aaron beckum plays the xylophone + electron microscope
the amazing alphabet people play guitar/banjo/steel lap/mandolin/vocals/programming and miniature keyboards
Influences
world maps circa 1950's. chocolate money. films. rocknroll music. introductory circuitry analysis. obscure jewish iconography. jellyfish anatomy. analog supercomputers. herbal supplements. aeroplanes. homeopathic medicines. double sided tape. woodgrain patterns. space travel. woody guthrie. hank williams. the carter family. dylan. neil young. CASH. wilco. weakerthans. ajka. belle&sebastian. pavement. minor threat. tchaikovsky. man or astroman? captain geech and the shrimp shack shooters. coco the electronic monkey wizard & Macgyver. kafka. orwell. cs lewis. kerouac. roald dahl. steinbeck. melville. Rober M. Pirisg. joyce. paul orjala. r.e. beckum (both of them).
Sounds Like
A REAL RESISTANCE released 2004: this is the product of a week-long recording session in a small farm house turned studio amid the beautiful saskatchewan tundra. all songs written by me and produced by kevin gales.
ARCHITECTS NEVER SLEEP released 2008: all songs written, produced and performed by me (with guest appearances on bass and vocals) in a tiny studio apartment in vancouver, bc in the summer of my 26th year. this album is 100% lovingly homemade with lovely character-infused packaging for both your listening and viewing pleasure.
A LETTER FROM LOUISA 2008:.
this music video was made in Vancouver, BC for about $15 with the help of some incredibly talented friends of mine. I directed, Drew Bienemann directed the photography, Colin Kohler did the costumes/art and starred in it as 'Federal Agent Manny Bridgelake', Nathan Smith pulled focus and key gaffed and gripped.
BIOGRAPHY: raised by wolves in the yukon, i made it out alive by laying low, if you know what i mean. i soon realized my true form was not that of a lupine mammal. So I turned down the call of the wild and left without saying goodbye. i joined the merchant marine at halifax and was off to see the world. tired of life at sea, i decided to jump ship at the infamous Tierra Del Fuego on the southernmost tip of south america. once in port i quickly buried my share of the merchant profits somewhere in the dark mountains of cortez. 127 spanish dubloons along with fifty-five saphire rubies from the treasure troves of king tut. soon after that, in argentina, i joined the escalating revolutionary war and accidentally found my life's career: undersea microbiological physics. from that point on i have led a simple and happy life travelling from city to city lecturing and sometimes finding time for my utlimate passion: communist spear fishing. i also play music and make films.
PAST SHOWS:
11/11/2007 - backstage lounge the greff band + james lamb
12/01/2008 - cafe deux soleils with the greff band
14/01/2008 - railway club with andrew burden, rodney decroo + the revivalists
16/01/2008 - the bourbon with eltOn bOng + Boogie Monster
31/01/2008 - the wired monk with james lamb + zane
26/02/2008 - railway club with old days + james lamb
15/03/2008 - lime with rodney decroo + the revivalists
29/03/2008 - the main with steven donald robert nelson + harlan
10/04/2008 - the greedy pig with the greff band
26/04/2008 - cafe montmartre with james lamb + addus tolly
23/06/2008 - railway club with leah abramson et al
26/06/2008 - little mountain studios with forest city lovers
29/06/2008 - backstage lounge with hannah georgas + stephan james
17/07/2008 - railway club with miss emily brown + james lamb + winston
09/08/2008 - the beanstalk festival
hey, i love the music! i want to buy architects never sleep but the site says your all out. haha i was wonderin' if you got any copies i could perhaps purchase?
hey beek. hope you are well. listen what was that song, I think maybe it was called "Sara" but there was some line like "do you remember Sara? " and the bannister being different...it was posted a long time ago..but it was so lovely. I want to hear it again! How does this happen?
Hey Aaron! Thanks so much. I'm looking forward to playing with you as well! If you're free this Friday come to the Anza club. I hope all is well!! hannah
Thanks for coming to the show the other night! I'd love to play with you sometime in the future. I'll be in touch next time I'm through there. Let me know when you come through SF!
Your stuff rules. As well, I attend UCFV in Abbotsford and we have finally got our radio Station online! In the future it will be fm broadcasted too! I am hosting a show of pop music from the pacific northwest. I would love to have some of your stuff. How can I get a hold of it? (Or you should send a cd to place in the radio station library! I know of a few others who would like it too!)
I rarely play in Vancouver, though if I do we should connect, or I will see if I can snag you some stuff in the valley.
