Although not a Reggae band in the pure sense, I thought this lot still deserved a mention on these pages especially if you like a ska beat with a bit of a beefy kick to it.
The Catch it Kebabs are a 9-Piece band from Barnsley in South Yorkshire who are putting a modern twist to ska; incorporating swing grooves and a punk ideology taking influence from a wide range of bands from ‘The Clash’ to ‘Glen Miller’ and all that lies in-between, a sound which they have affectionately termed, ‘swing-core ska/punk’.
Over the past 4 years since their formation, the band has built up a reputation for being one of the hardest working acts on the UK ska scene, and having caught them on a couple of occasions myself and I can agree with the quote that they have been "entrancing the audience with their frantic stage show and sassy live swagger". I would highly recommend catching one of their shows! They have reportedly been doing around 100 gigs a year, so I don't want to hear excuses for not going along to see them, and the band has built up a strong and loyal fan base from all over the UK and Europe on the strength of this.
Catch-it Kebabs have 2 albums already available: ‘Skankin’ Sausages (Do the Dog/Feet First, 2004, I have a copy of this and its great!) and ‘Return of the Kebabulance’ (Riot/Feet First, 2006). Although both albums received rave reviews, it was the maturity of ROTK which turned heads in the media. Brandon Allin from the biggest US online punk-zine, ‘Absolute Punk’ wrote: “A strong and distinct, and equally a wonderful release”.
Recently the band had a track from their latest CD used on an international ska compilation, Ska is Dead. Their track, ‘Bluelight’, features alongside some of the worlds biggest ska acts, including ‘The Planet Smashers’, ‘Voodoo Glowskulls’ and ‘The Toasters’.
The future is looking rosy, with their 3rd album 'Broken Vans and Masterplans' currently in the demo stages. Jamie from the band tells me that so far they have 4 finished tracks and the rest promise to be very ska and reggae. The four tunes completed so far are: A reggae-dub track called 'Hope in the Union'.A ska-northern soul hybrid called 'Can't stop'.A fast paced full-on ska track called 'Sirens'.A sleazy swing number called 'Maggie'
Also if you visit their web site now you can download the track playing on the flashplayer for free! I personally think its great tune, and is far too good to be given away....so get it while you can.
The Catch it Kebabs are a 9-Piece band from Barnsley in South Yorkshire who are putting a modern twist to ska; incorporating swing grooves and a punk ideology taking influence from a wide range of bands from ‘The Clash’ to ‘Glen Miller’ and all that lies in-between, a sound which they have affectionately termed, ‘swing-core ska/punk’.
Over the past 4 years since their formation, the band has built up a reputation for being one of the hardest working acts on the UK ska scene, and having caught them on a couple of occasions myself and I can agree with the quote that they have been "entrancing the audience with their frantic stage show and sassy live swagger". I would highly recommend catching one of their shows! They have reportedly been doing around 100 gigs a year, so I don't want to hear excuses for not going along to see them, and the band has built up a strong and loyal fan base from all over the UK and Europe on the strength of this.
Catch-it Kebabs have 2 albums already available: ‘Skankin’ Sausages (Do the Dog/Feet First, 2004, I have a copy of this and its great!) and ‘Return of the Kebabulance’ (Riot/Feet First, 2006). Although both albums received rave reviews, it was the maturity of ROTK which turned heads in the media. Brandon Allin from the biggest US online punk-zine, ‘Absolute Punk’ wrote: “A strong and distinct, and equally a wonderful release”.
Recently the band had a track from their latest CD used on an international ska compilation, Ska is Dead. Their track, ‘Bluelight’, features alongside some of the worlds biggest ska acts, including ‘The Planet Smashers’, ‘Voodoo Glowskulls’ and ‘The Toasters’.
The future is looking rosy, with their 3rd album 'Broken Vans and Masterplans' currently in the demo stages. Jamie from the band tells me that so far they have 4 finished tracks and the rest promise to be very ska and reggae. The four tunes completed so far are: A reggae-dub track called 'Hope in the Union'.A ska-northern soul hybrid called 'Can't stop'.A fast paced full-on ska track called 'Sirens'.A sleazy swing number called 'Maggie'
Also if you visit their web site now you can download the track playing on the flashplayer for free! I personally think its great tune, and is far too good to be given away....so get it while you can.
"GO ON CATCH THE KEBABS!"
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