Utilizing a
love for melody and song structure combined with a skewed lyrical gift Astrop
points to inspiration from such diverse musical giants as The Police, Soundgarden,
and Tom Waits. Bringing these elements together with an eclectic collection
of strings, synth and aggressive dance beats has contributed to creating
Alien Breed’s unique sound. The Breed believes that their musical quest
will help break the mold of generic, angst posturing, rap rock formula and
take the music to a higher level of showmanship and craft.
Armed with a 4 track demo and a vision, Ben started exposing his sound to
radio stations and labels across the U.K., simultaneously, he decided to
put a band together First choice was Matt Bayne a Drummer from Leeds relocated
to London and had played across Europe in Acid Jazz and D&B bands. Matt
has a unique understanding of dance beats and brings a well-schooled drumming
technique to the band mixing up programmed and live beats. Then came Ed
Pepper on Bass, he had also moved to London and played the UK circuit many
times before joining The Breed. With a flamboyant style, and healthy appetite
for Block Rockin' beats, Pepper is constantly chewing up the bottom end
of the Breed's sound. With manic, elastic like moves, and an extra terrestrial
look, one might suspect where the Alien part came from. While the band was
rehearsing in London, LA based label Delicious Vinyl founder Michael Ross
heard their demo through a friend of a friend. Though he was in London working
with a different band, he immediately stopped what he was doing to meet
the band. "I was completely floored by the combination of drum and bass
rhythms with the monster rock riffs. It was the next level for me, bombastic,
melodic, ripping beats and pure rock all in one." With Ross's encouragement
the band decided to split the London scene and come to LA to pursue their
musical fortune's signing with Delicious Vinyl.
The Breed have spent the past two years fine tuning their progressive sonic
assault on the Sunset Strip and in the studio, and are now poised with their
first single "Colorblind", to take it to the next level. Get ready for the
ride, it's gonna be a wild one!
You can buy the music at http://www.alienbreed.com
and you can contact the band at info@alienbreed.com
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