Saadat Awan
Saadat Awan is a Washington DC native, by way of Pakistan and Afghanistan. He is a member of The Cassettes, Metropolitan band, International Velvet, I.C.U. and formerly Travis Morrison Hellfighters. He has also worked with Lori Carson and Nima Majd in the past. Awan is a Self Taught drummer, bassist, guitarist, keyboardist, and tabla player. Awan has been exporing his roots with his work with The Cassettes, featuring a song sung by him in Urdu entitled "Muja Achi Larki Daydo", as well as in Metropolitan band with "Pakistan International" a song AbOUT his trips back to, and experiences in, Pakistan with his family.
Discography
Full Lengths
- METROPOLITAN "Down For You Is Up" - (2002 Crank Automotive)
- METROPOLITAN "The Lines They Get Broken" - (2005 Crank Automotive)
- THE CASSETTES "Neath The Pale Moon" CD (2006 Buddyhead Records)
- TRAVIS MORRISON HELLFIGHTERS "All Y'all" CD (2007 Barsuk Records)
7"/EPs
- METROPOLITAN "Calibos split" 7" (2001 Crank Automotive)
- THE CASSETTES "Disco Drive split" 7" (2003 Bachelor Records, Germany)
Compilations
- THE CASSETTES "Play" Children's Music Compilation (2007 Desoto Records) - Track: "Truck On (Truck)"
- THE CASSETTES "Wedding Compilation" (2006 Lujo Records) - Track: "Pioneer Love Song"
- THE CASSETTES "Love And Loathing" (2006 Lujo Records) - Track: "Hey Good Lookin" (originally by Hank Williams Sr.)
- SAADAT AWAN "Songs at the Point" (2002) - 2 tracks: "Just Like That" & "Worth the Wait"