Beaten by Them

Beaten by Them's music is generally categorized as post-rock, but has been noted for being difficult to narrow to one specific genre.{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/beaten-by-them-p1031450|title=Beaten by Them Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More|website=AllMusic}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.adequacy.net/2008/04/beaten-by-them-signs-of-life/ |title=Beaten by Them – Signs of Life : DOA |access-date=2011-03-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404105606/http://www.adequacy.net/2008/04/beaten-by-them-signs-of-life/ |archive-date=2012-04-04 |url-status=usurped }} The band incorporates elements of rock, jazz, ambient, drone and electronic styles and draws comparisons to classical music through its prominent use of cello and compositional style.{{Cite web |title=Beaten By Them: Signs of Life |url=http://www.textura.org/archives/b/beatenbythem.htm |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=textura.org}}{{cite web |url=http://www.thesilentballet.com/dnn/Articles/tabid/55/ctl/Details/mid/412/ItemID/3939/Default.aspx |title=The Silent Ballet > Articles |website=www.thesilentballet.com |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303051451/http://www.thesilentballet.com/dnn/Articles/tabid/55/ctl/Details/mid/412/ItemID/3939/Default.aspx |archive-date=3 March 2011 |url-status=dead}} The cinematic scope of the music has also been likened to film directors such as Werner Herzog and David Lynch.{{Cite web |url=http://www.westword.com/2008-08-21/music/beaten-by-them/ |title=Beaten by Them - Page 1 - Music - Denver - Westword |access-date=2011-03-19 |archive-date=2012-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019170458/http://www.westword.com/2008-08-21/music/beaten-by-them/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.thedwarf.com.au/nd/albumreviews/signs_of_life_beaten_by_them |title=Thedwarf.com.au : Signs of Life - Beaten by Them |accessdate=2011-03-19 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403035032/http://www.thedwarf.com.au/nd/albumreviews/signs_of_life_beaten_by_them |archivedate=2012-04-03 }}

The band was started by Harris and McCormick in early 2005.{{Cite web |title=Beaten by Them Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & M... |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/beaten-by-them-mn0001456029 |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}

Both Australians, Harris and McCormick moved to Melbourne at the end of 2005, but decided to try to keep the band going regardless of geography. They returned to the US in May 2006 to tour on the West Coast, as well as record their first album, Signs of Life, at Tiny Telephone Studios in San Francisco over 3 days. Post-production was carried out by Harris and McCormick themselves upon return to their Logicpole studio in Melbourne. The album was released in December 2007 via Logicpole. The original lineup came apart after when Bjorkbom and Matheson had issues preventing them traveling to Europe where the band was booked to play.{{cite web |url=http://www.zaptownmag.com/2011/04/beaten-by-them-instrumentalists-without-borders |title=ZapTown » Categories Features » Beaten by Them – Instrumentalists Without Borders |accessdate=2011-05-24 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110413023122/http://www.zaptownmag.com/2011/04/beaten-by-them-instrumentalists-without-borders |archivedate=2011-04-13 }}

The band toured the US in August 2008 with this new lineup and then recorded their second album, Invisible Origins in 2009, but it wasn't released until February 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.thrilljockey.com/catalog/index.html?id%3D105290 |title=Invisible Origins by Beaten by Them - Thrill Jockey Records |accessdate=2011-03-19 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809084833/http://www.thrilljockey.com/catalog/index.html?id=105290 |archivedate=2011-08-09 }}{{Citation |title=Invisible Origins - Beaten by Them {{!}} Album |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/invisible-origins-mw0002106085 |access-date=2024-06-08 |publisher=AllMusic |language=en}} In November 2011 the People Start Listening EP was released, which saw the band move deeper into ambient and electronic territory.{{Cite web|url=http://www.popstache.com/album-review/beaten-by-them-people-start-listening|title=Beaten by Them - People Start Listening | Album Review for Pop 'stache|date=2 December 2011}}

Beaten by Them's fourth album Kinder Machines was released in October 2012.{{Citation |title=Kinder Machines - Beaten by Them {{!}} Album |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/kinder-machines-mw0002427649 |access-date=2024-06-08 |publisher=ALLMUSIC |language=en}}

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• Andrew Harris - guitar
• [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001146019137 Max McCormick] - guitar/keys
• [https://www.facebook.com/boima Boima Tucker] - cello
• [https://www.facebook.com/spence.murray Spencer Murray] - bass
• [https://www.facebook.com/jeff.jacobs.33633 Jeff Ardziejewski] - drums

• [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=620618283 Lee Matheson] - bass
• Ulf (Chris) Bjorkbom - drums

• Steam (2005)
• Signs of Life (2007)
• Invisible Origins (2011)
• People Start Listening (2011)
• Kinder Machines (2012)

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• [http://beatenbythem.com Official band website]
• [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/beaten-by-them-p1031450 Beaten by Them] at [http://www.allmusic.com/ Allmusic]

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