Ruff Guide To Genre Terrorism, The - Sonic Boom Six > Reviews > SONIC BOOM SIX KICKIN OFF!

Author's product rating:   

Originality	Definitely a cut above the rest
Lyrics	Thought-provoking
Quality and consistency of tracks	A couple of weak links
How does it compare to the artist's other releases	Outstanding
Value for Money	Excellent

Advantages:	A BREATH OF FRESH AND FURIOUS AIR
Disadvantages:	BELOW THE RADAR AS YET !

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

The word on the street that’s steadily taking Sonic Boom Six (SB6) skyways; is it just hype? Well, having their predominantly sample supported, punk fuelled ska sound featured on both BBC TV (Desi DNA) and radio (Radio 1 Lock Up sessions) and doing their thing at Glastonbury (bigging up the Love Music Hate Racism movement) is quite something for a band that haven’t really made any waves in the six intermittent years since their debut release, the 2001 ‘Same’ E.P. They’ve supported Mad Caddies, Flogging Molly and Hard-Fi as well as numerous other bands of a similar calibre. Taking all this into account, it’s sorely obvious that this, their debut LP ‘The Ruff Guide to Genre Terrorism’ released just under a year ago was vastly overlooked. Here is a band with as much diversity as you could ask for, with songs strong enough to entice even the most sceptical of listeners. Tracks 1, 5 and 11 are my personal favourites. If Soulwax were a ska act, you could expect this as standard produce! 

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