Vancouver, BC
http://radio3.cbc.ca/artists/THE-RADIO
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
| Name |
Role |
| Ray W. Down |
Vocals/ guitar/ Samples |
| David Milke |
Vocals/ Lead guitar |
| Kayoko Takahashi |
Vocals/ Piano/ Synths |
Abba / Black Sabbath / Frank Zappa, Lee Hazelwood / Nancy Sinatra, Shuggie Otis / Electric Light Orchestra, wEEN/Johnny Cash / The Kinks, Wolfgang Mozart / Velvet Underground
| FANS |
PLAYLISTED |
TOTAL PLAYS |
| 4 |
76 |
9,009 |
