STAND OUT RIOT: SPICY INSPIRING SKA

This is Ska music taken to its upper limits of imagination. Stand Out Riot performs a very unique genre of Ska incorporating a very different variety of instruments into one core combined musicality.

Formed in 2004 in the English city of Manchester, Stand Out Riot have developed from their very beginning a unique wave of Ska which brings them such wide popularity. Born in the very centre of Manchester Punk Scene, the band is known for tremendous energy and excitement all linked with a wide variety of musical instruments. Contemplating Francis on the vocal and trombone, Will at the Bass and Keys, Hannah playing Sax, Ste the guitarist, Tessa the Violin, Charlotte another Sax and Ben the drummer, they surely know how to drive a crowd into delight.

With a debut album in 2009, Carnival Militia, they brought their attention to themselves developing their very own popularity. In 2011 that popularity has grown even further with the released of their second album, The Gentleman Bandits.

With the Manchester scene bringing ever so much more and better Ska bands influenced by their peculiar hardcore punk scene which is becoming a part of the City social and cultural history, we can only expect better influences for these guys and hope to see them much often.

Check out the bands website: http://standoutriot.bigcartel.com/

Listen to one of their tracks and more here: http://www.myspace.com/573724744/music/playlists/skavenue-s-playlist-2157778



THE LIQUIDATOR: SKA AT THE HEART OF ENGLISH FOOTBALL

If you have ever seen a football match live in some of the most famous English football grounds you have surely come to listen to this song, The Liquidator.

The song is originaly a popular rocksteady instrumental track that was released by Jamaicans Harry J. Allstars back in 1969. The band was composed of Aston Barrett, aka Family Man, on the bass, drummer Carlton Barrett, and Alva Lewis’ guitar. They later included Winston Wright at the organ. The core members were later related to the foundation of the super famous Jamaican band, The Wailers.

Back in the 70’s, England was becoming aware of a sudden popularity of the Ska tunes and music especially after the creation of the Madness. This song came to popular knowledge when it started to be played at some of the most famous English football grounds, such as Chelsea’s home ground Stamford Bridge, Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Bromwich Albion, Northampton Town and even a few more.

Although the tunes played at football grounds are slightly mixed and include clapping and shouting the club’s name, here is presented the original 1969 version that came straight out of the birth ground of Ska music, Jamaica Island.

NO DOUBT: VINTAGE REVIVAL

Here are a gents and lass that need not presentation. Dear readers here I give you: NO DOUBT!

No doubt were a North American band famous for several singles most related to the Rock Music developing scene. However, some of their experimental stuff can also be label Ska, as you can hear in the video above. This band is responsible for the revival of the Ska music in the early 90’s especially in USA.

Since 1987 the band has released 6 studio albums and currently working on a 6^th one to be released during this year. However in 1996, Tragic Kingdom, the band’s third album was their peak in musical acclamation. A sort of experimental rock steady beat influenced greatly by the Jamaican ska rhythm and a touch of brilliant alternative rock musicality, has produced what was recently considered one of the 100th best albums of the century. Including track such as Don’t Speak, Just a Girl and Spiderwebs, this album has surely paved the way for the years to come in the Ska musical genre.

Such was the acclamation to this work that it could not pass unnoticed for this Punkzine the brilliant effort done by NO DOUBT. There must be a great number of Ska/Punk bands that can claim their influences this art work and we cannot be more delighted with such recognition.

Check out the bands website for news as they are on the verge of releasing a new record: http://www.nodoubt.com/