B(if)tek
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| B(if)tek | |
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| Origin |  Canberra, Australia |
| Genre(s) | Electronica |
| Years active | Late 1990s to 2005 |
| Website | www.biftek.com |
| Members | |
| Kate Crawford Nicole Skeltys |
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B(if)tek is an Australian electronic music duo comprising Kate Crawford and Nicole Skeltys, originally from Canberra, who have released three albums as of 2005. In 2006, Crawford began hosting an experimental music television show Set on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. B(if)tek have a long association with the Clan Analogue collective. For their 2003 album Frequencies will move together the band received a grant from the Federal Government to investigate the effects of low frequency sounds on people.[1] Kate Crawford is also a lecturer at Sydney University.
"Biftek" comes from French "le biftek", which is borrowed from the English "beefsteak", while the English "beef" is originally from the French "le bœuf".
[edit] Discography
Albums
- Frequencies Will Move Together (2003, Subvocal)
- 2020 (2000, Murmur/Sony)
- Sub-Vocal Theme Park (1996, Geekgirl)
The group also composed a four-minute soundtrack for the Kspace exhibition at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ (2003) Album notes for Frequencies will move together by B(if)tek [insert]. Subvocal.
- ^ National Museum of Australia - Kspace. www.nma.gov.au. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
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