Music
collectors across the planet are clamoring about the release of the
rare out-of-print psychedelic debut album by avant-garde music artist
ANT-BEE titled 'Pure Electric Honey' on CD for the first time by
Gonzo MultiMedia UK! Possibly one of the most unusual acts to emerge
from the US in the early 1990's, ANT-BEE's music defies
categorization, yet acts like Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd, Smile-era
Beach Boys, The Mothers and Sgt. Pepper era Beatles immediately
spring to mind upon listening. At the time of release many thought
the album was an unearthed lost gem from the 1960s, while others
didn't know what to think....
Andrew Stecz, Cincinnati
Music Examiner touts, “ANT-BEE's 'Pure Electric Honey' was a dense
synthesis of Syd Barrett's eccentric pop of Pink Floyd and the
oneiric vocal harmonies of The Beatles and Beach Boys psychedelic
pop. When everyone else was trying to sound louder, angrier, more
paranoid, more depressed, ANT-BEE was reaching back into the '60s of
Frank Zappa, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Pink Floyd and re-imagining
their consciousness for the late 1980's and 1990's, showing the
ability to mimic as well as improve upon the great progressive
artists of 'the golden age' of rock. 'Pure Electric Honey' is a dream
of the 1960's cut up, glued back together, and enameled with sugar to
a highly sweet and overwhelming gloss. The percussion is good, The
vocals are great. The various tape manipulations are what make
ANT-BEE a master, and what makes the previous two and other elements
pop till you drop!”
Through a series of
musical experiments in the recording studio back in 1987 in Los
Angeles, ANT-BEE was born! In 1988, ANT-BEE was signed to Los Angeles
record company Voxx/Bomp Records. The first Ant-Bee album 'Pure
Electric Honey' garnered rave reviews worldwide, propelling ANT-BEE
to overnight legend status in the European underground. The album
also featured guest performances by Bob Harris (Frank Zappa) and Rick
Snyder ( Captain Beefheart ). In support of 'Pure Electric Honey',
ANT-BEE filmed a series of videos ("Here We Go Round The Lemon
Tree" and “The Girl With The Stars In Her Hair”) which were
viewed in Los Angeles, Japan and Canada. Also during this period
ANT-BEE recorded a cover version of the Beach Boy's "Do You Like
Worms?" from the legendary aborted 'Smile' sessions. Oddly
through a bizarre turn of events the ANT-BEE cover version of the
song was mistakenly played on a Beach Boys radio show as a rare Beach
Boys demo. In turn the track was released on several elaborate
European Beach Boys bootlegs as an unreleased outtake from 1966!
ANT-BEE would go on to
release several more critically acclaimed albums in the '90s and
2000's that would feature guest appearances by original members of
the Mothers of Invention, ex-Capt. Beefheart's Magic Band members,
original members of the Alice Cooper group, Daevid Allen and Gilli
Smyth of GONG, Peter Banks, Jan Akkerman and many other notable music
artists. GONZO MultiMedia will be re-releasing ANT-BEE's back
catalog, as well as the unreleased 'Child Of The Moon' EP, featuring
Michael Bruce of the Alice Cooper group and artwork by Daevid Allen.
To purchase ANT-BEE 'Pure
Electric Honey' CD:
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