![]() ![]() “At the time I was an extremely broken, turbulent person and Jason recognized something in me. The lyrics “Here’s my heart, please don’t let me down” weren’t about a girl – they were about Jason. ![]() Finally they came up with their first song, Cloud Boy, which didn’t make the first album. “It would’ve sent ripples across the universe except the walls were thick steel – from the synergy of that meeting.”Īsh spent weekends in Jay’s basement with his younger siblings while Jay would spend hours in his music room. Jason was the DJ at Ash’s sister’s wedding so when they were putting beer away, the two finally met. The dynamic duo met while working on a golf course together Ash was a college drop-out while Jason was a university grad. They are also embarking on part two of their cross-Canada tour with Hedley and Classified. USS released their new album, Advanced Basics, an eclectic mix of sounds and vocals, rhythms and lyrics. I describe them as Yin Yang – Ash laughs. The two together flow in an electric synergy, even though you wouldn’t know that they are like opposite charges pulled to each other by a mystical force. His unusual maneuvers like doing head-stands while mixing beats, are enough to make a gymnast envious. The music that he and his partner, Jason “Human Kebab” Parsons, make together is magical and whimsical. I didn’t have to ask him many questions as the conversation moved with a natural ebb and flow. It wasn’t a typical interview Ash is very open and honest about his life and music. “I wouldn’t leave my house without sunglasses… I didn’t want you to see how I really felt about myself.” ![]() I was surprised that he removed his sunglasses – his trademark. I asked him to stay a while as he was hesitant to take off his puffy bomber jacket as he described as a “hug” – feeling confined gives him a sense of comfort and warmth. Ubiquitous synergy seeker uss approved torrent full#He has come full circle – he left the suburbs only to come back with a new appreciation of his roots. We met at a sushi place in Markham, in Ash’s ‘hood’ where he spent much of his youth growing up. The first thing that will strike you about Ashley Buchholz, one half of Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker, is his sea blue eyes, which were amplified 100 times by his turquoise blue button-down shirt. ![]()
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