Captain Ahab (band)

Captain Ahab
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Electropop, Jumpstyle
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Deathbomb Arc Records Irritant Records Cock Rock Disco
Members
Jonathan Snipes Jim Merson

Captain Ahab is an electropop duo based in Los Angeles, California. They refer to their sound, a DIY take on dance music, as ravesploitation. The band is made up of Jonathan Snipes and Jim Merson.

In June 2006, Captain Ahab won the Snakes on a Plane' 'music contest, with their song "Snakes on the Brain".^{[citation needed]}

On September 28, 2006, the song "Girls Gone Wild" was played briefly in "The Convention", the second episode of the third season of The Office.

Their single "Was Love" was written for and played in the first season episode "Gravedancing" on the Syfy series Caprica as well as the remix of Maxfemm's "Weak Condition"

Discography

• The End of Irony (2010) (on Deathbomb Arc Records)
• Split 12" with Copy [rave002_ Ravesploitation Records (Deathbomb Arc Records)]
• Captain Jumpstyle (2007)
• The Great Disappointment (2006) (on Hatestate Records)
• Snakes on the Brain CD EP (2006) (on Deathbomb Arc Records)
• After the Rain My Heart Still Dreams (2006) (on Deathbomb Arc Records)
• I Can't Believe It's Not Booty 12" (2005) (on Deathbomb Arc Records)
• I Am Become Ass tour CD-R (2005)
• Split 7" with KIT (as 'Bodahab' with Rose for Bohdan; 2005 on Hug Life Records)
• Captain Ahab & Rose for Bohdan - No More Hot Carls VHS (2004 on Deathbomb Arc)
• The Sex is Next (2004 on A2 Audio)
• Nintendoclash tour EP with Swimming is Floating (2003)
• Bot Pirate 12" (2002 on Irritant Records)

External links

• Captain Ahab's website
• "Snakes on the Brain" music video
• Reversion, a feature film scored by Jonathan Snipes