Ok – here is a 4 track EP from Oxfordshire’s Hedroom with their style fusing Funk, Rap Metal, Ska and Hip Hop. If you have not heard of this band then you’ve had your eyes closed because this band has just embarked on a mammoth UK tour of their Morning Wood single (started in February – ends 2nd of August at The Victoria Inn, also playing are No Comply.)
This little CD kicks off with track, ‘skunkmonks,’ a cool little tune with awesome vocals. It’s a good track to kick off the EP with I feel because its not the best track on here but by all means it is not the worst and is a cool tune that grabs your attention and keeps you listening. Actually, they could have picked any of the songs on here because none of them are rubbish – they all have a certain degree of quality about them. Take this one for example, the guitar and bass playing is good, the drumming is superb, the vocals are sublime, and there’s a nice little sax ending which sounds pretty ace – what more could you ask for?! This little saxy ending leads on to the next track, the critically acclaimed ‘morning wood.’ Ok, I’ve heard tracks like this before many a time – yes it’s cheesy, yes it’s inoffensive and that’s exactly why it’s done the job in getting them some serious media attention. If bands like Whitmore do it then why shouldn’t anyone else eh… Even though it did annoy me I did find myself humming it after listening to it so there you go – its certainly one to get people wondering who the band is – has definitely served its purpose.
Right, with track 3, ‘in da cell’ the standard seems to have upped the standards and is an excellent song. The rapping style vocals work really well – with their Zack De La Rocha styling and when the chorus comes through it is extremely powerful and you’re really not expecting it. There is some good drumming on this one I noticed and like I said – the vocals are extremely strong. Ok, the last track on this EP is ‘W.D.M.C’ and this is by far my favourite track on the whole CD as it is a really laid back song which I just found appealed to my taste with its Ska feel with great Sax playing and again great vocals. The band seem to have really found their feet with this track as it is superb and has much flare.
So here you have it, here is a four track EP from the Thame bases Ska, Funk, Hip Hop, Rap Metal fusion band that is hedroom and has three class tracks (skunkmonks, in da cell, and W.D.M.C) and one Ska-Pop song that really didn’t appeal to my taste but is sure to appeal to many other peoples tastes as it is catchy, uobeat and full of rhythm.
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UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.
