The Beat Fleet, also known as TBF, is a band from

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, 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), and 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

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, the British

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scene, electronic and experimental music. With years their built new style of music was named ping pong. Ping pong is a mixture of

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, hip hop,

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, 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.

Discography

* ''Ping-Pong (Umjetnost zdravog đira)'' (1997,

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) * '' Uskladimo toplomjere'' (2000,

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) * '' Maxon Universal'' (2004, Menart Records) * '' Galerija Tutnplok'' (2007, Menart Records) * '' Perpetuum Fritule'' (2010,

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- live album) * '' Pistaccio Metallic'' (2011, Dallas Records) * '' Danas sutra'' (2015, Dallas Records)

References

External links

Official FanPage on FacebookOfficial website

The Beat Fleet
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