Saturday, May 19, 2012

Listen to this: Beats Antique

Beats Antique is a band local to the San Francisco bay area - specifically the Oakland East Bay, and probably one of my my favorite bands I had discovered while treasure diving in the Rasputin's fifty cent bin. (A total mistake that it was there, I'm sure, but a lucky strike for me.)
And why, you ask, are they so esteemed and revered in my musical library? Well, besides their unique blended fusion of old world sounds and new world beats, the produce some amazing videos:
NSFW:mild nudity


Beats Antique sprung up a while go from the underground SF music scene, and have a kinetic stage presence and musical sensibility that not only stands out as cultured and refined - a finger on the pulse of the tribal roots of musical expression - but set them apart so far from their contemporaries as to nearly see them into their own unique genre; a feat, indeed, in the age of blended musical sound.

The trio of David Satori, Zoe Jakes, and Tom Cappel hail from many different bands and backgrounds, collectively; forming in 2007 when Jakes approached her manager for a concept album designed around her dance styles. They were an international sensation, and have expanded into a full fledged group, and experience. Beats Antique enjoys A-level play list status on Neverland Transit Authority's Grand Central Stationhouse Radio; finding its way into regular rotation, often.

The band's discography is available on Antique Records, and at better retailers. On the general rating system of Conductor IronChuck, Beats Antique receives 4 out of 5 shots of whiskey. A must have for any serious music connoisseur.

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