A
gig
held at The Grain Barge
on Friday 28th June. The event starts at 20:00.
FRIDAY 28th JUNE GRAIN BARGE 8pm £5
RUCKUS COLLECTIVE
Unique amongst local groups I've seen over the last few years, Ruckus Collective are a band that really make you move. No gimmicks, just a ferocious jazz-funk-rock fusion with a rhythm section that could drive any band. They have even the most apathetic of audience members tapping their feet; and most enthusiastic openly dancing - including a girl to my right almost rolling out of her hips.
Comparisons to The Red Hot Chilli Peppers are lazy; but built around solid bass riffs, and what sounds like (though probably aren't) improvised guitar ones, they do at times recall Tribute to Jack Johnson era Miles Davis. Add to that early Parliament, a dash of Dancehall, Hip-Hop, and some post-punk guitar work, and you're closer to their sound.
Of course, none of this really matters nowadays when everything we listen to is hybrid. The important thing is that Ruckus Collective can't be ignored. Even the guys on the fruit machines stop to listen. "