THIS IS A BLOG ON THE BAND ADEBISI SHANK (& THE VINNY CLUB)

Sounding like a jam session between Death From Above 1979 and The Fall Of Troy, Adebisi Shank (brilliant name, I know) are a 2/3rds Irish, 1/3rd English band based in Wexford, Republic of Ireland.

To say that their music was normal would be a lie. To say it was a particular genre would, again, be a lie. To say they were conventional.... well, you get the pattern. While Adebisi Shank create some of the most peculiar and mind-boggling music I've heard in months, it's fair to say that it's also some of the most captivating.

Songs are constructed using complex and mathematical song structures, creating unpredictability in the music. When listening to Adebisi Shank you can't help but wonder what's going to come next, as they possess the unique ability to surprise and shock you mid-way through a song. While producing music that is not only melodic and catchy, the occasional prog-esque guitar wig-out will sneak in to show off just how insane and brilliant the band is.

Mysterious bass player 'Vince' is also the mastermind behind his solo project The Vinny Club, producing 8-bit chiptune electro with a disturbing obsession with the Rocky films. The music scene may be awash with chiptune at the moment, but The Vinny Club manages to shake off the usual pitfalls to produce amazingly catchy 80's infused electro pop.

Simply put, the songs sound like the cross between a Commodore 64 and 80's synth pop, and the creators of Street Fighter II will be kicking themselves that such a slice of fried gold was not around when the game's soundtrack was being finalised. Some chiptune electro that's around at the moment can sound dated and quite frankly annoying, but it's artists like The Vinny Club who are propelling electro into the 21st Century.

Download Adebisi Shank - Horse MP3
Adebisi Shank Myspace

Download The Vinny Club - Whatever He Hits He Destroys MP3
The Vinny Club Myspace

- Chris