Sluka (band)
Sluka is an American rock band based in San Diego, California, led by musician and songwriter Christopher Sluka.[1][2] The band has released multiple studio albums since 1989, initially on the Japanese label Meldac before founding their own imprint, Steel Flower Music, in 1994.[3]
History
Sluka began developing a following in New York City while Christopher Sluka was studying at New York University and Queens College.[4] Recordings under the Sluka name were subsequently made in Japan, where they recorded and released the debut studio album, Emotional Battlefield, on Meldac Records in 1989.[5] A second album, Fear of Ordinary Life, followed on the same label in 1990.[6][7]
In 1993, Sluka released Lost in This World in Italy through Time Warner, with publishing handled by Warner Chappell Music Italiana.[8][9]
Sluka later became based in San Diego and began releasing recordings through Steel Flower Music, through which all subsequent recordings have been released.[10] Over the following two decades, the band released a series of studio albums on the imprint, including A Matter of Perception (1997), A San Diego Zoo (1999), Social Anxiety (2001), Gothic Cavalier, Solo Flight, Introversions (2016)[11], Colorful Radiation (2017), Ready to Connect (2019), and Figure It Out (2021).[12][13][14]
The 2021 album "Figure It Out"[15] was reviewed by Cody Conard in The Big Takeover, who described it as one of the band's most theatrical and orchestral releases.[16]
The band released "Cautionary Yell" in 2024.[17] The album was produced by Grammy Award-winning recording engineer and producer Alan Sanderson, based in San Diego who has worked with artists including Fiona Apple, Weezer, and Switchfoot.[18][19]
Band members
Current
- Christopher Sluka – guitar, vocals
- Anna Eppink – bass, vocals
- Lis Viegas – drums, vocals
- Alexandra Holt – street can, theremin, vocals
Past
- Charlton Pettus – keyboards
- Chris Iannuzi – guitar
- Denis Sluka – bass
- Nico Looser – drums
References
- ↑ Connection, Music (2022-01-24). "New Music Critique: Sluka - Music Connection Magazine". www.musicconnection.com. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
- ↑ Marix-Evans, Cooper (2024-10-02). "Chatting with Sluka about wallowing in despair and where to find laughter". Happy Mag. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
- ↑ "Sluka discography reference list of music CDs. Heavy Harmonies". heavyharmonies.com. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
- ↑ Shapiro, Eileen (2017-09-02). "Sluka - Interview". Louder Than War. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
- ↑ Sluka - Emotional Battlefield, 1989-07-21, retrieved 2026-06-17
- ↑ Sluka - Fear Of Ordinary Life, 1990-07-21, retrieved 2026-06-17
- ↑ "Mercado Libre". www.mercadolibre.com.ar. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
- ↑ Sluka - Lost In This World, 1993, retrieved 2026-06-17
- ↑ indeuce (2021-06-30). "In Dreams: Sluka's Visions Spring To Life". Breaking And Entering. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
- ↑ Sluka. "Sluka | San Diego Reader". www.sandiegoreader.com. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
- ↑ "Sluka releases his Introversions | San Diego Reader". www.sandiegoreader.com. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
- ↑ "Sluka". Discogs. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
- ↑ therazorsedge (2024-09-27). "American Multi-Instrumentalist Sluka Releases New Album!". The Razor's Edge. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
- ↑ "Gothtic rock artist Sluka preps new video collection titled 'Introversions'". AXS. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
- ↑ Stein, Sammy (2021-06-09). "Sluka, "Figure It Out" (2021): One Track Mind". Something Else!. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
- ↑ Conard, Cody. "Sluka - Figure It Out". The Big Takeover. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
- ↑ Súilleabháin, Barra Ó (2024-10-03). "Cautionary Yell is Sluka at Their Most Daring and Profound". HeadStuff. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
- ↑ Conard, Cody. "Sluka - Cautionary Yell (Steel Flower Music)". The Big Takeover. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
- ↑ "Alan Sanderson Grammy Awards and Nominations, Song & Bio". Grammy. 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
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