Artist : Adebisi Shank
Album : This Is The Third Album Of A Band Called Adebisi Shank
Year : 2014
Genre : Instrumental Rock
Quality : 238kbps / 44.1KHz / Joint Stereo
Source : CD
Playtime : 0h 35m
Size : 64.97mb
Label : Sargent House
Catalognr : SH122
Tracklist:
01. World In Harmony 5:11
02. Big Unit 4:35
03. Turnaround 3:16
04. Mazel Tov! 3:49
05. Thundertruth 2:37
06. Sensation 5:14
07. Chaos Emeralds 3:41
08. Voodoo Vision 6:00
09. (Trio Always) 1:05
Releasenotes:
This Is The Third Album of A Band Called Adebisi Shank: an explosion of optimism
and musical Glasnost, an Arab Spring of instrumental harmony embracing all
things awesome. It's the sound of the Berlin Wall falling down. It's the sound
of hashtag winning. It's the sound of musclemen with lightbulb heads that
rupture from their own perfection (see cover art). In a word, it's the sound of
triumph... no matter the consequences.
"We were trying to make something euphoric and huge, a universe of our own
imagination that we could escape into," says bassist and masked man Vin. "Our
inspirations were more cinematic and fantastical." This Is The Third Album of A
Band Called Adebisi Shank bursts with pure rock anthems with undeniably
danceable structures. Alongside the band's penchant for unusual instrumentation
is their clever use of vocoder-effected vocals which seems to invite listeners
to sing along with our robot overlords. In creating the album's imaginary
universe, Adebisi Shank drew on a hodgepodge of inspirations, including ELO,
Enya, Mike Oldfield, Pixar animated films, Crash Bandicoot video game and Game
of Thrones.
In 2013, the Wexford, Ireland trio consisting of guitarist/vocodist Lar Kaye,
drummer Mick Roe and bassist Vin relocated to a secluded house in the wilds of
county Wicklow, to avoid distractions and let their imaginations run wild.
Writing and recording daily, the result is a multiverse of musical
possibilities. Album opener "World In Harmony" begins deceptively like a dying
8-bit robot's version of Queen's "We Are The Champions" before erupting into a
full-on anthem filled with stadium chants, digital voices, flavor-blasted guitar
riffs, chirping synths and pounding rhythms. Elsewhere, "Mazel Tov" portrays a
strangely brave new world wherein early 90s digital funk dance pop meets
contemporary indie rock to produce a stompingly catchy tune. Likewise,
"Turnaround" is led by a cheery synth melody reminiscent of late-80s pop, while
aggressive rhythms and chopping guitars pigpile on top.
http://adebisishank.bandcamp.com/