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Make no mistake; Apache Beat isn’t another collective of art-school dropouts who moved to Brooklyn last month, fulfilling their lifelong dream of ‘making it big’ along the L line. While such taste-making publications as Pitchfork, NME and NYLON helped stoke the band’s “Next Big Thing” status in the past year, Apache Beat started sharpening their post-everything knives at the tail end of 2006.
Starting with several jaw-dislodging demos, Summer Lovers Unlimited (The Tough Alliance, Crystal Castles, The Teenagers)—were already lining up to press its first Apache Beat single, “Tropics.” To this day, it’s the song everyone shows up to see, an ain’t-gonna-back-down, not-even-for-a-second anthem for jilted lovers and anyone who digs hollow drums, sinewy riffs, and manic melodies.
But Apache Beat’s songs are not merely the sum of their influences. Starting with shades and shards of Roxy Music and the Pixies, Krautrock and new wave, Apache Beat meet their music collections halfway with an unparalleled brand of avant-rock that’s aggressive and intricate as hell. This is all thanks to a restless rhythm section (drummer Neil, bassist Mike); the cutting chords of Phil; the serpentine synth lines of Christina; and the brooding vocals of Ilirjana, a stage-seizing frontwoman with effortless style (as celebrated in the pages of J’alouse, V, British Vogue and Elle).
Starting with several jaw-dislodging demos, Summer Lovers Unlimited (The Tough Alliance, Crystal Castles, The Teenagers)—were already lining up to press its first Apache Beat single, “Tropics.” To this day, it’s the song everyone shows up to see, an ain’t-gonna-back-down, not-even-for-a-second anthem for jilted lovers and anyone who digs hollow drums, sinewy riffs, and manic melodies.
But Apache Beat’s songs are not merely the sum of their influences. Starting with shades and shards of Roxy Music and the Pixies, Krautrock and new wave, Apache Beat meet their music collections halfway with an unparalleled brand of avant-rock that’s aggressive and intricate as hell. This is all thanks to a restless rhythm section (drummer Neil, bassist Mike); the cutting chords of Phil; the serpentine synth lines of Christina; and the brooding vocals of Ilirjana, a stage-seizing frontwoman with effortless style (as celebrated in the pages of J’alouse, V, British Vogue and Elle).
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Your Powers Are Magic
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Tropics
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Tropics (remixes)
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shirleebee wrote:
good.
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Heart-Shine wrote:
i like.
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volumeone wrote:
keyboardist is gorgeous.
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JK1 wrote:
Loved the Manchester gig! Great.....
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treveera wrote:
Album out in 09. YAY!
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relyrecords wrote:
can't wait to see you guys on nov 17th!
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Kevbassett wrote:
so do i
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treveera wrote:
I need to hear more of their stuff!
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News
NY MAG Apache Beat Tropics Top 40 Brooklyn Bands/Songs of 2009
11 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/thisisapachebeat
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RCRD LBL //FREE DOWNLOAD: Your Powers Are Magic (Cubic Zirconia Remix)
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NME //FREE DOWNLOAD Your Powers Are Magic (The Emergency Remix)
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Tour Blog on NYLONMAG.COM PT.3
14 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/thisisapachebeat
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Recent Activity
- Apache Beat posted a news item ‘NY MAG Apache Beat Tropics Top 40 Brooklyn Bands/Songs of 2009’. yesterday evening
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nyxfm and VagueTruism added Apache Beat to their libraries. Thursday afternoon
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motionpicture wrote about Apache Beat in live. last week
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motionpicture wrote about Apache Beat in a deleted journal. last week
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Sophia_T added Apache Beat to Sophia_T’s library. last month
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ohlookitspaul updated the wiki page for Apache Beat. (diff) last month
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curmielphx added Apache Beat to curmielphx’s library. last month
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riotsqrrrl added Apache Beat to the lineup of PopGun Party: Telepathe & Boy Crisis at Glasslands Gallery. last month
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dayv23 and 2 other people added Apache Beat to their libraries. December 2009
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gazztwhite wrote about Apache Beat in Every band I have ever seen. December 2009
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