Dub/dance rock act Avacate (pronounced A-VACATE) from Bristol England, forging a unique sound by soaking up many of the bright, bizarre sounds, colours and cultural influences the city has to offer. Their music is a mash up of the underground culture, taking you on a journey through Rock, DnB, dub and hip-hop tinged with psychedelic over tones. Avacate’s live shows have a reputation for getting everybody dancing and losing their minds in the music. German fanzine InselZound affectionately dubbed the band a ‘Punk Pink Floyd’ you can dance to.
Avacate achieved reasonable success within one year of their inception; highlights including a prestigious slot at the NEC Birmingham and radio one air play by Joe Wiley and Steve Lamacq. The band got acquainted with life on the road by completing two successful tours of Germany. After cutting their debut E.P ‘Patterns of Disharmony’ in July 2007, the band embarked on a two month European tour to promote it, which started in England august 2007 via France, Belgium Holland, Germany and Denmark, this resulted as a live E.P ‘Sensory Assault’.
The band is currently working on their debut LP, ‘Ghost of a former self’ they enter the studio in July. Lyrically and emotionally the new songs are a lot more personal and less political than the previous E.P’s. The songs set out to question issues that our society would rather choose to ignore. The new material sees the band expand, explore and contort their sound even further. Watch this space for up coming live shows and tours.
If you would like to remix the band then please check out the homepage where everyone can download and remix/mash up the songs or even make new your own songs, post them back up discuss and interact with other users. You are free to use our material under the ‘Creative Commons License’.
The best remixes/tunes will be considered for future releases not only producers are invited. “We are looking for interaction with every art form out there. Everyone is invited to get in touch and transform our music”.
To get involved visit: www.avacate.com or click the link above.
Ian Mathews (Kasabian):
“I really like it, I think Avacate is excellent, Good music and I particularly enjoy the vocals.”
Ettan Bazil (Dirty Princess productions):
“A great mix of styles Gritty Raw yet accessible”
Rick Rogers (Ex specials, The Dammed Manager/Dartington Creative Enterprise)
“You’ll never survive in the mainstream!”
Artscare Records:
“A great energetic uplifting vibe/sound. The production values are high. Musicianship is excellent… reminds me of a mixture of Skunk Anansie, Skindred, Senser & Dub War - all bands that I like, which is great.”
