ROC are Karen Sheridan (vocals, music), Fred Browning (vocals, music) Patrick Nicholson (music)
ROC have been delighting and confusing fans and critics since the mid-90s, from early singles "God Willing" and "Girl With A Crooked Eye" through three acclaimed albums. Veering from pure pop to pure noise, they've drawn plaudits from such diverse quarters as Radiohead, Orbital, ...and Dannii Minogue. ROC have been accused of perversity, but they simply make music without boundaries, using many sounds and influences as a backdrop to Fred Browning and Karen Sheridan's poignant, raging and ironic sentiments.
"ROC are genuinely like nothing else at all. And everything all at once" (NME)
"References from Velvet Underground to Phil Spector, DJ Shadow to Kraftwerk, kitsch rock to Europop, but ROC still sound like they're treading through virgin territory" (Uncut)
"Cut-ups, samples from televisions and answering machines, and a sense of American dream-turned-nightmare add to the alienation. Yet among the hurtling electro rhythms or simple, pared-down guitars, it remains precisely arranged and invitingly melodic" (Q)
"Startling, beautiful and addictive" (Esquire)
"Makes you feel relaxed and uncomfortable, reassured and disturbed all at the same time" (Gigwise.com)
"Very relaxed, kind of hypnotic and this has got the groove, hasn't it? And it's immediate too. Fantastic." (Dannii Minogue)
Love the music! Its reminds me of Portishead in the sunshine. Not sure why. Probably coz of that brilliant line ..ended up selling timeshare in the costa del sol.. on crooked eye girl One night I went out... and woke up in Cyprus
Thanks for the comment about "...Keyboard Warrior", i'm actually putting a vocal to it at the mo which is weird timing, have finished the chorus & the first verse, just working out the rest, it has been awhile, hope thing's are good your end, any new music in the pipeline? I added a DnB mix i did of Haddaway's "What Is Love" to youtube just before crimbo, am gonna add it here soon too, check it out if ya' get a sec :)
