John Lennon, the Cure, 7 Year Bitch, Leonard Cohen, Yoko Ono, The Pixies, Echo and the Bunnymen, Moby, Elliott Smith, Magnetic Fields, Nick Drake, M Ward, Grandmaster Flash, Guided by Voices, Beethoven, Joy Division, Polvo, Don Cabalerro, Ottoman Bigwigs, the Strokes, Beastie Boys, Sonic Youth, Morphine, Yo La Tango, Def Leppard, Metallica, Modest Mouse, Babe the Blue Ox, the Doors, Bowie, the Smiths, the Sundays, the Meters, Black Sabbath, Kid Sensation, White Stripes, Marvin Gaye, Jolly Mon, Le Tigre, Cake, Squirrel Nut Zippers, the Beatles, DJ Krush, Stan Getz, vegans, greek village songs, Dalares. Hmm. People local-style and/or we've seen in person are even more influential, I'd say: Midtown Dickens, Future Kings of Nowhere, Wigg Report, Pneurotics, Red Collar, Sequoya, Screaming Females, Cantwell, Gomez, & Jordan, Hammer No More the Fingers, All Your Science, eberhardt, Scott Waite, Sawteeth McTweedy, Airport Blvd, Dawn Dineen, MegafaunI know I'm forgetting bands and I'll wake up feeling bad. I'll add YOU later...
VIDEO -- Three categories. 1) Recent 2) Silly 3) Live
1) Recent: Blender Theory, from the same-titled album. Copyright Porch Life Productions.
2) Silly: Love Makes You Fat
3) Live:
a. "Consumption" from Other Places (live at Troika, Ringside) by Trianglerock:
b. "Married on Myspace," (CD Release party, Duke Coffeehouse, Blender Theory by Sequoya:
Sounds Like
Background BB
Before Beloved Binge:
Eleni grew up around classical musicians singing x-mas music harmonies with her mother on long trips to California. According to her mother, she sang “Frère Jacques” at age 3. On Dad-Day Sundays she listened to old Greek songs in a van played from an ash-covered tape recorder.
Rob picked up a guitar at 11 and promptly learned every Metallica song available. He grew up listening to the Beatles and the Doors, which explains his uncanny ability to sing “Riders in the Storm” at karaoke bars.
Community:
Beloved Binge is motivated by those willing to strip down to nothing and flash them what’s inside. They also want to help reduce suffering brought on by modern factory farming practices.
Tour:
Beloved Binge is on a year-long national tour in 2008-9. Current show/tour dates are posted above.
Why so many gaps in the show schedule? We're also screening Eleni's documentary on our Fall '09 tour -- the schedule is here: porchlifeproductions.com. For Beloved Binge, see below.
From Shrieking Shack Shows(Lexington, KT):
"this was an awesome show--how much talent can you squeeze into a 2 piece--he plays guitar, she sings, plays keyboards, and plays the drum kit--catchy songs that stick in your head for days--now they are a pop band--but with that cool indie garage ethic--"
Bryan Reed, Independent Weekly (Durham/Chapel Hill, NC):
"Sitting behind the drumkit, Binge not only sets the rhythm but sings, plays keyboards and plays guitar. Like her own motion, Beloved Binge songs are busy, using shifting rhythm and keys and two different verses sometimes sung at once."
From One Base on an Overthrow (Connecticut Blog):
"Toy xylophones as instruments, playing drums and keyboards at the same time, banging on guitar strings like a percussion instrument...on this particular night it agreed with me fine, especially the blown-out Dinosaur Jr. part in "Married on Myspace" and the minimalist indie rock throb of "Miso (I Don't Like People)"-- 'I don't like people, but still, I'm trying.'"
Blender Theory era
Jersey Beat (NJ):
"Beloved Binge nailed it: Twisted, lo-fi indie homage with just enough mad science and tongue-in-cheek irony...The band services up a stereophonic celebration of jangly off-kilter guitars in the vein of They Might Be Giants, The Flying Lizards, B-52's, etc., that accent tight, catchy little pop songs that, at first, seem simple; but repeated listenings reveal the band’s wicked humor, and their amazing less-is-more approach."
Colorado Springs Independent (Reverb) (Colorado Springs, CO):
" ...upbeat, stripped-down and muffed-out indie-pop rock. Taking turns strumming, humming and drumming (while swiping pages from the K Records playbook) Rob Beloved and Eleni Binge conjure up happy memories of indie rock's fun-loving and far less pretentious past..."
Chris Conti of the Providence Phoenix (Providence, RI):
"An amalgamated blast of lo-fi and fuzzy Garage rock with a twist or two or three, Blender Theory defies description for the most part, and ain't that a good thing nowadays? The opening track "(Got) Married on Myspace" bobs and weaves from jangly pop to something akin to a Sleater-Kinney B-side with some seriously strange breaks in between. "decoy" and "Heartburn" belong on your summer playlist..."
Duluth Budgeteer (Duluth, MN):
"With a sound as infectious as this, Beloved Binge can keep on singing about Lordonlyknowswhat and people will still be listening.....What’s most striking about this album, however, is that no matter how absurd the lyrics get...the more you want to listen.”
VivaIndieBlog (North Carolina Blog):
"Intelligent, inventive, amusing..."
New Haven Advocate (New Haven, CT):
“Minamalist weird guy/girl duo Beloved Binge [are] a fun and goofy outfit...”
Chris Parker, Independent Weekly (Durham/Chapel Hill, NC):
“Catch BELOVED BINGE, too: Rob Beloved and Eleni Binge hit the road soon for a year, and, in the Durham duo's absence, we'll lose a K Records/ Teen Beat blend of generous hooks and captivating quirks. Songs about MySpace couples come backed with the struggle to like people, and shifting time signatures springboard from trebly, staccato riffs.”
Grayson Currin, Music Editor, Independent Weekly (Durham/Chapel Hill, NC):
"Eleni Binge's time shifts behind the drum kit and Rob Beloved's serpentine-note guitar lines suggest a certain affinity for math rock. But perfection and precision are subsumed by an overarching playfulness."
The Hartford Advocate (Hartford, CT):
“Rob Beloved and Eleni Binge create a full and fun electric sound, sharing guitar, drums, and vocals duty.”
Ross Grady, trianglerock.com (Durham/Chapel Hill, NC):
"The countdown is on...all the pieces are falling into place for their year-long tour starting this fall. See 'em while you can, because you know you're gonna miss their off-kilter gtr/drums call-and-response artrock."
Other Places era
The Independent Weekly:
"Beloved Binge “delivers plain-spoken, pensive songs…downright thrilling for those on the receiving end...”
David Menconi, News and Observer, from Critic’s Picks:
“...it's nice to have Seattle's transplanted Beloved Binge...in our midst. On "Other Places"…the tandem of Rob Beloved and Eleni Binge play stripped-down punk rock that doesn't feel thin, combining the howling abandon of Sleater-Kinney with a very fine attention to poppy detail…”
Currents:
"The melodies are simple, the sound a stealthy mix of guitar, drums, plucky vocals, and a little bouzouki (traditional Greek stringed instrument), but the resulting songs of Durham duo/couple Beloved Binge...are scrumptious treats."
Independent Weekly, from Music Worth Leaving the House For:
“If Lee Ranaldo and Fontaine Toups had wed, Beloved Binge ...would have been their Teen Beat babies.”
Diversions:
“Beloved Binge…brought with them a sound that is as rooted in Northwestern lo-fi pop…as it is in East Coast (specifically D.C.) punk…[and] succeed in creating varied songs…the band can…craft a catchy melody, but also knows when to step on the distortion pedal.”
The Raleigh Hatchet:
“…a truly unique duo. Right off, the delightful spin of “New Year” is “Faces,” which features Eleni’s talent for balancing vocal harmony and power. It also shows the knack Beloved Binge has for transitioning into completely different rhythms flawlessly…”
Independent Weekly:
"Like wonderful Chicago co-eds The Spinanes, Beloved Binge hustles through minimal guitar-and-drum pop obsessed with sparseness, space and sear. But they do it with the gumption of 764-Hero and, occasionally, the enthusiastic bluster of Sonic Youth."
Beloved Binges' previous full-length album Other Places, recorded at Zero Return Studios in Atlanta is available at CD Baby and on iTunes. Two-piece, live, analog style.
Beloved Binge for Sale
BELOVED BINGE: Other Places
Rubble pop rooted in punk pot infused with a hint of old Greek mountain village uprising.
Booking Contact: Eleni @ Porch Life Productions: porchlifeproductions *at* gmail.com
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Press Contact: Eleni @ Porch Life Productions: porchlifeproductions *at* gmail.com
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**Bands **
Beloved Binge receives many questions about touring the Triangle area. Here is a great comprehensive site with more information about the bands and clubs in the Triangle:
Triangle Rock.
yo see if you can come through cleveland or columbus or kent or like cincinatti . itll be fun and well all kick it again. i misss you both very much. love.
my latest. 22 bangers in 44 minutes. Dont Sleep! all feedback is appreciated. STREAM OR DOWNLOAD Down by Disc-oh! 1) Blaqstarr & Diplo- Get off (Jack Beats)(Micro genius dubstep edit) 2) Lee Mortimer & Foamo- It's going down 3) A1 Bassline & Kasrav- lucky charms 4) Bassnectar- Cozza Frenzy (mega bass) 5) Hostage- Rudeboys 6) Steve Aoki ft Zuper Blahq- I'm in the house (Herve) 7) Project Pat- keep it hood (Bird Peterson) 8) Toddla T & Herve ft Serocee- Shake it (Count & Sinden) 9) MJ Cole ft Serocee- AO (MJ dub) 10) Jack Beats- u.f.o. (k-hole riddim) 11) Gary Go- engines (A1Bassline) 12) Lady Sovereign- i got you dancing (Jack Beats) 13) Z-cat- under your kilt (Heavyfeet) 14) Calvertron & Keiran Brindley- click click 15) Ryan Riback- Boom (Lee Mortimer) 16) Kissy Sell Out- this kiss (Jack Beats) 17) Little Boots- Meddle (AC Slater & dj Skeet Skeet ft Goldielocks) 18) La Roux- I'm not your toy (Jack Beats) 19) Mightyfools ft Guerilla-Speakerz- Amsterdam (Henzel & Disco Nova) 20) Primary 1- Who's There (AC Slater, Nick Thayer, & Mat Cant) 21) Little Boots- Remedy (a1 bassline) 22) Kaz James ft Macy Gray - Can't Hold Back (Ryan Riback)
you gave me a rock at the bar, and I jokingly said that I would use it to procure my next meal of bacon. All in good fun, we had a good laugh, I just dont remember what fate came of the rock.
The new True Margrit CD - The Juggler's Progress - is now available for pre-order, along with t-shirts and artwork, photo and drumheads, check it out here: http://bit.ly/7Cu8J
Next shows: October 26, Charlie's Bar and Grill in Olympia, WA October 27, The Swiss, Tacoma, WA October 28, Jazzbones in Tacoma, WA October 30, Mississippi Pizza in Portland, OR October 31, Nana's Irish Grill and Pub in Newport, OR November 1, Muddy's Hot Cup in Arcata, CA
Our tour wraps up with the big show at San Francisco's best rock club, Bottom of the Hill! For the complete show schedule, check here: http://bit.ly/1UgGqQ
Hi we have just posted a new track titled "Oracles Song Of Unceasing
Wrath" Please take a min to give it a listen and let us know what you
think? It would be very much appreciated. Thanks.
Such a big sound for such a spartan setup! I like. I like a lot. Greek Turkish Coffee. Pop meets Bali-wood. what a beautifully schizophrenic sound. Looking forward to catching you guys at Troika!
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