A
clubnight
held at BRISCO
on Friday 8th March. The event starts at 22:00.
Since their glorious debut "As We Do Our Thing͛" arrived with a bang and introduced the world to Bristol͛'s favourite sons –The Allergies' lives have consisted of a tireless schedule of non-stop party rocking across Europe, and mixing up funky concoctions in the studio in between tours.
The prolific duo has established themselves at the top table of funk, soul and hip-hop, with their spicy fusion of breaks. Taking classic sounds and reshaping them for the modern dancefloor is what they do, and nobody does it better...
The proof is in the pudding – To date they have not one, but two ͚BBC 6Music Album of the Day͛ awards, support from the likes of Mixmag, The Observer, IDJ, We Plug Good Music, and a barrage of radio champions behind them, as well as multiple appearances across the BBC on 6Music and Radio 2 and 4.
Their third full length album –͚Steal The Show͛ is a continuation of this momentum with the guys expanding even further on their sonic palette – More vocal features, more live instrumentation, and of course more funk!
Some familiar faces return to the fold with Andy Cooper (Ugly Duckling), Dr Syntax (The Mouse Outfit, Foreign Beggars) and Honey LaRochelle all contributing their vocal talents to the tasty beats served up by these chaps.
But the fun doesn͛'t stop there as the guys also bring in recent DOOM collaborators A.S.M, Fun Lovin͛' Criminal Uncle Frank, MC extraordinaire Skunkadelic, and soul/blues vocal powerhouse Izo FitzRoy to come join the party.
Standout tracks include the sister funk singles "Can’t Keep Working This Hard͛" and "Dance Now', that both boast sassy soulful toplines, itchy breaks and more bass bumps than Bootsy Collins on the dodgems.
Elsewhere hip-hop big guns A.S.M get the floor moving with "When The Heat Comes Down͛" and its rolling funk guitar riff, and Mr Andy Cooper͛s lightning fast rap linguistics on "Run It Back͛" will leave jaws on the floor, before the cheeky percussion extravaganza that is "Samba Fox͛" closes things off.
Good things come in threes, and the third album by The Allergies is a stone-cold, floor-filling, must have record whether you're a new listener, or have already been converted to their funky gospel. ͚Steal The Show͛ will be released via Jalapeno Records 28.9.18 and will be available on Digital/CD/LP formats.