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| "The Bossa Nova Beatniks written up in Yugoslavia's national newspaper the "Balkan" -"music for all times and all countries." --- Dragan Stajic |  |
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| "The Bossa Nova Beatniks turn the lilt of tropical island music into an idiosyncratic melange fit for the edgiest downtown club." ------- Joshua Tanzer for offoffoff.com |  |
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"The Moon Unit" gets a rave review in the Nightbeat... "You won't believe this disc was recorded live in one take." --Kevin Amorim |
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Great review on the Internet - "smart, seductive songs in the best possible light" |
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Four years after The Beatniks were first called a "Hot Band" by Newsday, the sentiment is reinforced noting that "Gould and Mierlak's harmonies can't be beat." |
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Mike Breen of Cincinnati describes the Beatniks as "smokey gruff cool...swagering rugged and poetic" |
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www.bnbeatniks.com recieves Music Homepage of the Week from www.samash.com. | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Got Them Rayguns" gets tremendous reviews in the New York newspaper "Newsday". |  |
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Bossa
Nova Beatnik Tom Gould lets Newsday see the Suitcase Sized Beatnik Studio in the guise of a Roland VS-880.
They say "a sound that rivals the polish of major label releases, which frequently cost $100,000 or more. " |
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| The Beatniks are recognized for their delicious blend of funky, folk music, ska and calypso. |  |
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"Danger
Bongo Crossing" is recognized by the Voice.
"...coconut-scented relief to all." --Ian D'Giff |
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| Danger
Bongo Crossing
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| The Beatniks rock CBGBs as their performance reaches people around the world via streaming media. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The Beatniks take on France with the "Eleven
Eleven" album.
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"Danger
Bongo Crossing" is recognized for excellence in songwriting, performance,
and sound quality.
"...the Beatniks have crafted a singular sound that defies easy categorization but provides ample reward to the intrepid seeking out surprises that otherwise go overlooked." --Isaac Guzman |
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"Danger Bongo Crossing" enters the charts
at #1 where it remains for a solid month.
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Bossa Nova Beatniks are welcome when they travel as seen by this clipping from The Courier-Journal - Louisville, Ky | |||||||||||||||||||
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With the release of "Heart to Beat" the
Beatniks are called a Hot Band.
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The "Heart to Beat" album gets well deserved
good reviews from Huh magazine.
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Early press from Scotland about the Gould Guy for
"now" people back then.
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