Sky Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 After months and months of intending to go see AKA The Fox play, I finally managed to end up at their Snafu gig on Thursday totally by accident. I wasn't disappointedthey're fantastic live.I'd had them recommended to me by a friend who has good music taste, but I wasn't really sure what to expect: they have a saxophonist, andwhilst I know trumpets are the woodwind of choiceI was worried that they'd be some silly-silly-ska-music type of outfit. Thankfully, they're not.The play a sort of Kasabianesque dance-rock, with very funky, elastic bass and some fantastically urgent drumming; the guitarist seems to be slightly weaker on her instrument, but does apply some wonderfully metallic shards of guitar to the proceedings. They also have some very good, jazz-inflected slower tracks, where the saxophone takes centre stage.I'm not usually this gushing (or unfocused) with my praise, but I strongly recommend that you go see them some time: they're very good.A question to members of AKA The Fox: Do you have any plans to put out a single/album/EP any time soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan G Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 they have a saxophonist' date=' andwhilst I know trumpets are the woodwind of choice[/quote']HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Trumpets are brass instruments - not woodwind, you dummy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cowboy Dan Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 Actually Daniel. A saxophone is a woodwind instrument, the only one from the woodwind family that's made of brass. It has a reed.A trumpet however, is of course a brass instrument.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Savant Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 A saxophone is a woodwind instrument.Even I knew that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Posted October 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Trumpets and saxaphones are brass instruments - not woodwind' date=' you dummy.[/quote']Oops. I don't know my woodwinds from my brass.Still, they were good, and my ska-fear proved unfounded. I'm two-for-two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flossie T Sheep Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 After months and months of intending to go see AKA The Fox play' date=' I finally managed to end up at their Snafu gig on Thursday totally by accident. I wasn't disappointedthey're fantastic live.I'd had them recommended to me by a friend who has good music taste, but I wasn't really sure what to expect: they have a saxophonist, andwhilst I know trumpets are the woodwind of choiceI was worried that they'd be some silly-silly-ska-music type of outfit. Thankfully, they're not.The play a sort of Kasabianesque dance-rock, with very funky, elastic bass and some fantastically urgent drumming; the guitarist seems to be slightly weaker on her instrument, but does apply some wonderfully metallic shards of guitar to the proceedings. They also have some very good, jazz-inflected slower tracks, where the saxophone takes centre stage.I'm not usually this gushing (or unfocused) with my praise, but I strongly recommend that you go see them some time: they're [i']very good.A question to members of AKA The Fox: Do you have any plans to put out a single/album/EP any time soon?they are very very very good indeed, they're like some groovy hybrid Frankenstein's monster of a band thats been created from the musical DNA of the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Public Image Limited, Happy Mondays and the KLF, they deserve to go far because they're very talented indeed, they have some cracking songs, they've got their flaws yeah but i think they make up for it with the catchiness of their tunes, they don't take themselves seriously and they ain't trying to be arty-farty, they're just up there doing their music and not being egotistical about it either, i like the fact that they're just being themselves and striving to be an individualistic band and not trying to lump themselves into a particular scene/category, i hope they make an album because i'd like to hear for myself how much musical range they have best wishes,el flosso Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betamax Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 easily my fave band from round here by a zillion miles very differentand oddly familiar would probably even pay to see them again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 You... ? Pay...?Pfft... I've seen them many a time now... saw then a week/2 weeks (I'm shit at judging time) at Drummonds.... was delish. I like Tina's new hair too To my knowledge... they are in the process of recording an album at the moment, Im not too sure of the details so will leave that up to an actual band member to inform us all of that.Meow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan G Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 Actually Daniel. A saxophone is a woodwind instrument' date=' the only one from the woodwind family that's made of brass. It has a reed.A trumpet however, is of course a brass instrument....[/quote']I have NO idea what you are on about, Sam... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biz Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 sack the drum machineand replace it with me on V DRUMS- HEY PRESTO even better band! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cowboy Dan Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 I have NO idea what you are on about' date=' Sam...[/quote']Silly Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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