Beaten by Them

Beaten by Them is a mostly-instrumental post-rock band from San Francisco.

Its sound can be attributed to its use of cello and samples along side more conventional rock instrumentation. It contains influences from jazz, classical and beats-based electronic music.

Its musical pieces often take a long time to develop and have been described as moody, expressive and intense.

The band includes three Australians, a Swede and an American with roots in Sierra Leone. Members are currently split between San Francisco and Melbourne, Australia.

History

Beaten by Them formed in the Lower Haight district of San Francisco. The band consists of Andrew Harris (guitar), Max McCormick (guitar, keys), Boima tucker (cello), Lee Matheson (bass) and Ulf Bjorkbom (drums).

Their first public performance was at the Connecticut Yankee in San Francisco on November 4, 2005.

Beaten by Them released its Steam EP and toured the US West Coast in May and June of 2006, concluding with the recording sessions for Signs of Life.

Beaten by Them’s members worked on side-projects through most of 2007: Boima Tucker DJed as "Chief Boima" and toured with Michael Franti. Ulf Bjorkbom performed with various San Francisco jazz ensembles. Max McCormick and Andrew Harris worked on Maps not Territories, a folk-tronica project.

Signs of Life was released in December 2007.

Beaten by Them are slated to perform at the Sugar Hill Festival in England in September 2008.

Personnel

* Ulf Bjorkbom - drums
* Andrew Harris - guitar
* Lee Matheson - bass
* Max McCormick - guitar, samples and keys
* Boima Tucker - cello and vocals

Discography

Albums

* Signs of Life (December 2007)

EPs

* Steam (May 2006)

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