Offbeat Artists/Groups

[becca]

Someone should have a band called The Off Beats...

[catinthedark]

Originally Posted by becca

Someone should have a band called The Off Beats...

1) http://www.punkas.com/theoffbeats.html

One of the top ska bands in the country, The Offbeats were formed in 1994 in Wellington, and have gone through a number of line-up changes in their history before settling on their present seven-piece roster. The band have forged a reputation as an energetic live act, playing around Wellington and around the North Island on a regular basis, and taking in one-off events like the 1995 and 1996 NZ Ska Festivals, (alongside Skapa, The Managers, The Screaming Orgasms and Looney Tunes), and the 1998 Ska Wars at Auckland's Powerstation. More recently The Offbeats appeared at Sweetwaters '99.

The Offbeats have supported Australian bands The Porkers and Complete Madness in NZ, and have even extended the Aussie connection to their own tour of Australia during 2000. The Offbeats are featured on the New Zealand compilations Ska-otea-roa and A Day In The Life as well as several overseas compilation albums; Planet Ska, Only for Ska Addicts, Ska Spelled Backwards and Skank Down Under. The latter compilation has gone on to sell over 3000 copies. Their own full-length fully self-funded and produced album is in stores now distributed by Global Routes Music.

2) http://www.oberlin.edu/stuorg/offbeats/

3) http://nsclassicrock.8m.com/offbeats.html

4) http://offbeats.tk/

.... to demonstrate but a few

[becca]

Falls over. legs in air.

[foxyluva]

Originally Posted by catinthedark

1) http://www.punkas.com/theoffbeats.html

One of the top ska bands in the country, The Offbeats were formed in 1994 in Wellington, and have gone through a number of line-up changes in their history before settling on their present seven-piece roster. The band have forged a reputation as an energetic live act, playing around Wellington and around the North Island on a regular basis, and taking in one-off events like the 1995 and 1996 NZ Ska Festivals, (alongside Skapa, The Managers, The Screaming Orgasms and Looney Tunes), and the 1998 Ska Wars at Auckland's Powerstation. More recently The Offbeats appeared at Sweetwaters '99.

The Offbeats have supported Australian bands The Porkers and Complete Madness in NZ, and have even extended the Aussie connection to their own tour of Australia during 2000. The Offbeats are featured on the New Zealand compilations Ska-otea-roa and A Day In The Life as well as several overseas compilation albums; Planet Ska, Only for Ska Addicts, Ska Spelled Backwards and Skank Down Under. The latter compilation has gone on to sell over 3000 copies. Their own full-length fully self-funded and produced album is in stores now distributed by Global Routes Music.

2) http://www.oberlin.edu/stuorg/offbeats/

3) http://nsclassicrock.8m.com/offbeats.html

4) http://offbeats.tk/

.... to demonstrate but a few

I have never heard of these people - although I know of the record company...

[catinthedark]

Originally Posted by becca

Falls over. legs in air.

to tell you the truth... i just plugged 'the offbeats" into google. that's what i came up with.

[becca]

The oddest thing... I even have an mp3 from a 1983 U.S. record by The Off Beats!

Falls over again.

[xdreamsunwindx]

Wesley Willis. Duh.



RIP, dude <3

[Richard B]

Originally Posted by irishgrl

also, Deep Forest. Both African Artists.

Deep Forest is not African. They are 2 frenchies and as white as wonder bread.

Although they did play with African pygmies. But most was sampled.

What a blast to the past hearing their name brought up.

[Richard B]

Originally Posted by Jyqm

There's so much cool music coming out of various parts of Africa these days. Way to go, Africans.

Been going on for years, brother. Nothing new.

And let's not include tacky South Africa.

[Jyqm]

Originally Posted by Richard B

Been going on for years, brother. Nothing new.

Of course, although it seems these days a lot more of that music is actually "coming out" of Africa and getting attention from Western press and record labels.

[irishgrl]

Originally Posted by Richard B

Deep Forest is not African. They are 2 frenchies and as white as wonder bread.

Although they did play with African pygmies. But most was sampled.

What a blast to the past hearing their name brought up.

well, Ive got the CD where they played with African Pygmies, I guess.

When I was trying to make sense of the liner notes, it appeared to me that the group was comprised of the Pygmies my mistake.

But Ismael Lo is Senegalese so I guess there's no question HE'S African

[David]

Originally Posted by becca

The oddest thing... I even have an mp3 from a 1983 U.S. record by The Off Beats!

Falls over again.

Better to be an Off-Beat than a Beat-Off, I say.

[cliffdweller]

Originally Posted by Red

Hmm, I don't know if this could be categorized as "off beat" but I'd have to say Soul Coughing. It's the kind of band that you have to listen to a few times before you get it. I have albums from them that I've heard a thousand times ver and can still hear new elements. Played them for a number of friend and only one...ONE... liked them. Anyone know their stuff?

My husband loves this band. I guess I zone out when he plays it because I honestly can't tell you one way or another if I like it

I shall give it an attentive listen and get back to you!

[Sugar]

One of my favorite off-beat bands is Ween. Crazy kooky-but my kind of crazy kooky! I even have a snippet of them trying Tusk!

[cliffdweller]

Originally Posted by Sugar

One of my favorite off-beat bands is Ween. Crazy kooky-but my kind of crazy kooky! I even have a snippet of them trying Tusk!

Oh. my. god. I was just listening to Ween this weekend! Have you heard Quebec? What a fantastic album that is! I've been listening to it at least 3 times a week, I don't know why but I'm on such a Ween kick these days!

Edit: See the Ween pic in my new sig? You inspired it!