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[TRIBUTE] It’s hard to believe that this is the 10th edition of Electrorespect, the annual tribute to Buffalo freak-out disco genius Mark Freeland. Pegasus, Pegasonics, the Fems, and Electroman were the rock projects that Freeland, who died in 2007 of cancer, gave to the world, but more specifically Buffalo. Though, over his lengthy music career, he did get several tastes of international fame, working with Japanese superstar Motoharu Sano, and seeing his albums reviewed in Playboy Magazine. Playboy once describe Freeland’s sound as “a dead panning David Bowie (or a shrill munchkin) backed by a Hendrix-ish guitar and a George Clinton-ish rhythm section.” That was in reference to Freeland’s seminal record with his band Electroman, American Googaloo, a jacked up disco rock record that was equally as funny as it was danceable. Though he was likely delighted to be compared to the very musicians that inspired him, Freeland was an inspiration in his own right—the Goo Goo Dolls, R.E.M. and others have noted his artwork as inspiration. Now, 10 years after his death, the local music scene continues to recognize Freeland’s significance. A whole slew of local artists including David Kane, The Disobedient Quartet, Scantron, Anal Pudding, KRAM, and more will pay tribute to Freeland at Electrorespect X this Saturday, May 6 at Nietzsche’s. Have a beer in honor of Freeland. It makes you smart, after all.