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August 3, 2004

Beta Band Disbanding

Scottish rockers to call it quits at year's end
November 14, 2003

Beta Band Go Pop on New CD

Scots' third album due in March
June 25, 1999

The Beta Band Stay Unique in New York

The Beta Band Stay Unique in New York
June 24, 1999

Beta Band

Bowery Ballroom, New York, June 22, 1999

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Hot Shots II

There's a fine line between quirky and obnoxiously weird. Just ask the Beta Band. With their first U.S. release, 1998's The Three E.P.'s collection, the Scottish foursome threw together an appealingly drippy mix of trippy folk, hip-hop, rambling psychedelia, funk and ambient beats. But on their...

2001 RS: 3of 5 Stars

The Beta Band

1999

The Three EPs

1999

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For a while there, it looked as if Scotland's Beta Band was destined to be one of those outfits that never match their earliest work. To be fair, though, following The Three E.P.'s would have been tough for just about anyone. Originally released as three separate discs -- Champion Versions, The Patty Patty Sound, and Los Amigos del Beta Bandidos -- the album dazzles with its kaleidoscopic...

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