Chris Sakes - samples, electronics and additional vocals
Holly Ghast - samples, electronics and additional keyboards
Influences
Bowie, Kraftwerk, Sparks, Wire, punk, reggae, house artists, Naked Music, jazz, club/dance stuff, various DJs, Thomas Dolby, Stranglers, Radio Stars, Orbital, Roxy Music, Brian Eno, Bill Nelson, Kraut Rock, dub, AFOS, new romantics, electronics, Monty Python and Spike Milligan (A God)!
Christ On A Bike (aka C O A B) started in March 2004, as a jokey pretend band formed with four non-existent members but with a wealth of material made using Acid Pro and additional instruments and found sounds over several years.
The joke became serious when after releasing a 20-strong 1st LP, "Heaven's Cycle" they were being told the songs were strong enough to form a "real" band! The seed was sown.
Going under the names of Chris Sakes and Holly Ghast, the band ditched the other "members" and became a real electronica act, who's influences ranged from house and jazz, through commerical pop, club and dance music into punk and reggae.
Their next LP (Oct 2004) was a 12 strong album of grooves and melodies entitled "Me, You & Jesus 2" carrying on the "christ" motif. However, the songs had much better production and even harvested four singles of superb quality.
The band released their 3rd LP in just 18 months, "The Beat Conductor" in 2005 and were reviewed by NME and the Italian press, even courted by Parlaphone Records at one time. Their 4th LP "A Geminus Vita" was released October 2006 spawning four mammoth singles of pure electro pop and grooves and was generally seen as their most commercial LP so far. You can still buy it at www.christonabike.net .
In 2007 they released their twin LPs of instrumental melodies and left field wackiness in "Child's Play" and "Adult Games", which can still be bought for just £5.00 from http://www.christonabike.net/Shopping.htm
In 2008, COAB return with an awesome collection of retro-electro pop in "Download The World". Following this in 2009, the band released their 8th LP a remix of the DTW LP by artists from around the World including Axisgallery (Europe), Kester (Australia), Dizasteroid (Ireland) and Asensory (USA).
This, LP is destined to be their brightest and poppiest star attraction so far! This is a band that will make you dance, religiously!!!!!
Dear Friend, finally it is out! The LONG expected release of our EP "Interrupted (Triptych I)" !!!
"you wonder why get interrupted / was life too fast / the nights too long / you give a fuck / get interrupted / you want no break / keep speeding on..."
Watch the music video, created by the young & wild Japanese video artist Yukihiro Taguchi. Be Surprised! You will also find some wicked REMIXES on Youtube and iTunes ;-)
Learn more about our current project "Triptych I-III" on our MySpace site...
It's the video for our new single, "BRIGITTE BARDOT".
It's from our new album "LOLA DUTRONIC IN BERLIN", and it's available exclusively from iTunes and CDBaby.com The single is starting to get airplay all over the place including Rodney Bingenheimer's show on KROQ-FM in L.A. , and it just showed up on the NME's website!
You can download both the single and the album today by clicking here:
fo sure i'm always looking for new idea's i've been making my own beats lately but it's much nicer to have someone that wants to be involved so send away ill be looking out for them
Check it out! I wrote a free book on music production! It's for total beginners, but maybe you'll learn something... at least you can send it to your friends who always want to ask you a billion questions about music production! It's totally free too; my goal with this is to accumulate as many BFF's as possible :P
Hello my friends. I am glad to know you are doing well. I have been thinking about you all lately.
I would absolutely love to remix another song for COAB. I had a great deal of fun the first time around and am sure I will have just as much fun, if not more, this time around.
I will check out the songs that you mentioned in your post. I am sure I will not be disappointed as I never am.
I am happy you all took a break. Two albums in 5 months is major! But time to get back to recording - eh? :-)
And, Yes DiZasteroid remixed one of my songs and I loved it. He worked on Beautiful Flower - it is posted on his broadjam.com site.
I am happy for all of the great connections. Perhaps one day I can shake your hands in person and have a cocktail.
The Fisheries Department of Radiant Future are proud to announce that The World is Your Lobster, the fourth part of the Mammal Trilogy, is finally ready. Click the Lobster for an overview.
The Lobster is now available from all good haberdashers and Amazon. Audio previews are to be heard on the website.
And on that note, the website has been redesigned. Plus: there is a shiny new Forum, and you are invited to participate. The world is keen to hear your opinions!
With best wishes from the Deviant Ideologies Department, Radiant Future Records
THE WORLD IS YOUR LOBSTER is out now
If God really is on his lunchbreak, he has Martin Gordon in his i-Pod - All Music Guide
Hello wonderful ones. I am happy to see you are well and still cranking out the hot music. I will be heading to your official website soon for some delights. Always available to collaborate with you. I am working on some projects that may be ready for summer. May have to request your services with some remixes. To be continued...
