| Captain Ahab | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Electropop, Jumpstyle |
| Years active | 1998 – present |
| Labels | Deathbomb Arc Records Irritant Records |
| Members | |
| Jonathan Snipes Jim Merson |
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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. A typical Captain Ahab live performance consists of playback of recorded beats from a computer and vigorous singing by both members of the band. While performing, members of Captain Ahab are usually partially undressed, covered in sweat, and constantly forcing themselves into physical contact with members of the audience. While their lyrics are satirically misogynistic, their live performance is thoroughly homoerotic.
In June 2006, Captain Ahab won the Snakes on a Plane music contest, with their song "Snakes on the Brain".
On September 28th, 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.[1][2]
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