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Ahab Rex
12+ albums
rockindiealternativeindie rockUnited States
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Ahab Rex (singer, songwriter, producer and performer) is a Chicago native with Russian blood. Hard yet lyrical, the music of Ahab Rex is sometimes caustic but always surprisingly catchy. His music combines aggressive rock vocals with smooth refrains. It brings to mind a rainy day version of Nirvana or The Ramones with a slight hangover and a dingy shot glass. With influences ranging from Broadcast and Death From Above 1979, to the Isley Brothers, Tom Waits, and Garbage, Ahab Rex is unapologetic rock with killer pop sensibility. In his own words "Music is everything. I've never had a back-up plan. I was never going to do anything else." After stints in multiple local punk and rock bands, Ahab decided to define his own sound by forming The Ahab Rex Quintet. He recruited his cousins, musicians Devin and Dylan Ryan. No sooner did they start to lay down tracks with engineer Griffin Rodriguez, [Need New Body (File 13), Bablicon (Misra)] than Dylan left to tour with his own band, Michael Columbia (Alabaster/Galapagos 4) and Devin moved to Florida to attend sound engineering school. Undaunted, Ahab continued working and independently released his debut Rollin' with the Ahab Rex Quintet. Rollin's gritty sound and detailed production gained the attention of local label Lens Records who promptly offered a deal. Not satisfied to re-release Rollin', Ahab opted to complete a new album, Blood On Blonde, with friends: vocalist Brooke Cassell, drummer Martin Atkins [Nine Inch Nails, Public
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Blood on Blonde
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IndieFeed: Alternative / Modern Rock Music
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.2 CONTAMINATION: A Tribute to David Bowie
Rollin' With The Ahab Rex Quintet
The Queen of Softcore
Blood & Rum (The Remixes)
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2. Contamination: A Tribute To David Bowie
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Eye for an eye - A tribute to Nick Cave
Eye for an Eye: A Tribute to Nick Cave
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Love's Shattered Pride: A Tribute To Joy Division / New Order
Love's Shattered Pride: A Tribute To Joy Division and New Order
Strange As Angels: A Tribute To The Cure