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About Me

(Biography in English? Scroll to the second half of this bio please.....) *** *** *** *** *** *** bastah! is een funk/rockformatie uit Rotterdam en Utrecht. De huidige bezetting bestaat sinds 2006. *** De bastah'ds:Ben Stam (zang) * Guillaume Dumas (gitaar) * Martyn C. Lok (bas) * Slobodan Ristic (drums) *** *** ****** *** ***Begin 2007 kwam de 'Appetizer'-demo uit. De vier studiotracks van die demo tref je in de 'speeldoos' aan, bovenaan deze pagina. En of je nu luistert naar Muse, Joyride, DeSEAver of baskah!, rock, funk en reggae vormen de basis van deze songs. En een flinke scheut drum'n'bass. *** *** *** In de mediaplayer staat ook een livetrack: Loaded Loser. Dit nummer laat de nieuwe koers horen. Meer nadruk op een stevige rockgroove. Ook hebben meerstemmige vocalen een belangrijker plaats in het nieuwe repertoire. Inmiddels is er voldoende nieuw materiaal voor een nieuwe geluidsdrager. *** *** ***De videoclip voor BBQ Waltz hieronder is lowbrow en past helemaal bij de gezellige bende in de oefenruimte, waar de meeste muziek ontstaat. De clip is in 2008 uitgezonden in het kunstprogramma Ketel TV van Rotterdam TV. *** *** *** bastah! was eerder te zien in: *** *** *** Café De Tapperij, Gouda (met Jamm) * De Gooth, Ridderkerk (met Jamm) * Azotod, De Meern/Utrecht * Rockcafe Lazarus, Leiden * Paard Cafe, Den Haag (met Dokter Vonk) * kunstenaarscollectief in Charlois, Rotterdam (met Eyes Are Blind en anderen) * Plugunit, Reeuwijk (met No Sense 20) * EXIT Rotterdam (met Jua) * Little Cave, Rotterdam (Pappop) * Haags Pop Centrum, Den Haag (met Jua) * Musicon, Den Haag (met Moscow Satellite en Johnny's Landing) * De Gooth, Ridderkerk (met 2-1 Trio) * Cafe Schieland, Rotterdam (met Strange Brew) * Cafe De Koophandel, Rotterdam * Starsound Utrecht (Springtime Festival) *** *** *** Heb je vragen, wil je meer informatie of wil je bastah! boeken, neem dan contact op met Ben (+31624864320) of schrijf een berichtje naar ons via deze MySpace-site.*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** (Biography in English ): bastah! is a funk/rockformation from Rotterdam and Utrecht, The Netherlands. The four band members play together since 2006. ***The 'bastah'ds' are: Ben Stam (lead vocals) * Guillaume Dumas (guitar) * Martyn C. Lok (bass) * Slobodan Ristic (drums) **** *** ****** Early '07 bastah! released four songs, collectively known as the 'Appetizer'-demo. Wether you listen to Muse, Joyride, DeSEAver or baskah!, rock, funk and reggae are the basic ingredients in the songs. And a firm splash of drum'n'bass. You can hear the songs in the music section above, along with a live version of Loaded Loser. This song shows in which direction bastah! music evolves; More emphasis on a solid rockgroove. More vocal harmonies, as well. Time to record some new songs! ***The BBQ Waltz video you see above displays bastah! in the cosy chaos of their rehearsal space. That's the place where most of the songs are born. The lowbrow video is broadcasted on Rotterdam TV in 2008. ****** you might have seen us here:Café De Tapperij, Gouda (with Jamm) * De Gooth, Ridderkerk (with Jamm) * Azotod, De Meern/Utrecht * Rockcafe Lazarus, Leiden * Paard Cafe, Den Haag (with Dokter Vonk) * artist community in Charlois, Rotterdam (with Eyes Are Blind and others) * Plugunit, Reeuwijk (with No Sense 20) * EXIT Rotterdam (with Jua) * Little Cave, Rotterdam (Pappop contest) * Haags Pop Centrum, Den Haag (with Jua) * Musicon, Den Haag (with Moscow Satellite and Johnny's Landing) * De Gooth, Ridderkerk (with 2-1 Trio) * Cafe Schieland, Rotterdam (with Strange Brew) * Cafe De Koophandel, Rotterdam * Starsound Utrecht (Springtime Festival) ********************************** If you have any questions, if you want more information or if you would like to book bastah! please contact Ben (+31624864320) or write a message here @ this MySpace.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 24/01/2007
Band Website: www.bastah.com
Band Members: Ben Stam (Vocals); Guillaume Dumas (Guitars); Slope (Drums); Martijn Lok (Bass Guitar);
Influences: Jimi Hendrix - Funkadelic - Fishbone - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Tool - Incubus - Pearl Jam - Primus - Deftones - Mars Volta - King's X - Living Colour - Gotcha! - Soundgarden - Faith No More - Queens of the Stone Age - Beef - Relax - Pete Philly & Perquisite - many others
Sounds Like: A bit of a Red Hot Chili Peppers, Incubus, Faith No More, Fishbone, Mars Volta and Primus Crossover. Looking for the perfect Groove!
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Video BBQ Waltz Posted on Myspace & Youtube

Hello, Bastah's first ever video is now available on our myspace page. Please watch it and click 'My Videos' to find it. You can also find it at www.youtube.com if you follow this link: http://www.yo...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:01:00 GMT

bastah on tv!

bastah! vanuit de immer knusse en morsige oefenruimte, dinsdag 22 april om 20.30 op Rotterdam TV (RDTV, kanaal 67) in het programma Ketel TV. We hebben ontzettend veel lol gehad bij het maken van het ...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:08:00 GMT

bastah! op t.v.

Woensdagavond 9 april, de oefenruimte: bastah! staat klaar om te vlammen, als de t.v.-ploeg van RDTV (Rotterdam T.V.) binnenkomt. Het betreft een opname voor het programma "Ketel", een kunstprogramma ...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:59:00 GMT

are we alive??

Hell, yeah! Alive & K-k-k-k-kicking! At the moment we are working our butts off to keep track with the continuous flow of creativity, that keeps pounding on our waterfront. In other words.... new ...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:29:00 GMT

Real nice show with our friends from No Sense 20

October 26th of 2007, on a Friday night bastah! played the Plug Unit in Reeuwijk, together with another cool crossover band, called No Sense 20. A really nice evening with a lot of good music! Everybo...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:25:00 GMT

Pffffeeeeewwwww That EXIT show was RED-HOT!!

October 11th bastah! rocked the EXIT. Good vibes, good crowd. Energy pouring out of every pore! The EXIT is a real nice venue. And we brought our friends from Jua with us. And for those who missed it,...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:19:00 GMT

bastah! 2nd place in contest

Saturday October 6th bastah! played @ The Little Cave in Rotterdamn. Pappop was the name of the game and bastah! got second in the first round of this contest. Not bad at all!
Posted by on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 05:04:00 GMT

bastah! rocked the Musicon

hey y'all! bastah! played The Musicon in The Hague and boy... that was fun! Great show, nice venue, great response! I'm still shaking from the adrenaline. bastah! played 2 new songs: 'Ugly' and 'Drun...
Posted by on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:22:00 GMT

RAW bastah! exclusive: behind the scenes vids

Check out the brand new movies. One shot right before recording in the studio, the other from the stage while soundchecking. Enjoy bastah! RAW: Ready And Willing.
Posted by on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 05:19:00 GMT