Beats Antique
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In the '90s, hip-hop replaced rock as the world's most influential music, injecting new vitality into sounds long ignored or marginalized. Gypsy, Balkan, and tribal Arab rhythms have become part of club music's international vocabulary and Oakland's Beats Antique uses them to create their transcendental global pop.
On Collide the band — multi instrumentalist/composer/arrangers Sidecar Tommy Cappel and David Satori and composer/arranger, belly-dance innovator Zoe — and its guests veer between earthy and symphonic, cinematic and psychedelic, but always remain wildly swinging. "Caterpillar" is a mash-up of flamenco handclaps, Dan Canterell's sinuous tango-drenched accordion, and the weeping gypsy fiddle of Ryan Feldthouse. "Roustabout" appears twice, once as sci-fi Balkan circus music with a one-drop reggae backbeat and later in a bubbling synth-heavy remix by Bassnectar. "Erase" blends a simple repeated melodic line from Satori's saz with constantly unfolding rhythms produced by a battery of electronic and acoustic percussion. The plaintive sound of a Middle Eastern frame drum and spacey keyboard effects create a hot, hypnotic atmosphere on "Sweet Demure." The slow pulsation of "Shrine" has just the opposite effect, laying down an ominous wash of sound marked by Seth Young's sinister acoustic bass and Satori's bluesy saz. "Nesatovo" and "Borino" feature the Brass Menazeri, a San Francisco Balkan brass band, on rave-ups that take Balkan folk tunes into uncharted waters. "Nesatovo" combines a loose-limbed reggae groove and Peter Jaques' feverish clarinet excursions; "Borino" is a more straightforward track with Balkan brass accented only by occasional dub effects. (CIA) - East Bay Express
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Beats Antique - COLLIDE - 2008 - CIA Records
Beats Antique - Tribal Derivations - 2007 - CIA Records
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New Album from Beats Antique, COLLIDE, In Stores Now
The Trio Just Wrapped up Opening on Bassnectar’s Sold Out Tour, a Packed Performance at Sundance and Will be on the Road this Winter
"Collide" is an aptly-titled album that connects the missing dots between two worlds that rarely go hand in glove. These 12 numbers, plus a remixed version of "Roustabout", feature all the instrumentation that's fit to play.” ~ Helder Gomes
Los Angeles, CA – The much anticipated sophomore album, Collide, from Oakland based trio Beats Antique is finally in stores and has fans already asking for more. Released on Miles Copeland’s CIA Records in August, the 12-track album blends exotic, Middle Eastern sounds with contemporary beats thanks to David Satori and Sidecar Tommy, two of the members. With the help of the female powerhouse of the group, Zoe Jakes, Collide also gives the audience a unique take on Tribal bellydance. Beats Antique is well known for forging an alliance between Middle Eastern traditions, underground hip-hop, breakbeat brass band, downtempo, glitch and dubstep.
In support of their sophomore release, Beats Antique was asked to join Bassnectar’s “The Other Side” tour. The sold-out tour featured the trio’s diverse sound opening for one of the nation’s most well known DJ’s with “probably the largest cult following of any DJ in San Francisco,” according to the SF Weekly.
Beats Antique have also performed with an incredible list of artists including Bassnectar, Diplo (M.I.A), Tipper, Ooah, Yard Dogs Road Show, Jesse Rose, Plastician, MRK1, Ghislain Poirier, Glitch Mob, Adam Freeland, Ana Sia, Eprom, Mimosa, Mike Relm, Haj, Laser Sword, Sub Swara. They have performed at sold out shows in some of the countries most well known venues including The Fillmore, Great American Music Hall, El Rey and the Bowery Ballroom. Beats Antique have also been one of the Top 10 most downloaded artists on Amazon under Middle East and World Dance – including hitting #1 multiple times – and have been in the Top 20 most downloaded under Electronic music for months.
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