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ^ Irinici, Angelina (July 4, 2013). "Sask. rapper believes in faith, love and humanity Archived 2014-01-09 at the Wayback Machine", The StarPhoenix. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
- ^ Haug, Kawehi (February 28, 2008). "Hip-hop: Catch masters of beat and spit", The Honolulu Advertiser, p. E1.
- ^ Stewart, Jeanette (December 8, 2011). "Producer gets instrumental: Prolific artist gets help from friends", The StarPhoenix, p. C1
- ^ Quinlan, Thomas (2011-07-19). "Factor - Club Soda Series 1". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
- ^ Stewart, Jeanette (November 17, 2011). "Saskatoon band Rage revivalists", The StarPhoenix, p. W28.
- ^ McKay, Stephanie (September 8, 2011). "Reform Party expands beyond Rage covers", The StarPhoenix, p. C2.
- ^ "WATER ON VENUS European Tour starts today!". Fake Four Inc. 2011-04-05. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
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