I remember in the mid 90's comming across the 1st Kickback cd, This was the first french hardcore cd I ever bought & to be honest I didn't know what to expect. I was blown away, France let me know that there was more to hardcore than just New York, I soon came across so many French HC bands UNDERGROUND SOCIETY, AWOL, TRAPPED IN LIFE & not forgetting STORMCORE.. that was then, now 15 years later France is taking my hardcore collection by storm once again, Such bands as LAZARE, HELL BURNS AWAY, RISE OF THE NORTHSTAR, PROVIDENCE.. & Now SLAM COKE.
I was sent a Shirt from my good friend ED GOODLIFE over a year ago, so this band has been on the hype for over a year.. So finally the first SLAM COKE cd is hear.
I didn't know what to expect, I had heard a few tunes, but not really gave it that much listen because I wanted to hear the whole album when it was done with fresh ears.
I have no idea what SLAM COKE means or even what a Slam cookie is haha, But I do know that Fick die Kaputt is german for "fuck this place up".
I unwrap the CD to look at the inlay & read the lyrics, & there are none, but wait there is a message "YOU WANT TO READ, BUY A BOOK", Haha.. I always used to say that when I bought a new computer game, I never read the instructions.. I would say I wanna play a game not read a book, so even though it has no lyrics to read, I can relate to what there saying.
First tune Introduction in my nose A drum & bass tune, not what I expected.. then track too comes MOSH FOR ZOMBIES.. here we go this is what I wanna hear.. its that slow deathcore with pig squeals, I love this shit.. really slow & really heavy.
Then we come to track 5 which is the FICK DIE BUDE KAPUTT tune.. this song has more guest vocals than a Dr Dre album..Nasty, Kraanium, King Of Clubz, Oerjgrinder, Balboa/Des Mafios, Butcher, The Last Charge, Black Teeth, Mob Rules, Dead End Tragedy, Abnormity, Punished Earth, United Blood, Putrified J All apear on that track.. holy shit I hear you say.. the track is amazing.. & I hear Part 2 for this song is already in the pipeline with the same amount of guests on, I can't wait for that.. should be comming 2012.
The next 4 songs are grindcore with a Hardcore influence & then we come to
the track LETHAL DOSE which is also drum & bass, the 2 last songs are Dubstep, production "TC4" from Uk ! and theres even some reggea thrown in from JAZZAFARI BEEBOP" , track 12 entitled features "MONSTA" a grime guy from Uk !
Too be honest i'm not a Drum & bass fan at all, but with this album it works.. the whole cd stays fresh all the way through.. the mix of different styles keeps it interesting.. its keep me busy all week on my Mp3 player while I have been at the gym..
This CD dosn't dissapoint, it really has taken hardcore to the next level.. I can't wait to see what they come up with on the next SLAM COKE CD.
buy yours now from GOODLIFE RECORDS
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