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We are a band.
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With the decade's big post-punk revival finally loosening its grip this year, New York's Apache Beat veer off with the sound into tribal murk and gothy gloom. Appearing on a label better known for pop than rock, Montreal's Summer Lovers Unlimited (the Tough Alliance, Crystal Castles, Teenagers), this five-piece take their name from former Kraftwerk and Neu! drummer Klaus Dinger's phrase for krautrock's motorik pulse. The A-side of their latest 7", "Tropics" ...puts bongos beneath low, distorted riffs, haunted-house synths, and frontwoman Ilirjana Alushaj's mesmerizing Siouxsie Sioux ululations.
Pitchfork
The New York music scene may be in a bit of a stranglehold, but as these kids prove, it ain't out yet. [Tropics has] sensual tribal bongo rhythms play patty-cake with powerful post-punk vocals, accentuated by distorted riffs and a sleek synthline that punctures straight into the primary motor cortex, setting feet in spastic motion. The B-side 'Your Powers Are Magic' kicks off as a waltzy rock number, liberally laced throughout with lovely guitar work. But just as we get settled into the groove, singer Ilirjana blasts us against the ceiling with her powerful voice, and the tribal drumbeat sneakily asserts itself once more. If this is a debut, imagine them in a year. The world can't wait.
Drop Dead Magazine
[Live] local indie rockers Apache Beat built up tension with a short set of psychedelia surrounded by tribal beats. Frontwoman Ilirjana Alushaj shimmied in odd contrast to the beat of a bongo as her band stood still in trance-like wonder.
SPIN.com
Apache Beat are a five-piece from NYC that play partly-cloudy pop, synth-wave style. This punk-ish band comes armed with a kind of melancholy edge, and it's powered by the ominous alto of singer Ilirjana Alushaj. She sets the tone. Apache Beat's dark-ish melodies are accentuated by forlorn bass-thumps and murky keys.
Oh My Rockness
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RELEASES
We are releasing Tropics b/w Your Powers Are Magic on S.L.U. Limited numbered copies in 7" format ONLY THANX.
AVAILABLE AT:
Pure Groove Records UK
Escalator Records JP
File Under JP
AND
Rough Trade UK
Insound US
Missing Link Records AU
Red Eye Records AU
S.L.U. CA
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REMIXES
We also have remixes by:
CFCF
Bitchee Bitchee Ya Ya Ya (Kitsune)
G.L.O.V.E.S (Rallye Klee)
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CONTACT
EU/UK Bookings: Rebecca @ Elastic Artists
UK Press: Naomi @ Darling Department
North American Bookings: Apache Beat
North American Press: Aleix @ Girlie Action
Band: Apache Beat
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Member Since: 8/5/2006
Band Website: You are here, my dear.
Band Members: Christina Aceto - synthesizer
Philip Aceto - guitar + bv
Ilirjana - lead vox
Mike Dos Santos - bass + bv
Neil Westgate - drums + percussion
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Record Label: S.L.U/Institubes/EXO
Type of Label: None

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