Afghan Raiders

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Genres: Electronic / DJ, Indie rock

Sound description: electronic

RIYL: LCD Soundsystem, !!! (Chk Chk Chk), The Presets, Digitalism, DFA

Web site: http://www.badicalbeatsrecordings.com

E-mail: afghanraiders@gmail.com

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• 1901 (Remix) Add to playlist
• Mirror Error (Afghan Raiders Remix) Add to playlist
• The Drop I Hold featuring GZA (Afghan Raiders House Party Remix) Add to playlist

Related links

• Afghan Raiders MySpace (Oct. 16, 2008)
• Tweets from the road (July 30, 2009)
• Air raid (Oct. 16, 2008)
• Curtain call (Sept. 20, 2009)
• A tale of two sets: Muse vs. Afghan Raiders (Dec. 16, 2009)
• Ginsberg, Germans and solid gold Afghan Raiders overcome odds with 30-minute CMJ takeover (Oct. 29, 2008)
• 10 Vegas acts to watch in 2010: Afghan Raiders (Jan. 6, 2010)
• Afghan Raiders: New drummer, new songs (March 14, 2010)
• The Weekly‘s Badass Playlist (April 16, 2009)
• Vegas shows SXSW how far its scene has come (March 24, 2010)
• Handsome Furs, Afghan Raiders free at Beauty Bar (open bar, too!) (Nov. 2, 2009)
• Musician High (April 15, 2010)
• The Weekly playlist: Class of ’08 (Dec. 24, 2008)
• Devo—yes, Devo—christens Vegas’ new music venue (June 23, 2010)
• Afghan Raiders: Leaving Las Vegas? (July 1, 2010)

History

The Raiders—Mikey Francis and keyboardist Beans (Vincent Campillo), both 26-year-old Green Valley High grads—recently welcomed a new edition to their electro-pop outfit, drummer Drew Marcogliese from L.A.

The Raiders’ lone release, the Future Thinkers EP—featuring two dynamite original cuts and other artists’ remixes of both songs—was pressed on the former duo’s own imprint, Badical Beats.

Musicians

• Michael "Mikey" Francis: Vocals
• Vincent "Beans" Campillo: Keyboards, Synthesizer
• Drew Marcogliese: Drums

Formed

2007Las Vegas, NV

Influences

LCD Soundsystem, !!! (Chk Chk Chk), The Presets, Digitalism, DFA

Current status

performing

Discography

	Name	Year	Label
	Future Thinkers/Solid Gold EP	2008	Badical Beats

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