biographical info
In
early 2008, three members of Winnipeg's veteran funk collective Moses Mayes —
Nathan Reimer, Mark Penner and Grant Paley — decided to strike out on their own
with a new project. They were interested in the freedom that a trio would
provide (no more logistical touring nightmares and a dozen schedules to
co-ordinate), but most of all, they were excited to explore other styles of
dance music, not just the funk-based ones.
And
so, Lebeato was born — and it didn't waste any time in establishing itself as a
must-see indie/electro act with an incendiary live show. After a successful
western Canadian tour opening for Moses Mayes in the fall of '08, Lebeato found
itself sharing the stage with the likes of Beast, Thunderheist and Shout Out
Out Out Out in 2009, and Kid Koala and The Slew at the Winnipeg Jazz Festival
in 2010.
As
busy as the trio was with honing its live show, it was anxious to commit the
buzz-building noise it was making to record. Paley left the band in the summer
of 2010, but Penner and Reimer continued on and finished what would be
Lebeato's debut EP, Mania.
Due
out on September 14, 2010 via Dublum Records/Sonic Unyon, Mania delivers on the promise of Lebeato's famed live show, serving
up a sweat-slicked, dance floor-ready collection of uptempo, house-influenced
cuts that expertly blend vintage keyboards and live bass with modern electo
stylings. Featuring five white-hot originals and two killer remixes (The
Lytics' Checkin On My Pumas and Maiko Watson's Some Kind of Love), Mania is a well-crafted and richly textured
electro record that will make you sit up and listen — and command you to dance.