"Who ready to ride or die for me? Time to welcome home the dead homie... dead homie." That is right! Blaze Ya Dead Homie has returned with his latest release The Casket Factory. The twelve track album was released January 15th and I haven't been able to stop listening to it. Each song brings it's own unique vibe to your speakers. Be it "Ghost" or even several tracks after with "Worm Food" you can definitely sense the individualism in each track. This album marks Blaze Ya Dead Homie's second release on Majik Ninja Entertainment. The label might not be Psychopathic Records but The Casket Factory features a lot more Psychopathic artists on this album compared to Blaze's last one. One appearance was from ABK on the song "Ratchet." Any Body Killer came into the track on point talking about the ratchets from the hood. It was a comedy driven track that was given just the right amount of lyrics to become a hit. It wasn't quite Drive-By but I'll still take it. Boondox also returned and was put onto a track called "Who U Lookin' 4." This had to be my personal favorite tune off the album. That hook alone gives me chills "Pull the trigger and turn you into a ghost!" Blaze and Boondox have been a phenomenal team since they worked on "Dead Neck" off Clockwork Grey. There are also some new names to collaborate with Blaze. Three tracks in on the track "Ghost" you'll hear Kung Fu Vampire. But then there's also Lex the Hex Master who is featured on the track "They Call That Gangsta." According to Blaze, "Lex brings his own East coast style to the tracks." Alongside Blaze's hype-man The R.O.C. everyone on the track literally murders it. The ending of the trip to The Casket Factory is a song entitled "I Will Bury U." It was the best way to end this album. Blaze Ya Mortician err... Ya Dead Homie closes the album on a song where he describes how he's going to bury you after finding the perfect casket. "This shovel, the earth, this casket it works, it fits, it's right, I'LL BURY YOU TONIGHT." The haunting chant echos as the song goes on until you are greeted by a deep voice. The voice tells you that you have reached the end of the album and that there is a casket made for you. It's like a eulogy that later transforms into a message saying "I'm the dead man and I'm coming for you ALL!" I loved every minute of this album. It's what we expected to hear from Blaze, it's what we wanted to hear from Blaze, and it's what we heard from Blaze. Tour dates and link to listen to the album on Spotify below the break.
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Sophistafunk jammed out for approximately an hour. The band never really seemed to stop, flowing from song to song with flawless transition. Vocalist Jack Brown seemed to be feeding off the energy of the audience. Especially when he extended his microphone towards the bobbing sea of die-hard Sophistafunk fans behind the barrier. I was amazed to see the trio performing with no guitarist or bassist. A simple statement made: you don't always need a guitar to be funky. Notably with the playing from Adam Gold on the Nord Electro 3 keyboard. Throughout their set he would carry the bass melody similar to what Ray Manzarek of The Doors did. Gold also managed to emulate funky guitar solos which was something quite interesting to see. The highlight of their set was when they broke out into the tune "Tell My Baby." Drummer Emmanuel Washington carried on with the simplistic beat while Gold crooned "That's what I tell my baby." Even at one point repeating the phrase keeping it hanging whilst grooving over it with his smooth keyboard playing. Sitting in with Sophistafunk tonight on sax was Tommy Weeks from Funky Dawgs. He really brought the mood to the venue with him especially during his saxophone solos. I thought of him as a warm-up to what we were all going to be hearing in moments; the funky saxophone styling of Karl Denson. As Sophistafunk's set closed they got a huge pop from the crowd. Many concert-goers were just left Sophistifunkified.
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J.simpsonLead photographer over at Hardcore Shots Archives
June 2017
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