Ben Lee first assembled A.C. Unit in 2002, during a series of regular gigs at Art Land (a local performance space/dive-bar in Brooklyn, NY). Lee and drummer Mike Pride first met while playing in the avant-rock group, Angriest Pussycat. Together they joined forces with tenor saxophonist Jonathan Moritz, who was in a project called Evil Eye with Pride around the same time. From there, the group quickly began playing shows at various downtown venues including Barbes, Tonic, ABC No-Rio, and the 55bar. In November of 2003, A.C. Unit hit the studio to record their first record, Lost Property. They have done several tours up and down the East Coast and continue to perform in the New York City area. Their new record, Sensual Polyphony, is expected for release in the summer of 2006.
You guys sound amazing... so much distance covered in a couple of tracks, but still so natural, not forced. Mike, I'll hopefully be out in your neck of the woods shortly after the new year with Bryan Day and Yoko Sato, maybe we could play some? -peace-
