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June 26, 2006 6:03 AM

Captain Ahab,an amazing ravesploitation (embedded wav) band from LA, has just won the Snakes on a Plane song contest. They also have some brutal music videos (Youtube, NSFW) and songs on their myspace ('Girls Gone Wild' highly recommended). [mi]
posted by beerbajay (21 comments total)

Also: "Can't wait for summer" MP3 courtesy of the excellent and insane Deathbomb Arc Records.

And finally: Captain Ahab also did the (minimal) soundtrack to La Petite Morte (40 min Streaming video, NSFW), a short documentary about the French porn industry.

Your favorite band sucks.
posted by beerbajay at 6:04 AM on June 26, 2006

"Ravesploitation"!? That's like, uh, 10 years too late. 15? 20?

Why do I have the feeling I know these guys?
posted by loquacious at 6:24 AM on June 26, 2006

Because every town has a group like this, loquacious. And they're usually pretty funny in small doses.
posted by ph00dz at 6:34 AM on June 26, 2006

ph00dz: nah, it's more than that. Even though I don't live in LA anymore they look real familiar.
posted by loquacious at 6:51 AM on June 26, 2006

The bearded fellow used to do a solo noise act, so perhaps you saw him back then. They also toured recently.
posted by beerbajay at 6:54 AM on June 26, 2006

is this the same Captain Ahab that's on the Homemade Hits vol. 2 comp? yeah, I think it is! awesome! I've been looking for more stuff from them for forever. thanks!
posted by carsonb at 7:00 AM on June 26, 2006

!!!!
posted by carsonb at 7:01 AM on June 26, 2006

carsonb: Yeah, that's them. They used to have more mp3's on the website, but sadly no longer.
posted by beerbajay at 7:05 AM on June 26, 2006

Oh, and there is an "internet radio" show by Brian Miller (who runs Deathbomb Arc) and Johnathan (bearded captain ahab singer/producer) here.
posted by beerbajay at 7:08 AM on June 26, 2006

And he piled upon the whale's white hump the sum of all the rage and hate felt by his whole race. If his chest had been a cannon he would have shot his heart upon it.
posted by Plutor at 7:11 AM on June 26, 2006

What is ravesploitation? Are we talking Prodigy (death of rave), or Scooter (taking the piss)?
posted by dirtynumbangelboy at 7:21 AM on June 26, 2006

"Girls Gone Wild" makes boys get sweaty, rip off their shirts and hump each other at dark basement shows.
posted by larva at 8:08 AM on June 26, 2006

The fact that so many sites now are trying emulate myspace is kinda sad...
posted by delmoi at 8:20 AM on June 26, 2006

"embedded wav" is not accurate description for the link. "Embedded punishment" begins to describe it, but just barely.
posted by boo_radley at 8:22 AM on June 26, 2006

Heh. I Can't Believe It's Not Booty will fit right in my MP3 collection next to Avenue D's Do I Look Like A Slut? and Shut Up and Stick It In!.

That video is like GWAR! meets DJ Princess Superstar, but with more blood and sperm.
posted by loquacious at 8:34 AM on June 26, 2006

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdSUrtFdXUQ

This one is better.
posted by Alex404 at 8:38 AM on June 26, 2006

I saw "U Want Me" a few months ago. I think it's one of my favorite all-time bad videos.
posted by fungible at 10:06 AM on June 26, 2006

Wonder what Herman Melville would have to say about all this?
posted by blucevalo at 11:44 AM on June 26, 2006

Yarr?
posted by beerbajay at 11:50 AM on June 26, 2006

Does anyone else think that both the winner and the runner up are seriously crappy?
posted by hammurderer at 7:33 PM on June 26, 2006

If you think it sucks, you're taking it too seriously. Watch the videos.
posted by beerbajay at 1:43 AM on June 27, 2006