In the late `50s, the bossa nova blew in like a refreshing breeze from Brazil when the samba beat was syncopated and mixed with cool jazz to form a smooth and sophisticated Latin confection.

It's also certainly worth noting that "bossa nova" is Portuguese for "new wave."

2600 is a number that evokes a number of key examples of obsolete technology--the seminal Atari 2600 home video game system, of course, but also the early-`70s Arp 2600 synthesizer and the 2600 Hz frequency used by hackers in the `80s to get free long-distance calls.

These are all relevant reference points for Bossa Nova 2600. The group combines these influences into compact, melodic Latin pop tunes drenched in dub effects and haunted by the squeals of dying pop culture machines. Post-retro-futurism has never been so catchy.

The four-piece's live instrumentation includes guitars, bass, Casio, analog synth, glockenspiel, Powerbook and effects, augmented occasionally by the sound of Norelco electric razors or the violent application of a screwdriver to a Speak `n' Spell circuit board.
RYAN MATHESON: GUITARS, VOCALS, KORG
BPM: BASS, CELLO
ROB JONES: GUITAR, KORG, CASIOTONE
DAN BLAKER: BEAT MANIPULATION

DISCOGRAPHY:

V/A: Compact.
JB-037 CD/Photo Album
1. Arbitration Agreement
2. Incommunicado

V/A: MUTE
HUSH 020 CD
1. Teenage Qix

V/A: Chico, CA.
JB-026 CD
1. Aphasia
2. Crystal White Octagon

V/A: MASS
HUSH 013 CD
1. Snow Angels

V/A: Nailed to the Stars
JB-010/011 LP/CS
1. Choke
2. Donde est Maria, ora?