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Blind Threshold - Cover art by Andrew Jones
Hello Ladies and Gentlemen,
Its been a while since our last newsletter. We have been very busy finishing up our latest self-released album, and touring like crazy around the country. From Lollapalooza in Chicago to Outside Lands in San Francisco this past weekend, we have been having wild adventure’s with all you amazing people and have some exciting news to share with you … ready ….drum rollllllll ….. pow!!!
We are very proud to announce the release of our 3rd full length album called “BLIND THRESHOLD”. With 14 tracks the new self-release includes vaporous violins and Danny Elfman-esque dementia; glitchy, laser-guided harmonica provided by Blues Traveler frontman John Popper; and two very different vocal tracks that range between restless pop hooks provided by singer songwriter LYNX to the vibrant Eastern European folk melodies of New York vocalist Eva Salina. All wrapped up into an intricate collection of orchestral textures, heavy beats and sub bass. The new album was mastered by the great producer TIPPER with art and design by Andrew Jones and photography by Sequoia Emmanuelle.
I know we were talking about calling the next album Contraption Vol 2, but we decided to give this one its own name. Contraption Vol 2 will come when its time is ready. We have been waiting to share the art and release date until we had all our ducks in a row We have finally gotten word on the official release date. “Blind Threshold” will be available online in all major download stores and in physical form from CD baby on
Tuesday September 14th !!!
If you are interested in getting involved and spreading the word about the new self-release please send an email to bastreeteam@gmail.com
Please write “blind threshold” in the subject line and let us know where you’re from and your interests!!! We are going to do a big push on the week of our release and would love to have you involved with spreading the word. If you are interested we will be sending out gift packages to those of you who go above and beyond in passing the word on. We believe grassroots promo with our fans is the most rewarding way to share our music with the world!!! Thank you all so much for the inspiration and support you’ve shown over the the past 3 years !!!
New Tour Date’s Announced !!!
BLIND THRESHOLD TOUR FALL 2010
8/18 – Las Vegas, NV – Wasted Space
8/20 – Sheldon, VT – Liberate Music And Arts Festival
8/21 – Stephentown, NY – Bella Terra Music Festival
8/28 – Eugene, OR – McDonald Theatre – Eugene Celebration
9/10 – Clarks Grove, MN – Harvestfest – Harmony Park
9/11 – Minot, ME – 1st Annual Dankfest
9/17 – Laytonville, CA – Earthdance
9/18 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
9/24 – Seattle, WA – Decibel Festival @ Motor
9/25 – Arcata, CA – Aracata Theatre
9/28 – Fargo, ND – The Aquarium
9/30 – Madison, WI – Majestic Live
10/1 – Milwaukee, WI – Miramar Theatre
10/2 – Chicago, IL – Abbey Pub
10/3 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
10/6 – New Orleans, LA – Republic
10/9 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits
10/11 – Mobile, AL – Alabama Music Box
10/12 – Birmingham, AL – Zydeco
10/13 – Nashville, TN – Exit/In
10/14 – Asheville, NC – TBD
10/15 – Charleston, SC – The Pour House
10/16 – Athens, GA – New Earth Music Hall
10/17 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade – Hell Room
10/22 – Allston, MA – Harpers Ferry
11/11 – Vancouver, BC – Fortune Sound Club
11/12 – Edmonton, AB – The Pawn Shop
11/13 – Calgary, AB – Royal Canadian Legion
11/14 – Winnipeg, MB – Crescent Wood United Church
More TBA here !!!
Here we are, kids. We are dizzy from all the zig-zag traveling insanity that was the spring of 2010. You are all amazing, every last one of you, and we are coming to discover…that’s alot of freakin people! LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE, brought to you by THE DO LAB, was insane…we blew a hole through our own minds with an epic finale that included well-dressed animal safari on a floating island with YOU as the sea, and a unicorn with a defiant expression of triumph right at the perfect moment. We even brought a ten foot tall spaceman onstage with his worshipping animal friends at HIGH SIERRA MUSIC FESTIVAL. BIG BOUNCE at the town of belden, now that’s where things got stoopid! David in drag with 3 crazy horse ladies booty dancing to some serious SISSY BOUNCE remixes, you could actually hear the record scratch as our confused fans did a double take, then TOTALLY FREAKED OUT!!!!
We partied renegade-style at the epic PRICELESS festival, playing a surprise set for fans and friends, as well doing some serious surprise partying with the hot babes SHAWNA and PHOEBE of FIVE and DIAMOND. Not to forget about our Colorado kids, we high-tailed it to SONIC BLOOM and after many issues and hours with airline nastiness we slid in by the skin of our teeth, drums, costumes and assorted musical instruments (minus a turkish banjo which didn’t catch the plane) landing perfectly in their places, right on time.
Louieville…we love you and your sticky sweaty insanity you call home. Zoe’s face practically melted off mid-show, david danced barefoot, and Tommy swung those sticks like hell through our first show in Kentucky. We will definitely be back! And New York…you surprised the shit outta us. really:
1.Le Poisson Rouge was clean (a Clean NY venue…that’s weird)
2. 400 freaking people came out!
3. 400 freaking people came out!
but more surprises were in store for us. CAMP BISCO was the most unexpected and wonderful surprise…you kids are so nice and jeez you melted our hearts. We could get used to it over here on the east coast. Our set started with a rather small but nice sized group, but throughout our set we watched with amazement as more and more of you kept coming from all directions until it was packed with dancing kids freaking out…we didn’t even know we had fans in upstate NY. Turns out we’ve got alot of them, and seems like we made some seriously awesome new ones!
And hanging out backstage with our buddy Bassnectar, Elliot, and the ever jolly Trevor was good times. Bassnectar schooled us later that night with a set that ripped our brains out and womped us till we almost passed out. Apparently this guy is like a fine wine…gets better with age, dontcha think? Oh, and Major Lazer and gang are freaks…we mean that in the best possible way.
NEW ALBUM UPDATE!!!
We’ve been teasing you for long enough…expect our latest offering within the month, a full length album crammed full of that tantalizing new music you have been hearing at our shows . We have been busting our asses to make it worth the wait. We are looking for people to help spread the word, and if you are interested in being part of our team, send an email to: bastreeteam@gmail.com
JAM!
Hello Ladies and Gentlemen,
Beats Antique here with some updates and more info for the wild summer ahead.
We are very excited to be playing some crazy festivals this summer including Lollapalooza, Shambala, Wanderlust, CampBisco, Land of Nod, Decibel, Earthdance, Austin City Limits and more soon TBA !!!
We have been working hard on Contraption Vol 2. I know you’ve heard it before but we’ve had some last minute special guests on the album and added some extra tracks to make it an extra full on banging album. We are on the final stretch … thanks for being patient.
For now we have a brand new remix that we just released on Muti Music about a month ago and its is now available on BANDCAMP!!!
http://www.beatsantique.bandcamp.com
THIS WEEKEND !!!
We are so very excited to be participating in Lighting in a Bottle Festival in SoCal this weekend. Big thanks to The Do Lab for organizing an epic festival. We hit the Lightning stage this Saturday night at Midnight!!! We have a very special show planed. Check here for tickets and info
http://lightninginabottle.org/splash.html
Check out the Official LIB theme Song
COMING UP SHOWS in JUNE!!!
June 4th Maui HI at the Voyage East
(808) 575-9234 for more info
June 11th Portland OR at the Wonder Ballroom w/ OTT
http://www.ticketmaster.com/Beats-Antique-Ott-with-Solovox-tickets/artist/1427855
June 12th Santa Rosa CA – Harmony Festival
http://harmony.snaptickets.com/events/showevent.aspx?eventid=8498
June 19th Belden CA – BIG BOUNCE Festival
http://champagneandbacon.com/index.php/events/details/the_big_bounce_june_18th-21st_2010/
June 26th Mariaville NY – DESIDERATA Festival – DJ set
http://www.desideratafestival.com/2010/?_c=tickets
June 27th Bellvue CO – SONIC BLOOM Festival
http://www.sonicbloomfestival.com/tickets.html
Join our Street Team by sending and email to bastreeteam@gmail.com
let us know where you live and what your interests are!!!
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Apr 272010
Hey Folks!
Been a second… We just got back from a crazy little tour… San Diego, Santa Cruz, NASA “Yuris Night”, Colorado, Coachella, TX w/ Les Claypool, New Orleans and last but not least Mobile Alabama !!! We had quite a wild ride and met some great new peeps! We also are excited to announce a brand new Remix on Muti Music of South African producers Mix n Blend. The EP is Titled “Mix n Blend & Narch – Acid Crunk EP 6 : I Got …” this is available now only on Beatport click the below link a check out our new REMIX along with friends of ours An-ten-nae, Dov, Random Rab and Mochipet
Mar 282010
Beats Antique Live – Lucent L’amour – Do Lab – Los Angeles – Valentines Day 2010 from Beats Antique on Vimeo.
Hello,
Beats Antique has a brand new LIVE video from our show at the Lucent L’mour Fesival by the Do Lab in Los Angeles on Valentines Day !!! We wanted to do something a little crazy. So me made some costumes remixed an old love song by Bobby Rydell and had Pegasus serenaded Queen Cupid as she shot her love streamers all over the crowd!!! We needed to express our love somehow and it seemed to work out that night !!!
The Music is a mashup starting with a new Beats Antique track on The Trunk Archives called “Waisted” going into a Remix of “All i want is you” by Bobby Rydell !!!
- http://www.beatsantique.bandcamp.com
Special Thanks too Matthew F. Smith aka Shmitty – for filming and editing this piece !!!
And The Do LAb for throwing the best parties ever !!!
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