ZEBEDEE

BIOGRAPHY

ZEBEDEE’s love for neo-psych and desert rock sounds propel the band into something of their own, with a plethora of ruckus Sabbath riffs on the fingertips and psycho billy licks on the lips. These eclectic bunch of international musicians (AUS, MEX, CAN, USA) arrange a wide variety of sounds that always seem to blast off into space and crash land at home base.

The band draws its influences from pulsed up outfits such as The Cramps, Nick Cave, Captain Beefhardt, QOTSA, Fat White Family and the Viagra Boys.

Zeb Row’s psycho billyesk vocals drill the storytelling narrative right into your ears, down your spine and out your ass.

With fuzzed out boxy guitars inspired by desert rock pioneers such as QOTSA, its outrageous raw energy draws you in and spits you out like a sunflower seed. Jagged lead guitar licks from Zeb Row and Kelsey Van Mook rely on raw stank rather than overwhelming technical ability which holds a special charm. The songwriting partnership of husband and wife duo Row and Van Mook is timeless, true and tested, always working out material live before throwing it down in the studio. That living, loving, working relationship makes for a powerful combination that never settles for anything obsolete.

Produced by the Grammy award-winning engineer, Daniel Avila, has taken time away from his illustrious career to mix up a passion project as good as any other. He has given everything for this album and his involvement is as crucial as any band member.

Drum and bass are the roots of the band's core and hold the tracks down throughout every band release. The synchronicity of Michael Benham and Victor De la Garza is undeniable, a long trajectory playing together is evident on every track. Their jazz background lays the groundwork for the inexplicably bizarre twists and turns that Zebedee’s compositions tend to take. But you can also hear a lot of Punk, Funk, and Rock n Roll in the rhythm section’s pulse. From Black Flag, to Sabbath, to the Headhunters.

The most recent members, Fred Seddon and Don McKenzie have added new creative dimensions to the solid foundation set by the band. Freaky twisted guitar licks from Seddon have freed up all members to be more themselves on stage. And the hard hits from behind Don’s drums create a thunderous platform for the band to launch from.

Sit down, buckle up, break free and do it all over again. This is how the band tends to steer you throughout their most recent album. A never ending vortex of hard hits and psychedelic sound waves that may or may not cause nose bleeds. You’ve been warned. Aloha! Now Get Lost!