Word: musics
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...time that rewires Lockgroove, however, would not do justice to their experimental nature. This calls for another explication of the band's name: when Lockgroove locks on a groove in live concert, it may well be a groove even they have never heard before. Much space in the music sections of Boston periodicals has been dedicated to talk of Lockgroove's improvisation, jamming and "free space." This is especially since the band plays a key role in organizing and enlivening Boston's famed Deep Heaven underground events...
...Even though it is a recording, Rewired does show this trippy quality. While the album's blurry red cover art does indicate Lockgroove's hard, masculine sound, it doesn't convey how psychedelic that music can be. It throbs, like a beating red heart. "Come On," a signature track, uses minutes of wavy keyboard woven in with guitar and cymbals to introduce a rhythmic fusion of rock and elecronic music. Soon half-chanty, half-punky lyrics join in and there are occasional whistles and bells. But ultimately the sound is full of relentless waves of guitar, drum and keyboard...
...That Lockgroove's psychedelic music throbs with guitars and drums may not appeal to everyone. But it makes up for the lack of prettiness. A murky, hard sound where lyrics are often submerged challenges the listener to let Lockgroove's music take over the body. This relationship between music like Lockgroove's and a pulsing, head-bobbing body should make for a good concerts, and listening to Rewired will probably pale in comparison to seeing the band live...
...some tracks, however, The Master suffers from dull production that doesn't do justice to Rakim's lyrical skill. Much of the music on the album lacks the ingenuity and funkiness of Rakim's previous recordings, and even the scratching that appears in most of the tracks sounds bland. But despite these shortcomings, Rakim still lives up to his reputation as master of the mic. He'll make you clap to this...
...listened to some of your other music, and I definitely see so many influences, like The Beatles, and other British pop. What were your influences on your music...