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BEAST is an alternative rock supergroup formed in Cape Town, South Africa, by Louis Nel and Rian Zietsman of Taxi Violence, Inge Beckmann of Lark and Sasha Righini of The Plastics. Started initially as a side project by Nel and Zietsman in an attempt to fulfill a mutual ambition to create and play in a band with two bass guitars, they later brought on vocalist Inge Beckmann and drummer Sasha Righini to complete the lineup. Their debut album, ''Smoke Swig Swear'', released in February 2013, was met with local critical acclaim. ==Background== Rian Zietsman and Louis Nel (guitarist and drummer respectively of alternative rock band Taxi Violence) decided to form a side project that employed the use of two bass guitars instead of the standard rhythm/lead and bass guitar formula. The twin-bass setup being fairly unique in the South African music scene, Zietsman plays a lower, rhythm-led role akin to a normal bassist and Nel employs a higher, chord-based approach. Playing one through a bass amp and the other through a normal guitar amp they set out to create a rawer, harder, more low-fi sound. In early jam sessions they were joined by drummer Sasha Righini of The Plastics, renowned for his brutal and infectious drumming, who became a full-time member of the band. Nel and Zietsman set out to find a female vocalist and approached Inge Beckmann of the avant-garde electronica act Lark, known for her tones of dark yet airy and shrill vocals. Early names included Kombass and Bow Beast, with the band settling on BEAST.〔 BEAST has self-described its genre as "psychological rock and roll"〔 and are known for their energy charged stage presence.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「BEAST (South African band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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