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, I know I'm forgetting bands and I'll wake up feeling bad. I'll add YOU later...
and we love Megafaun.
Taken at the cd release party at the Duke Coffee House 2008
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.
Live show:
"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--" From Shrieking Shack Shows (DIY house show, Lexington, Kentucky).
Bryan Reed, Independent Weekly
"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."
Blender Theory era
Jersey Beat:
"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):
" ...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..."
Duluth Budgeteer:
"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.”
New Haven Advocate:
“Minamalist weird guy/girl duo Beloved Binge [are] a fun and goofy outfit...”
Chris Parker, Independent Weekly
“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
"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."
Ross Grady, trianglerock.com
"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.
Hey Beloved Binge, I just got an okay from the slightly deranged manager of The Cranes Are Flying (wait … that’s me :-) to pass on this free download of the title track from the upcoming Banging My Head EP. I hope you enjoy it … any feedback is welcome. Best of luck with your music, and thanks for the friendship. - Trevor
Just click on the Last.FM logo below, and when you get to the album page, click on the blue “free download” next to the second song.
“The elastic pulse of new single “Banging My Head” is exceptional” The State newspaper, 6/19/09, “Pick of the Week”
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so we're back again with new members and completely new songs. It would be cool if you could check out our page and let us know what you think, even if you don't think anything of it. We have all the info on what's been happening in our new blog. We are playing shows again so come see one and come talk to us.
-and again sorry for commenting like this.
thanks
american art
Underwater Getdown decided to throw us a benefit out of the goodness of their hearts, and we love them for that (actually, we love them anyway, but that is beside the point). Support community media, support local music, and have a kickin' good time all at once for a measly 5 bucks!
Ever wondered what to do in the event of a nuclear threat?
A while ago I found stuff that inspired me to make this film:
Living Under the Shadow of the Nuclear Umbrella
Both artistic (ensure you get the background music!) and educational, it primarily comprises official British government civil defence advice.
Though source materials are quite aged, much remains relevant today.
I encourage all to visit the YouTube page to learn more (Show support! Rate! Comment!) and responsibly circulate as widely as possible, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaIim3Rj7L4
Αληθινός άνθρωπος / ορχήστρα, ο 30χρονος Yoav – Εβραϊκής καταγωγής, μεγαλωμένος στο Cape Town της Νότιας Αφρικής και με έδρα, τα τελευταία χρόνια, τη Βρετανία – ξεκίνησε να ασχολείται με τη μουσική από πολύ μικρή ηλικία. Από την πρώιμη κλασσική παιδεία που του προσέδωσε η οικογένειά του (η μητέρα του είναι τραγουδίστρια της όπερας) μέχρι να φτάσει να θεωρείται σήμερα ως ο “πρώτος dance / folk / techno / pop τραγουδοποιός, ο Yoav διέγραψε μια πορεία η οποία χαρακτηρίζεται από ποικίλες, συχνά ετερόκλητες, επιρροές και μετακινήσεις από τη μία “μουσική πρωτεύουσα” στην άλλη, σε αναζήτηση της πολυπόθητης επιτυχίας.
Οι πόρτες θα ανοίξουν στις 21:00 και εισιτήρια προπωλούνται, προς 30 ευρώ, στο Ticket House (Πανεπιστημίου 42 / τηλ. 210 3608366) και το www.ticketpro.gr.
THE VEILS ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΗ 5 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ 2009
Doors Open: 21:00 / Τιμή Εισιτηρίου: 25 € Προπώληση: Ticket House + www.ticketpro.gr
H ClipArt και το Gagarin 205 παρουσιάζουν τους υπέροχους Veils. Το συγκρότημα από τη Νέα Ζηλανδία – το οποίο έχει ως “έδρα” του, εδώ και χρόνια, το Λονδίνο – θα βρεθεί στην Αθήνα, για πρώτη φορά, το βράδυ της Παρασκευής 5 Ιουνίου, στο Gagarin 205 Live Music Space.
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