Beats Antique, Random Rab, ill.Gates and Gravity A w/ Live Art by Michael Garfield!!
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Beats Antique:
Growing like wildfire under the canopy of live electonica and world roots music comes Beats Antique, a masterful merge of modern technology, live instrumentation and seductive performance. Beats Antique combines the sounds of the Middle East and orchestral gypsy music with the styles of hip-hop, brass band, downtempo, glitch and dubstep in a new collage of music that is mixed and broken down with clever breakbeats for an adept international flair. Beats Antique is producing an un-charted style of music by adding live horns, accordion, glockenspiel, viola, string quartets, kalimba, clarinet and various unusual instruments to their big beat arrangements.
Born of Oakland, CA, the musical trio consists of producers, David Satori, Sidecar Tommy and world-renowned belly dance performer/producer Zoe Jakes, who helped inspire the thematic Middle East tempo of the band.
On the tails of their latest release, Contraption Vol.1, Beats Antique has been consistently selling out major venues up and down the west coast, and have also toured extensively as support for national acts such as Les Claypool from PRIMUS and Bassnectar. In line with their recent success, Beats Antique has signed on C3 Presents as management, and Madison House as booking.
After only 3 years performing as a cohesive force, the group is about to self release their fourth album, Contraption, Vol. 2 which furthers their journey through new electro-acoustic soundscapes. Their second release, “Collide” on CIA (Miles Copeland’s new label, previous manager/producer of The Police, REM, etc.) has consistently held the number one spot in Amazon.com’s Middle Eastern category, and has also reached the Top 10 list of most downloaded artists under World Dance, and the Top 20 most downloaded electronica albums.
Links:
http://beatsantique.com/
http://www.myspace.com/beatsantique
Tunes:
Beats Antique – Oriental Uno (feat. Fanafara Kalashnikov)
Random Rab:
Emerging from his own distinct corner of the West Coast electronic music scene, Random Rab offers a powerful, timeless contribution to sonic exploration. Rab is a master of manipulating our temporal awareness, leading us into seemingly ancient worlds, where to our amazement, we find visible shreds of the future. Allow his sound to catalyze your travels into haunting ecstasy, and you will not return to your same beginning. Playing only his own originally produced music live, the depth and craftsmanship of this offering is remarkable. With an array of drum machines, samplers, sequencers, and instruments, it is a clear devotion to expression and perfection. The beats are smooth, bold, and overwhelming. The original vocals, melodies and hitting bass merge seamlessly into a tapestry of unique and unexpected journeys.
Links:
http://www.randomrab.net/
http://www.myspace.com/randomrabmusic
Tunes:
ill.Gates
The Phat Conductor finds it more than a little bit odd writing about himself in the third person, especially in light of the fact that he is actually an apricot named Walrus.
While incarnate in this dimension Walrus enjoys creating music, art, and video mashups as well as teaching others all about how much fun it is. Walrus has a band called the Department of Motion too. They definitely don’t suck if you ask me, but I suspect that my opinion on Walrus could be a little biased.
When Walrus isn’t puttering around the studio he goes on the road and bosses some noisy machines around. Mostly it’s record players, but some of the machines make pictures on the wall and some of the machines are even imaginary! Walrus can’t just imagine the sounds right into your head yet though, so he tells a computer how to imagine them for him, it’s almost as good. You should try it sometime.
Walrus told me that he wanted to thank everyone for listening to his music and coming out to his shows. Because of all of you guys, Walrus doesn’t have to get a real job and that’s about as fun as it gets if you ask Walrus.
*** If you’re a promoter and you’re making a flyer with Walrus on it, maybe you could put this for a bio if you want:
The Phat Conductor is one of Toronto’s leading breakbeat exports, wreaking havok on turntables, laptops and projectors in North America, the UK and Europe. Old School, Nu Skool, Home School… it doesn’t matter. With an ear for the future and an eye on the dancefloor the man behind Ice-9 brings you lush, organic electronics, funky bass grooves and a live performance to tell your grandkids about… Hail SEITAN!
Links:
http://www.thephatconductor.com/
http://www.myspace.com/thephatconductor
Tunes:
ill.Gates – Irma Vep (ft. Masia One)
Bassnectar – Boombox (Bassnectar & iLL.Gates Remix)
Gravity A:
Nominated Best Electronica Act 2010- Best of the Big Easy Awards.
Developing out of a city that is inundated with musical vibrations, Gravity A exhilarates New Orleans’ rich musical tapestry with their fresh, dynamic energy and innovative sound. This five years old quartet is inspired by the soulful jazz expressions and second-line fusions of their hometown, yet still draws heavily upon the eclectic possibilities of electronic progressions. Gravity A has become the torchbearer for the city’s late night soundtrack featuring the unmistakable sound of true New Orleans funk, tight drum n’ bass breaks and intoxicating trance. The band’s unique sound is highly dependent upon the musicians’ passion for live instrumentation and improvisation, which often lends itself to a rambunctious adventure grooving through sunrise. As opposed to Newton’s well-known gravity b, Gravity A has taken their name from the force responsible for the cohesion and semblance of all subatomic matter. At a Gravity A show in New Orleans or beyond, this force is intense and irrefutable. The dance floor is transformed into a frenzy as the polar vibrations of Gravity A’s magnetic rhythms and far-reaching frequencies resonate amongst the bopping feet, shaking hips, and smiling faces.
Gravity A has performed live sets with:
Dr. Fameus (Allen Aucoin of the Disco Biscuits); Mike Dillon (Les Claypool’s Frog Brigade); Big Sam; Johnny Vidacovich (Astral Project); Tim Sullivan; Danny Abel (Groovesect); Tim Green (local saxaphone legend); Billy Iusso.
Gravity A has opened for/ headlined after:
Dr. Fameus (Allen Aucoin of the Disco Biscuits), Orchard Lounge, Pnuma Trio, Signal Path, EOTO (members of String Cheese Incident), Lotus, Lyrics Born, Dubconscious, Girl Talk, OoAh, Pantyraid, MiMosa, Breakage (UK), Marcus Intalex (UK), Freaky Flow, Rebirth Brass Band, Mike Dillon’s Go-Go Jungle; Michael Kang; Steve Molitz; Alex B; Elemental Harmonics; System Obsolete; Groovesect; Zoogma.
Members of Gravity A have appeared on stage with:
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey; Robert Walter (Greyboy All-stars); James Singleton (Astral Project); The Lee Boys; Uprise; Elemental Harmonics; The GK Duo; Groovesect; Brian Coogan.
Links:
http://www.gravitya.com/
http://www.myspace.com/gravitya
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