All the best in soul and ska! Otis Redding and Toots Hibbert. Diana Ross and Doreen Shaffer. The Heptones and The Temptations. Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles and Jackie Mittoo! Aretha, Wilson Pickett, John Holt. Al Green and Dennis Brown! Anything that's got soul, and anything that makes you shake your ass. Trojan and Motown, Stax and Studio One, Tamla and Treasure Isle.
Sounds Like
Reggae Reggae!
"Stand To Lose" and "Light On" performed live at Yabo! in Fort Myers, on October 24, 2008.
"Dear Susan" and "The Rest of Our Days" performed live at Yabo! in Fort Myers, on October 24, 2008.
"Innocent Mistake" and "Is It Not True?" performed live at Yabo! in Fort Myers, on October 24, 2008.
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Ska music is not a genre easily defined. To the uninitiated, the word provokes an image of a punk band with a horn section. Well The Brentford Sound hopes to initiate you.
Taking their cues not from the punk-ska bands with which you might be familiar, The Brentford Sound instead draws their inspiration from the original rhythms of 1960's Jamaica. On top of driving, move-your-ass dance beats built on heavy basslines and offbeat drumming, The Brentford Sound lays stick-in-your-head horn parts and nfectious, soulful vocal melodies that recall all the best elements of that first wave of Jamaican ska.
But again, this Sound remains hard to define. For The Brentford Sound, that Sixties island sound is merely the starting line. As a whole, this band fleshes out it's Sound with the interests of its individual members. In this Sound, you might catch elements of early rock 'n roll, or 60's Motown soul. Of course there is jazz, New Orleans or otherwise. Maybe there's a touch of rhythm and blues in there. There's even some latin flavor; salsa, boogaloo, what-have-you. And yes, you might even catch a country lick or two.
But the rhythm is the thing. The Brentford Sound takes those roots rhythms and tacks them to that Caribbean beat and builds a sound all their own. Catch on now, it's a brand new wave.
Hey man! To bad you broke up! You were truly one of the pioneers of "Florida" traditional SKA bands. As for me, well I was lucky and moved back to Los Angeles! Check out this band The Boogaloo Assasins! with x members from Ocean 11 and See Spot. Maybe one day you can come to Los Angeles and see all the traditional bands over here. Geez...It's like punk ska is for the teeny boppers and SKA Jazz is for those who know it's roots!
I heard the Brentford Sound are doing a reunion show April 4th @ the Fla Ska Fest @ the Crowbar in Ybor City/Tampa. Come on guys! aren't you sick of being broken up yet?
NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! I've loved this band since the day I found you guys. Honored to say Chupaskabra shared the stage with you all at Skalloween! Much love! ~Tony
