biographical info
If music is the universal language, no translation is required for the futuristic sights and sounds of Vancouvers sonic pioneers, The R.a.d.i.o. With contagious pop hooks, dead-poets-society lyricism, and psychedelic textures driven by a throbbing backbeat, the band has made it its mission to write the songs of tomorrow today. Witnesses speak of the missing link between Beck and the Beatles, between Kraftwerk and Cibo Matto, between Leonard Cohen and Leonard Nimoy. In other words, this is band that resembles no other. The R.a.d.i.o. had its birth on the eve of the new millennium, 1999, when three songwriters, Ray Down (vocals, guitar), David Milke (vocals, guitar), and Kayoko Takahashi (vocals, keyboards), met at the crossroads and set out to define a new musical manifesto. . Now, in 2006, the band is set to release its long-awaited fourth album, Music To Burn, an epic song-cycle nearly two years in the making. With a new, righteously rocking rhythm-section courtesy of Marquo Escavedo (bass) and Tony (drums), the bands global take-over bid is proceeding apace, with a West Coast American tour set for summer and continental distribution for the fall. It is only a matter of time before The R.a.d.i.o. intercepts your town. Consider yourselves warned THE R.A.D.I.O. INTERESTING MUSIC FOR INTERESTING TIMES
lineup
Ray W. Down Vocals/ guitar/ Samples
David Milke Vocals/ Lead guitar
Kayoko Takahashi Vocals/ Piano/ Synths
influences
Abba / Black Sabbath / Frank Zappa
Lee Hazelwood / Nancy Sinatra
Shuggie Otis / Electric Light Orchestra
wEEN/Johnny Cash / The Kinks
Wolfgang Mozart / Velvet Underground