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"We had this idea of George Harrison hitching a ride to India but then ditching it all and going back to Berlin and rocking out." (Andrew Coates) Australian due Black Cab is singer and producer Andrew Coates and guitarist James Lee. Black Cab's sound is a heady brew of raw guitars, '70's style drums, plus electronic and industrial audio treatments inspired by late '60's and early '70's music. Their 2004/2005 debut album, Altamont Diary, was released to great critical acclaim in Australia, USA, UK and Europe, earning glowing reviews in Uncut magazine, US Rolling Stone, Q Magazine, The Times, The Age and many others. Jesus East, Black Cab's second album, picks up where Altamont Diary left off, blending rock sounds with loops and subtle electronica over pulsing percussion and driving guitars reminiscent of some of the great german rock bands of the '70's. Jesus East evokes ghosts of the Velvet Underground, Can, Neu and coolest Beatle George Harrison's fascination with eastern sounds. The new album also features some great guest musicians including Alex Jarvis (Automatic), Ashley Naylor (Even), Anthony Paine (High Pass Filter), Richard Andrew (Registered Nurse, Underground Lovers), and Steve Law (Zen Paradox). The Altamont connection also comes full circle with a special guest appearance by Sam Cutler who managed both the Grateful Dead and the Rolling Stones in the early '70's and organised and MC'ed the fateful concert at Altamont in late 1969.