I am Plastic Fuzz. I am a musician from Leeds, UK. I have a 100 song album and I often make pasta. I also gig regularly.
Archive for June, 2010
Hearing a record AFTER seeing the band live…
June 25th, 2010
I have seen Broohaha live on a few occasions and have observed some noticeable line-up changes, sometimes featuring a shouty-shouty-man sometimes not featuring a shouty-shouty-man and sometimes with more brass than other times. Their first EP thankfully keeps it all at a constant as it flows seemlessly between experimental grunge-jazz through to something which should have “new wave” in the title. Broohaha in a live setting is a different experience altogether and you have to see the chemistry, and indeed, maths for yourself. The way in which they interact with one other by dipping in and out of passages and phrases whilst smiling at one another in that “oh-yes-that’s-what-we-were-supposed-to-do” kinda way.
As for their EP [simply titled "EP"], samples from films (i think) repeat pointless over sections thoughout the CD, but somehow without distracting you from the tactful ventures with rhythm and dynamics, ebbing and flowing almost like each song is a few different ones crunched together. They effortlessly swoon from funk bass to grunge chords then to smooth sultry-sax and then off to some moody ”nng-nng-nng” ugly-sax.
It’s not the perfect record, they need to spend more time on tuning, intonation and production but as demo it shows just how talented they are as musicians and as a collective. So mission accomplished, I guess. Broohana really are a great existence and minus a shouty-shouty-man here and there, they’re a relief and a joy to have in Leeds. Please go see them live. Please.
