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EDK :   the Empress Dowager Kollective :             Julian Greffe, John and Scott Weiss From Brett Burton from the City Paper : EDK's name, short for Empress Dowager Kollective, may have been lifted from an old Kung-Fu movie, but their electronic jazz soundscapes have more of a sci-fi quality. Founded two years ago when John and Scott Weiss, two house DJs who are also brothers, teamed up with Julian Grefe, former guitarist for the post-punk group Trans Megetti. Together, they combine their interest in electronic music with a passion for '60s spiritual Jazz artists like Cecil McBee, Alice Coltrane and Albert Ayler. The first EP, Subconscious Isotopes (1998) is a mix of avant jazz and down beat drum 'n' bass, which recalls DJ Spooky and Japan's Reflections. The group's second EP, Science of a Giant, has the same flavor with more live instrumentation. By the end of the summer, EDK plans to release a third, as well as a 12" on Manhattan's Plastic City to be recorded under a pseudonym. In the meantime, EDK will keep busy with Julian, fellow EDK member Milkweed and their associate DJ Chris Crasta spinning as part of Silk City's Grass Saturday nights and 700 club's ESP (on the second Tuesday of every month).