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Capades



Los Angeles, California
United States

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Last Login:  11/6/2009
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Member Since1/22/2005
Band Websitewww.obibest.com
Band MembersAlex Lilly - voice, keys, guitar

Bram Inscore - bass, keys

Wendy Wang - bass, guitar, backups

Barbara Gruska - drums, backups

Aaron Arntz - keys

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Recordings: Alex Lilly - keys, vocals, beats

Oscar Schedin - guitar, keys; Barbara Gruska - drums

Bram Inscore - bass, keys; John Wood - keys

Nate Wood - bass, drums; Mike Green - drums

Daphne Chen - violin; Ben Mulholland - French horn

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Booking: kris@lostbarrioartists.com
Other inquiries: alice@socialsciencerecs.com

Influenceskomeda, xtc, bjork, tears for fears, talking heads, tom tom club, the cardigans, robert fripp, b.r.a.m., zombies, cocteau twins, belle brigade, mothers of invention, grace jones, prefab sprout, the stranglers, dionne warwick, benji hughes serge gainsbourg, the sweet hurt, bowie, pizzicato 5, nirvana, billy joel, eagle and talon, bach, "switched on bach", aphex twin, n.e.r.d., talk talk, stereolab, learning music, shoulda, elvis costello, elvis
Sounds Like // Booking: Lost Barrios, Kris Kerry //
Record LabelSocial Science
Type of LabelIndie


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Oct 17 2009 8:00P
Desmond Dekker Tribute @ Social Science Loft Los Angeles, California

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Remix Contest for 'Origami' - download the stems and get busy! Favorite remixes will be released by Social Science Recordings as a digital compilation in the winter. We look forward to your sorcery...

Deadline: October 31, 2009
Additional contest details, stems and assorted nitty gritty at www.socialsciencerecs.com/remix.

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'Capades' is available digitally from iTunes. Download & write a review if the spirit moves you!





Obi Best - "Capades"
Available in stores Feb 24th, 2009. (Go visit you local record store and ask them to carry it!) Or get it directly HERE.


Also, we have shirts for girls and boys...Our model Bram is wearing the girl's Medium in Apricot. All of our shirts have that soft organic vibe. We have these shirts in Blue and White as well and the very popular grey long-sleeved Raglan style. Buy from the Social Science Shop for $20 (+ shipping and handling) or buy for $15 at our shows!


(All shirts printed on American Apparel)

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Here is the winner for our "Swedish Boy" music video contest! Directed by Nathan Morse and starring a really awesome kid. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

We're on "Tuned In"...


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Capades is a beauteous amalgam of conscientious tunes that make you think as much as they make you bop. - LAist



“The Miranda July of postmodern quirk-pop.” Blackbook

With melody lines that hardly sit still, lyrics rich in wordplay and a sprinkling of sound effects you might hear in a rural backyard, Lilly’s compositions manage to come off at once winsome and wily, and if you don’t pay attention to the affectations in her airy vocals, you might mistake an open heart for a bleeding one. - buzzbands.la



The album is clever without resorting to irony, smart without a hint of pretension, and swooningly pretty in the least obvious of ways. - Prefix



Shape-shifting swirl of jazzy piano tinckles, noisy guitar squall, airy vocals and space-age synth squiggles… - Nylon Magazine



...Under a sprightly, whimsical layer-cake of pianos, synths, and budget drum-machine skitters (provided by a slew of like-minded pals), Lilly's work takes on a circus-esque, twirling quality with its animated, bubbly instrumentation and varied lyrical topics, from lovers to gardens, and beyond. - SPIN.com



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NOCTURNAL PRODUCTIONS

Nocturnal Productions



Oct 22 2009 5:02 AM



NOCTURNAL PRODUCTIONS

presents

A NIGHT AT THE PUB V
October 29th, 2009

Featuring:
The Toy Yodas
EV DUB
Smokin Barrels
THE HANGOVERS

OLD TOWNE PUB
66 N Fair Oaks
Pasadena CA 91103
(Between Holly and Union)

Doors Open @ 8pm
$5 @ The Door     21+
The Body Parts (new song)

The Body Parts (new song)



Oct 9 2009 1:54 AM

i copied and pasted this comment into your comment box so you would now how happy i am that we are friends. 
Q(ku:) Goro and Piapi

Q(ku:)  Goro and Piapi



Sep 23 2009 7:22 PM

Hi!How are you?
We are so fine!!
Love and Peace!!
Greeting from Osaka,Japan

Q(ku:) Goro and Piapi

Q(ku:) New CD 10th.Oct."Q(ku:)'S Shamballa Gym"
(Qのシャンバラ体操) 



Q(ku:) started Facebook!
Q(ku:) started Facebook!

JM Studios (jmrecordings.com)

JM Studios (jmrecordings.com)



Sep 23 2009 7:22 PM

If you think you could use a professional recording, talk to us. If you already have one, then you are good to go! :-) Thanks!
Rex Feral

Rex Feral



Sep 23 2009 7:21 PM

Thank you all so much for your music.  It truly is wonderful...and I look forward hearing much more.  It is always refreshing to see real artists do still exist.
Kathleen Peace Rivers

Kathleen Peace Rivers



Sep 19 2009 12:30 AM


 

Thank you so much for your friendship and for your totally unique and wonderful sound. God bless you and your families. Love & Peace Rivers
The Penelopes

The Penelopes
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Sep 16 2009 7:44 PM

Hello Obi Best,

I just stopped by to tell you that I put a tiny article about you on my PENELOG(sorry alls written in Japanese):-


Please check it out.

Best wishes,

Tatsuhiko
The Penelopes

Q(ku:) Goro and Piapi

Q(ku:)  Goro and Piapi



Sep 16 2009 7:35 PM

Hi!How are you?
We are so fine!!
Love and Peace!!
Greeting from Osaka,Japan
Q(ku:)  Goro and Piapi





Tex Glitter

Tex Glitter



Sep 10 2009 6:04 PM

Thanx to you!!!
LoveAlWays....
Tex Glitter


MICHELANGELO BONAPARTE

 MICHELANGELO BONAPARTE



Sep 10 2009 6:04 PM

WELCOME***
SIR SANTOS

Sir Santos



Sep 10 2009 6:04 PM





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chuck

chuck



Sep 10 2009 6:04 PM

Versace Sound

Versace Sound



Sep 10 2009 6:03 PM

Still loving your music!!!  Play more shows, more people need to hear you!!!
RECORDS&ME

RECORDS&ME



Sep 6 2009 9:48 AM

i can't believe you play a show the day i leave.  bad timing!  best, hannes.
alone

alone



Aug 13 2009 12:34 AM

Hey Obi Best!!!
Thank u for the add!!!
xo
HAKEN

HAKEN



Aug 11 2009 8:28 PM

Hi. Thanks for your friendship. We appreciate it. Cheers.
Miller Geofrey Draft

Miller Geofrey Draft



Aug 11 2009 8:27 PM

Hey! I saw you guys in san diego, when are you comin back!! Ure Soooo good!! Dont forget the little people when you make it big!!
桜 - Nana

桜 - Nana



Aug 11 2009 8:27 PM

HII  i really like your songs!
Especially Booms like flowers
stan

stan



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Jul 30 2009 6:50 PM

I just wanted to let you know that I'm really feeling your music.
It's beautiful and awesome!
Hope you make it over to Chicago one of these days, 'cause I'll totally be there.
Jandy

Jandy



Jul 30 2009 6:50 PM

I really really wanted to come to your show last night, but a beastly cough kept me home. :( Hope you play LA again soon - I've been waiting eagerly to see you again since your Echo show with Juliette a few months back!
Versace Sound

Versace Sound



Jul 24 2009 7:52 PM

Nice write-up in electronic musician :)
River Jones Music Label

River Jones Music Label



Jul 3 2009 6:10 AM

An angry gnome was in my yard this afternoon.. .
Akina

Akina



Jun 19 2009 12:37 PM

Hi,how are you?

Hope you have a beautiful weekend...


xx


 

The Bar With No Name

Bar With No Name



Jul 1 2009 10:12 PM

$2.00 Coors Lite Bottles...every Thursday, Friday and Saturday Night for the month of July!!!

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