Beats Antique - Elektrafone (2011)

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.

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.

“They combine the best aspects of jam music (fun, funky, instrumental grooves and a playful willingness to experiment) with traditional polycultural music.” – Consequence of Sound

“…meld of funk, dub, reggae, hip-hop and electronica grooves percolating beneath a wide array of cinematic Middle Eastern motifs.” – Amplifier

TRACKLIST
1. Cat Skillz (05:29)
2. The Porch (04:07)
3. Alto (04:17)
4. Siren Song (04:46)
5. Skytalk (04:13)
6. Snar Axel (04:08)
7. Uneven (05:57)
8. Swagger (with The Tailor) (04:51)
9. Alleyway (with Ill Gates) (04:28)
10. We Swarm (Beats Antique Remix) (05:57)

Guest Musicians:

Sylvain Carton – Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Mandolin – 1, 2, 8
Seth Ford Youg – Double Bass – 8
Dina Maccabee – Viola, Violin – 5
Peter Jaques – Trumpet – 1
Tarran Gabriel – Longneck Banjo and Composition 8
Henry Hung – Trumpet – 1
Dan Cantrell – Accordion, Saw – 8
Scott Larson – Trombone – 3, 8, 9
Jay Standards – Trumpet – 3, 8, 9
Ill Gates – Production – 9
The Glitch Mob – Production – 10