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make BEAST heard
By the powers invested in Taxi Violence and Lark, BEAST was born. After the success of their first album Smoke Swig Swear, the Cape Town rock 'n' rollers are keen to get a sophmore feature out. But they need help...
The trio, made up of Inge Beckmann, Louis Nel and Rian Zietsman are currently running an Indiegogo campaign to raise $8,000 - they've hit the 20% mark with only a few more days to go.
The funding will allow them to record their album with Brendyn 'Rusti' Rossouw at his studio, Heritage Sound during October 2014, have the album professionally mixed and mastered, and design the album artwork.
Starting at $8 (~R11.80), fans can pitch in by pre-ordering a limited edition copy of the new album; go to www.indiegogo.com/projects/make-beast-heard to view the options.
"Making the kind of album that we’d love to record is going to be difficult, as we are not signed to a major label with monetary support. But we prefer it that way. Artistic freedom and creative integrity are very important to us," says BEAST.
When BEAST was born...
The noise started late 2011 as an experiment, when Louis Nel and Rian Zietsman shared a mutual desire to learn how to play the bass guitar. “What would a band with two basses sound like?” they wondered.
They then approached Sasha Righini (The Plastics) to join them on drums, and he took to the sound immediately. After recording a jam session, the boys were booked for their first show. But they wanted a vocalist. A female vocalist.
Louis and Rian had been talking to Inge Beckmann throughout the experimentation phase, and wanted to invite her when the sound was right. She joined them for their first show and felt an exciting connection with the project. And so BEAST was born.
The band’s ethos is: no boundaries. The music is created organically, and the members allow each other the freedom to improvise. Honest rock and roll played at high volume.
BEAST released their debut album, Smoke Swig Swear, as a free download early 2013 (www.bit.ly/1hi2DbV). Since its release, they’ve played unforgettable shows all over South Africa and have now written enough material for another album.
To support the project, go to www.indiegogo.com/projects/make-beast-heard.
For more on BEAST, go to www.facebook.com/BEASTBAND, or check them out on SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com/beast_band.
