The Beat Fleet
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The Beat Fleet, also known by initialism TBF, is a rap-rock band from Split
, Croatia
, founded in 1990. Members of the band are: Mladen Badovinac (vocal, samples), Luka Barbić (vocals, keyboards, samples), Aleksandar Antić (vocals, samples), Ognjen Pavlović (bass guitar), Nikša Mandalinić, (electric guitar), Janko Novoselić (drums).
The Beat Fleet are widely considered to be one of the most innovative experimental bands in Croatia and wider area. They are heavily influenced by reggae
, the British trip-hop scene, electronic and experimental music.
Split (city)
Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, founded in 1990. Members of the band are: Mladen Badovinac (vocal, samples), Luka Barbić (vocals, keyboards, samples), Aleksandar Antić (vocals, samples), Ognjen Pavlović (bass guitar), Nikša Mandalinić, (electric guitar), Janko Novoselić (drums).
The Beat Fleet are widely considered to be one of the most innovative experimental bands in Croatia and wider area. They are heavily influenced by reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
, the British trip-hop scene, electronic and experimental music.
Discography
- Ping-Pong (Umjetnost zdravog đira) (1997, Croatia RecordsCroatia RecordsCroatia Records is the largest major record label in Croatia, based in Dubrava in Zagreb.-Summary:Croatia Records d.d. is a joint stock company currently led by the Chairman of the Board of directors Želimir Babogredac, a notable sound engineer...
) - Uskladimo toplomjere (2000, Menart Records)
- Maxon UniversalMaxon UniversalMaxon Universal is the third studio album by the Croatian hip hop / rap rock band The Beat Fleet. The album was released in July 2004.The album was universally met with critical acclaim, and it won five Porin Awards in 2005, including Best Rock Album and Song of the Year .-Track...
(2004, Menart Records) - Galerija TutnplokGalerija TutnplokGalerija Tutnplok is the fourth studio album by the Croatian hip hop / rap rock band The Beat Fleet. The album was released in November 2007.Galerija Tutnplok won three Porin Awards in 2008, including Album of the Year.-Track listing:...
(2007, Menart Records) - Perpetuum FritulePerpetuum FritulePerpetuum Fritule is the fifth album by the Croatian hip hop / rap rock band The Beat Fleet and their first live album. It was recorded at the Močvara club in Zagreb on 7 November 2009 and the album was released in July 2010...
(2010, Dallas RecordsDallas RecordsDallas Records is a Croatian record label. It was established in 1987, and is owned and run by Goran Lisica - Fox, a music producer and manager who started his career in the 1970s as a music journalist....
- live album) - Pistaccio MetallicPistaccio MetallicPistaccio Metallic is the fifth album by Croatian band The Beat Fleet , released in 2011. The album was announced in late May with the release of the lead single "Mater".-Background:...
(2011, Dallas Records)