Kay the Aquanaut

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Kay the Aquanaut
Birth nameKristian Powlowski
Born Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
OriginSaskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Genres Alternative hip hop
Political hip hop
Underground hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper
Years active1999–present
LabelsCircle 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]

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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]

Discography

Solo albums(with collaborating producers)

Collaboration albums

Mixtapes

EPs

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References

  1. ↑ Ugsmag - interview 2010
  2. ↑ Ugsmag - interview 2007
  3. ↑ Ominocity - interview
  4. ↑ The Sheaf - article
  5. ↑ Pound Magazine - interview
  6. ↑ The Rooster - album review
  7. ↑ "SYFFAL - album review". Archived from the original on 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  8. ↑ Hip Hop Canada - album review
  9. ↑ Ominocity - EP review
  10. ↑ "Circle Into Square - artist profile". Archived from the original on 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ Haug, Kawehi (February 28, 2008). "Hip-hop: Catch masters of beat and spit", The Honolulu Advertiser , p. E1.
  13. ↑ Stewart, Jeanette (December 8, 2011). "Producer gets instrumental: Prolific artist gets help from friends", The StarPhoenix , p. C1
  14. ↑ Quinlan, Thomas (2011-07-19). "Factor - Club Soda Series 1". Exclaim! . Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  15. ↑ Stewart, Jeanette (November 17, 2011). "Saskatoon band Rage revivalists", The StarPhoenix , p. W28.
  16. ↑ McKay, Stephanie (September 8, 2011). "Reform Party expands beyond Rage covers", The StarPhoenix , p. C2.
  17. ↑ "WATER ON VENUS European Tour starts today!". Fake Four Inc. 2011-04-05. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
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