Contents
Brief BB Bio
Beloved Binge is a two-piece band based out of Durham, North Carolina.
Cast of Other Places:
* Bio *
* Cast*
* Reviews *
* Contact *
* Photos *
* Debut Album info *
Rob Beloved
is the guitarist, singer/songwriter, and drummer. So is
Eleni Binge.
Beloved Binge are a part of the two-piece revolution
about to take over your town. The two members have quite different styles.
Eleni Binges songs
are infused with a hint of old Greek mountain
village uprising;
Rob Beloved was once told by Ms. Binges Greek uncle:
Your songs are too depressing.
Together they play rubble pop rooted in a punk pot.They will
be touring in support of their new release Other Places.
Guitar, vocals, drums.
Eleni Binge -
Guitar, vocals, drums, bouzouki, hammond organ, pretend goat toes.
Album artwork, design, and layout by the talented Jason Fagg.
"Beloved Binge showed up in Durham from Seattle, and quickly locked into the surrounding DIY music scene,
Similarly, Beloved Binge excels when pointed and propulsive, knocking out stripped-down punk dissonance
“...it's nice to have Seattle's transplanted Beloved Binge
“Beloved Binge…brought with them a sound that is as rooted
“…a truly unique duo. Right off, the delightful spin of “New Year” is “Faces,”
"Like wonderful Chicago co-eds The Spinanes, Beloved Binge
“If Lee Ranaldo and Fontaine Toups had wed, Beloved Binge
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"This CD is totally wacky in a good way. It’s completely different then anything going on in the Seattle scene right now.
It’s great and fun to listen to with witty and sometimes political and dare I say philosophical lyrics.
There’s always whistling and various instruments that are out of the standard drums, guitar,
bass though those are present."
“Enter Beloved Binge, a Seattle three piece (who at times sound like several more pieces)…
In the dish they serve up you’ll find some Firehouse, Pixies, Violent Femmes, and some quirkiness that’s all their own
…Happy I am to report that, indeed, Beloved Binge bring the rock.”
Our review
in issue #5: (Word document)
Their review in Artsynoise is here as a Word doc: Artsy Noise CD Review.
Also, check out the interviews with the Buffet and Eleni Binge on the same site, Artsy Noise.
Instrumentation Details for their debut album:
where folks were busy inserting their personal and political convictions into the city's arts. This couple/ duo delivers
plain-spoken, pensive songs spackled together with spare guitar and drums. They embody some of that
"getting shit off your chest" joie de vivre that sounds not just therapeutic for the performer, but downright thrilling
for those on the receiving end. You probably recognize this as a Pacific Northwest ethos from bands on Kill Rock Stars and K.
in mid-tempo stabs. Self-named "home-cooked, animal-free music," they assert their passion as vegans.
Centerpiece "Freedom or Death" glides on an ebullient call and response anthem line between
Rob Beloved and Eleni Binge, and sudden tempo changes, though capable of distraction, ultimately add spice.
When they casually riff on tracks like "Stuck," Eleni chiming in conversational tone, it's all rag-tag charm.
The ramshackle spirit of BB just underlines the ethos they hold dear."
—Chris Toenes,
The Independent Weekly, Review of Other Places (5/2/2007).
(who moved to Durham last year) in our midst. On "Other Places"…the tandem of
Rob Beloved and Eleni Binge play stripped-down punk rock that doesn't feel thin,
combining the howling abandon of Sleater-Kinney with a very fine attention to
poppy detail…”
-- David Menconi,
News and Observer, from Critic’s Picks, On the Best Rock & More, 1/12/07
in Northwestern lo-fi pop…as it is in East Coast (specifically D.C.) punk…
[and] succeed in creating varied songs…the band can…craft a catchy melody,
but also knows when to step on the distortion pedal.”
--Diversions, the Daily Tar Heel, Chapel Hill, 1/16/07. Diversions.
which features Eleni’s talent for balancing vocal harmony and power.
It also shows the knack Beloved Binge has for transitioning into completely different
rhythms flawlessly. This demonstrates another quirk of the band:
if you feel the need to skip tracks, hold out a bit; there’s sure to be
something to your liking later on in the track…”
- St.Claire, The Raleigh Hatchet, March 2007.
hustles through minimal guitar-and-drum pop obsessed
with sparseness, space and sear. But they do it with
the gumption of 764-Hero and, occasionally, the enthusiastic bluster
of Sonic Youth."
--GC, Indy Weekly, October 2006
...would have been their Teen Beat babies.”
-–Independent Weekly,
from Music Worth Leaving the House For, 7/2/06.
Right click on any of their current photos to save for use in press materials: 
Photo by BB's cheap remote control camera.
Both above photos by 1986 UK.
Photo by Veg SummerFest person.
Photo by Melodic Daydream.
Photo by?
Painting by Bonnie of Sequoya
Left photo by AguaVino, right by?
Photo credit Eleni Binge.
"Beloved Binge's debut album is a joy to listen to alone, with friends, or while being political."
--Judy Nicastro, former Seattle City Councilwoman
--Artsy Noise
--Editor, Herbivore Magazine.
Guitar, vocals, drums, percussion.
The Buffet -
Bass, vocals, Papoose, Attitude.
Eleni Binge -
Drums, percussion, guitar, vocals.
