One of Totallymag!'s favorite bands is by far Captain Ahab. From the first album "After the Rain my Heart Still Dreams" to present. There are many reasons as to why they are one of our favorite bands. First and foremost their talent! Ahab makes music to live by. It's an experience. Music you can paint your battle models to and envision crushing an opponents army and taking over their city! Music you can Larp to and really feel empowered music for us the NERDS the people with insatiable appetites for technology and hobbies! Mastering our crafts we listen to someone who has mastered theirs!
Captain Ahab is electronic music extraordinaire Jonathan Snipes beside him his disciple Jim Merson a talented actor/ dancer/ sweat producer/fellow rpg gangsta! While Snipes sings his lungs out to the crowd Merson will surprisingly come up behind or in front of anyone and smother them in sweat while relentlessly dancing to the sometimes steady sometimes mind blowing beat!
Another reason why Totallymag! loves Ahab is because they were also residents of the Inland Empire. Desert kids have a different outlook on life. Spending time in over 100 degree weather does something to the mind perhaps it has a spiritual effect and it transcends into the art they produce.
Art is what Ahab gives to his listeners with harsh noise and ferocity that can only be dealt with by engaging in vigorous dance moves and removal of your shirt. This is almost a necessary thing to do if you attend one of their shows!
Their new album dropped on April 6th 2010 entitled "The End of Irony." much to their fans delight!
Totallymag! has listened, learned and is now a believer in Captain Ahab the god of sound!
A film made by Lawrence Klein was also made to go along with their album some of the footage took place in our favorite venue The Smell
with all of this Totallymag! was most impressed with their clip on Caprica the prequel to BSG if you don't know what BSG is then i don't even know what to say it stands for Battle Star Galactica one of the most prevalent sci-fi series ever made. To hear ahab while watching an avatar girl trapped in a robots body was i don't even know what it was except brilliant! YOU MUST BELIEVE!
You can check out Ahab on captain-ahab.com find out more about them and listen to their tracks and buy their new album! Experience what thousands of youths are experiencing. Be enlightened and most importantly be you!!!!!
