Action Beat: ..r>..r> James Carney - Git Tar ..r>..r> Don Mclean - Goon Tar ..r>..r> Pete Taylor - Barri'tay'ne..r>..r> Lewis Webb - Bass-tard ..r>..r>Jake Burton - Brain Freeze ..r>..r>
People who have played with, or continue to play with Action Beat: James Walsh - Beanie - Sam Hoyle - Harry Taylor - Danny Hawkins - David Mclean - Vet - Battist - Dom Chinchilla - Moz - Danny (BFS) - Jez & Pete (Ajutprop) - Andy Jackson - Nash (Tigers, Cowtown, Brown Owl) - Ryan Billing - Ryan (Tall Firs) - "Please" Deniz Boz - Mad al pate (Allan Harrison) - Dean Player - Mike Mare (Destructo Swarmbots) - Bianca Bibiloni (Destructo Swarmbots & Ala Muerte) - Lewis Mclean - Pete Simpson - Ed Simpson - Rob Beckwith- "The Crease" Simon Ashby - Jacobia (Stig Noise) - Peter "lluminati!!!".
Influences
Bletchley, Sonic Youth, Glenn Branca, Rhys Chatham, Boredoms, The Ex, Bletchley.
Sounds Like
Raping de-tuned guitars. Abusing old drum kits. Molesting golden Basses. Dean Gaffney.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Action Beat are an improv noise/no-wave band which is often made up of musicians who are available to play the gig on any particular date. We sound quite like early sonic youth, Glenn Branca, Swans and Rhys Chatham.
We normally have at least 4 guitarists, a bassist and between 1 and 4 drummers...r>..r>
>..r> Action Beat '1977-2007: Thirty Years of Hurt Then Us C**ts Exploded' - £4 including postage!...r>..r>
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..r>..r> ..r> Parts 1, 2 and 3 of our last show in Europe on the 15th September 2007 (Part 2 is a must see) ..r>..r>...r>..r>
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..r>Supporting 'Justice Yeldham' at Zaks: ..r>..r>
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Hey! I play "High Action" in my May show for Dandelion Radio - The online radio station inspired by John Peel!
To listen go to our spanking new website at dandelionradio. com and click on the link on the front page! You will be able to hear my show at least once a day for the whole of May! Plus a host of other shows playing an eclectic variety of new and unreleased music! See schedule on website for details!
