Beast's "Mr. Hurricane" video nominated for a Grammy
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prominent journalist who shall go unnamed * wrote: “ Beast sounds like what you might hear at the last cabaret on the road to hell.” And you wonder, “is the kitchen there opened late?”
Probably for an eternity.
And if there was a juke box in this supposed cabaret on the outskirts of the Devil’s hang, would our music be in it? And if our music was in it, would it be classified under alternative, electro, hip hop, trip-rock or just ‘go to hell music’?
It’s hard to tell you what we do. ...when we first started doing it we had no idea either. Count it in, see what happens. Slightly amused, massively inspired and very curious, we kept searching and then locked and loaded this CD.
What’s the backstory? Well, we live in Montreal. Betty Bonifassi sang on the Oscar nominated soundtrack, Triplettes of Bellville…. sang at the Oscars actually. Betty also sang on the hit DJ Champion album “Chill ‘em all” which she toured to sell outs everywhere. Jean-Phi Goncalves has written, produced and played drums for Araine Moffat, Pierre Lapointe, Jean Pierre Ferland, Lauryn Hill and many others. He is a founding member of Montreal’s Plaster.
The Beast CD dropped Nov. 18 in Canada, March 3 in the States. Before the metaphysical release of the album, the first single, Mr. Hurricane was picked up by iTunes in an unprecedented simultaneous international release ….more than 375,000 people downloaded it in North America alone. Thank you, thank you, and thank you too.
Since then we have been reading some very kind words:
“One of the most strikingly original and swaggeringly bad-ass Canadian albums to rear its head in recent memory.” Ben Rayner – Toronto Star
Beast s'apprête à faire des vagues dans la mer pop à l'aube de la parution de son premier album. Enfin, la bête est lâchée! Stéphane Martel, Voir
*Robert Everett-Green – The Globe & Mail
Great show last night in Québec! The album translates well live. I've never seen a keyboard bass before. Unique. I love the album very much. The economy is bad in the US but I hope that doesn't prevent you from going down and kicking some serious ass!!! I'm spreading the word. BEAST
Merci pour l'ajout. Votre show à l'Impérial, hier, wow !!! C'était fou !!! J'croyais que le chant ne serait pas aussi intense que sur le disque, j'avais tort !! J'en ai eu des frissons à maintes reprises. Et la chorale, trop cool. Encore bravo ! J'ai déjà hâte au prochain spectacle,
Joyeuses Fêtes Beast Even if Satan Close, François, Mystique Punk
Merci de m'avoir ajouté à vos amis! Hâte de vous voir en spectacle...j'étais à Vancouvver alors que vous étiez au Métropolis. Les paroles de vos chansons...are calling home. Elles m'accompagnent dans la voiture avec mes 2 fils (5 et 7 ans), qui aiment aussi beaucoup!
Le dernier CD d'Apadooraï - Kinda Roots - maintenant en vente sur iTunes, Zik.ca, Archambault, Renaud Bray, etc. Venez nous écouter au poste d'écoute au Archambault Berri à Montréal et à Ste-Foy!
Apadooraï's latest CD - Kinda Roots - now on sale iTunes, Zik.ca, Archambault, Renaud Bray, etc.
Lately we tried a little different approach and started the creation process with a story which was in need of a song. The result can now be found at our myspace player, a song called The Serpent. Please check it out and tell us what you think, your opinion would be much appreciated! :)
Bonjour BEAST, et merci d'avoir accepté mon invitation ! Heureux d'être ami dans votre cercle d'amis . Bienvenue sur ma page, avec notre meilleur accueil .
Félicitations à Betty Bonifassi pour sa super prestation aux TRANS. à Rennes ...Bretagne .
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