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Last Updated: 11/2/2009

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State: Dublin
Country: IE
Signup Date: 3/26/2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008 
Our music player is back on line, so feel free to add our music, send to your pals or just play them over and over trying to figure out the words.

Also, here is another review of the album, from the Event Guide.
How Come everybody's downing on Blackberry Slow Jam?
It's my favourite song on the album.
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Queen Kong / You’re Only Massive – Dot Dash.
www.myspace.com/qk
The pairing of Cork’s Queen Kong with Waterford’s You’re Only Massive is one that’s been on the cards for a while now – the two regional bands have played numerous gigs together, both been based in Berlin at different times, and are firm fixtures on the national DIY scene. However, although the two have much in common, there is a huge amount that differs too. You’re Only Massive trade in female-fronted/created electronic hip-hop - and rap with their natural accents intact, which lends a wonderfully authentic feel to their tracks. With lyrics like ‘You wanna touch my booty/You have to buy me money/If you wanna touch my booty’ (‘Booty’), it’s clear that You’re Only Massive trade in quirky, tongue-in-cheek lyrics – but they aren’t throwaway; they seem to be spurred not only by a sense of wanting to have fun, but wanting to make a social commentary too. However, there are times when the lyrics can feel a little childish, but given the young age of these two young women, there’s plenty of time for growth and maturity. Queen Kong are anything but hip hop – they could provide the soundtrack to a Berlin-based snuff movie. Dark, atmospheric, and influenced by everyone from GG Allin to Spiritualized, they could draw comparisons to the likes of Joy Division or even Ladytron. Lead singer Amy Stephenson possesses one of the most powerful voices on the Irish scene right now – strong, soulful and bewitching, her vocals on ‘The World is Yours’ are almost a reason in itself to get this album. There’s a huge amount of talent in the Queen Kong camp and they’ve been working extremely hard at evolving their sound over the past few years – and on this record, it shows. If anything, this also serves to show how You’re Only Massive are the less experienced band on this album – and it appears that the older band are certainly helping to foster You’re Only Massive’s work and giving them a platform as equals. The stand-out tracks on the album include ‘The World is Yours’, ‘DJ Pull Me Clear’, and ‘Lovers Do’ – but sadly, the one collaborative track on the album, ‘Blackberry Jam’, is one of the weaker tracks on the album. Some may find that the disparate feel of the tracks can be a little disconcerting, but it’s testament to both bands that in its own strange way, most of the time it works.
Johnny
Johnny Lawlor

 
What? Blackberry Jam is an outstanding track, by far the standout tune in my view!
 
Posted by Johnny on Friday, January 09, 2009 - 5:28 AM
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