The Beat Fleet

The Beat Fleet
The Beat Fleet
	TBF members in concert at Močvara club in Zagreb in November 2009, when they recorded their live album Perpetuum Fritule.
Background information
Also known as	TBF
Origin	Split, Croatia
Genres	Hip-hop, rap-rock
Years active	1997–present
Labels	CroRec (1997–1999); Menart (1999–2009); Dallas (2009–present)
Associated acts	Alejuandro Buendija, Leut Magnetik, ST!llness, Sinestet
Members	Aleksandar Antić; Mladen Badovinac; Luka Barbić; Ognjen Pavlović; Nikša Mandalinić; Nikola Vidović
Past members	Nikola Čelan ; Sveslav Vrandečić; Nikola Luša; Dragan Lukić Lvky; Edi Grubišić; Jan Ivelić ; Petar Radanović

The Beat Fleet, also known as TBF, is a band from Split, Croatia, founded in 1990. Members of the band are: Aleksandar Antić (vocals, lyrics, samples, accordion), Mladen Badovinac (vocal, samples), Luka Barbić (vocals, keyboards, samples), Ognjen Pavlović (bass guitar), Nikša Mandalinić, (electric guitar), Nikola Vidović (drums). They published six albums.

The Beat Fleet are widely considered to be one of the most innovative experimental bands in Croatia and wider area. They are heavily influenced by reggae, the British trip hop scene, electronic and experimental music. With years their built new style of music was named Ping Pong. Ping pong is mixture of reggae, afro beat, hip hop, rap rock, alternative rock, dub and British trip hop.

In 2017, former TBF member Nikola Čelan released "Baština" (Legacy), a book about the emergence of the hip hop scene in Split, as well as the forming years of TBF.[1]

Discography

Ping-Pong (Umjetnost zdravog đira) (1997, Croatia Records)
Uskladimo toplomjere (2000, Menart Records)
Maxon Universal (2004, Menart Records)
Galerija Tutnplok (2007, Menart Records)
Perpetuum Fritule (2010, Dallas Records - live album)
Pistaccio Metallic (2011, Dallas Records)
Danas sutra (2015, Dallas Records)

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References

Madunić, Ines. "'Stvari u našem društvu postaju gadljivo nazadne, a svi šute. Najgore je žaliti se i ništa ne poduzimati'". 100posto. Jutarnji List. Retrieved 30 April 2020.

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[1] Madunić, Ines. "'Stvari u našem društvu postaju gadljivo nazadne, a svi šute. Najgore je žaliti se i ništa ne poduzimati'". 100posto. Jutarnji List. Retrieved 30 April 2020.