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54 seconds - Coma
54 seconds puts you on immediate notice that the journey though this album is going to be a different kind of ride.
Here at OZ Beat, we don’t just love The Bamboo Kids—we really like Dwight, Vince and Chris. These three guys always put on a manic, high-energy live performance. Sure they know how to rock, but it is New York edge combined with on-stage flair that makes them so special. The Bamboo Kids commitment to constant touring has paid off as fans throughout the United States, the UK and Europe, as well as other parts of the world can attest. The New York Press called The Bamboo Kids the “Best unsigned band” (BEST OF MANHATTAN 2003). That has changed as The Bamboo Kids debut, received a proper U.S. release in September 2004. Their followup album, "This Ain't No Revolution" is available on import and proves that this band is the rightful heir to the NYC punk throne--all others are imposters.
A few reviews:
"These Brooklyn boys will bring you back to what rock n' roll is. The sound is seedy back streets and alleyways. It's the G train and buses. It's flat broke. It's edgy on your way up, broken and desperate on your way down. It's wasted and blurry bright city lights in the rain. But, hell, it's fucking fun." -Nancy Catalina (Pro-Vel Records, St. Louis, MO)
"The Bamboo Kids play both kinds, rock AND roll." -Joe Belock, WFMU
"Bamboo Kids come flying out of the garage in a 1977 Charger with tailpipes blazing and speakers blaring a sound for fans of The Ramones, The Who, and The Stooges."
-Robert Sacher, Luna Sea Records
From the first song, Watson 349, 54 seconds puts you on immediate notice that the journey though this album is going to be a different kind of ride. The vocals are as gorgeous as anything OZ Beat has heard in a while, affecting in ways that are as powerful as Julee Cruise’s work with Angelo Badalamenti (Twin Peaks). At the same time, this band has something reminiscent of the best of Clinic. No, they don’t sound like Clinic. It is all about the way they present the music, precisely calculated but in no way cold. The last track, Coma, is a fucking stunner from the first notes until its ending 7 minutes 42 seconds later, which is why we picked it as a Media download song. 54 seconds demands complete attention, and deserves it.
Don’t take this album to your next dance party, don’t ask your local disco to play it, don’t take it down to the local Anarchist center for the mosh pit benefit you are doing to raise rent. Keep it at home and know it is there when the evening is winding down and you need something of great substance, beauty and power. OZ Beat is very happy to feature 54 seconds.
