ACOUSTIC, ORGANIC SOUL PERFECTED
Kansas City's Scratch Track is a duo
that everyone needs to get hip with. And to describe their sound, one only
needs to read the tag-line on their MySpace page: “Beatbox + Guitar + Soul +
Rap.” Guitarist Jason “Wick Wade” Hamlin’s style of southern blues/rock is
evident in the first track, “Will You,” from
Interpretation of the Afterwards. While DJ Lee’s soulful vocals,
reminiscent of Lenny Kravitz and Seal, blend perfectly. The second track, “All
Night,” gets the party going but still maintains the elements of the band’s
organic sound.
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of street-wise lyrics, the poetry that flows from Lee on tracks “It Can Be
Done” and “1000 Years” is mature and well-written. These are not young kids who
just stumbled onto something; these are young men who know the roots of rock,
gospel, soul and the blues. Everything they do on this EP is intentional, and
the level of professionalism is evident. It’s probably better that a major
doesn’t get a hold of these guys. Though more people do need to hear what these
guys are cooking.
-- Brad Moist