Though retrofit and stabilized on the surface, San Francisco churns and shifts on rivers of lava underneath. The Ebb & Flow bring the tense balance of these tectonic shifts to the surface through an aural montage that unites kraut-rock, 70’s progressive, soul, post-rock, jazz and synth-pop. They channel the sounds of the future through the organic, analog instruments of the past. If Sun Ra, Wendy Carlos, Nico, Neil Young, & Faust had one musical offspring, it would be called The Ebb & Flow.

Roshy’s arsenal of Moog synthesizers and Farfisa organ chirp and swell alongside Sam’s cubist telecaster hooks and dissonant harmonies. Sara’s ’68 Slingerland jazz kit marches with the deep groove of the Farfisa pedals creating the solid foundation for the Ebb & Flow’s songs. Lyricists Roshy and Sam take turns at the mic bringing a level of stylistic variation to the repertoire. The sound is like three records being played at once, perfectly in phase, in symbiotic meter and timbre, but each with their own logic and intent. The result is organic, dynamic, polyphonic bliss. 

The band has earned a name for itself in San Francisco, playing with bands such as Call and Response, Electrelane, Gogol Bordello, Firewater, The Radar Brothers, Rogue Wave, Citizens Here and Abroad, and at the Fillmore Lounge with Stereolab and Modest Mouse.

Releases by The Ebb and Flow:

Band Website: www.theebbandflow.com
Management:  Joyce Williams, MINE Management

Reviews for Time to Echolocate...

“From the first notes of Time to Echolocate, you can tell there’s something special happening on this eight track album. The instrumentation is complex and eclectic, perfectly complementing the female vocals of Roshy Kheshti and male vocals of Sam Tsitrin. Sprawling tracks build, move, sustain, and dismantle in an extraordinary way. Not afraid to bust out a Moog synthesizer, horns, or even vibes, The Ebb and Flow have carved out their own niche in the modern music world. Kheshti and another band member, Sara Cassetti, have been playing music together for twelve years (and have been in a relationship for as long). Part krautrock, melodic pop, and reminiscent of Thrill Jockey, this album is totally fresh and will challenge your conventions. Highly recommended. A+" - Melissa Maristuen, Girlfriends Magazine, October 2005

"...experimental and theatrical - but listenable - rock and roll, with little hints of pop, minus the annoying plastic polish."
- Christopher Jon Treacy, Bay Windows.com

"...a stew of ’70s-influenced stoner guitar rock peppered with psychedelic Farfisa, jaunty synth pop (Bob Moog makes a spoken-word cameo on the last track), lo-fi indie morass, and vibes-and-trumpet-driven twee pop." - The Boston Phoenix, Editor's Pick

It's an impressive debut full of interesting textures with darkish melodic hooks..." - Bob Doran, North Coast Journal

"On their new debut LP, Time to Echolocate, these San Franciscans traipse along the fine line between whimsical and cutesy—but despite the ambling tempos, the warbling analog keyboards, and a couple lyrics about bats, they hardly ever put a foot down on the wrong side." - Ann Sterzinger, Chicago Reader

"Listening to 'Time to Echolocate' made me feel rebellious..." - Aste Herheim, Luna Kafe

"When I first heard San Francisco's The Ebb and Flow I thought, now here is a band that travels well. As in, I'd like to take this album on a long car trip, possibly at night, through the Arizona desert." - Jessica Cassyle Carr, Albuquerque Alibi

"While indie band after indie band copies the Gang of Four and calls it a day, it is refreshing to hear a band, which will ultimately be lumped into the simple all catching indie rock category, take so many sounds from the past, reassemble them, use their own creativity and put them back together again to create something wholly new that sounds like nothing else out there. " - Uncommon Folk

"...the vocals are definitely a key ingredient in Ebb & Flow's magic. The wonderful soaring female vocals contrast nicely with the male ones which approach a moody, withery Interpol-ness. Pretty darn great!" - Aquarius Records

"Mathematically precise and rich in melody and texture, 'Time to Echolocate' is on the short list of 2005’s must haves."
- J-Sin, Smother.net Editor's Pick

"While the Decemberists and company have certainly mastered the art of the nautical hipster epic, the Ebb and Flow are hot contenders in their own expansive category..." - Connie Hwong, West Coast Performer

"As the band’s name suggests, the songs smoothly flow and spill into different sounds and musical styles, but all with the same captivating intensity... Their sound is expertly employed and straddles a balance between experimental and pop-worthy elements." - Maveric Vu, The California Aggie

"Sara Cassetti, Sam Tsitrin, and Roshy Kheshti have two things in common: 1) What they did in 24 hours, most bands can’t accomplish in a lifetime. 2) They did it without the help of a time machine, damn it." - Flash Knight, Nada Mucho

"...Lyrically rich, musically fascinating and undeniably unique." - Joel Doss, The Owl Mag

"Together, [Roshy] Kheshti's new-wave style moog lines, [Sam] Tsitrin's crooner-ish vocal delivery and [Sara] Cassetti's intricate drum lines inhabit a land somewhere between avant jazz and indie rock." - Excerpt from interview by SF Station (click to read entire interview)