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Various Artists - Ska American Style
Catalog #JUMP100(Picture Disc LP) - Catalog #CRG8101(Compact Disc) OUT OF PRINT |
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Started in 1993, Jump
Up! ska has quickly become one of today's top ska labels by releaseing
14 full-length albums, including the massive four-volume compilation
series titled American Skathic. Now over the 30,000 unit mark collectively,
the American Skathic series enabled Jump Up! to release full-length
albums from the top bands featured on the series, who are all represented
here with EXCLUSIVE NEW TRACKS. From swing to fplk, drinking chants
to Mod-explosion soul, new wave to punk, carnival rock to skinhead
reggae, Jump Up!'s brand of ska continues to push the limits of
today's new ska sound. With the recent successess of punk ska and
ska-influenced bands like No Doubt, Reel Big Fish, Suicide Machines,
Less Than Jake, and Mighty Mighty Bosstones, this exciting new compilation
will instantly capture the modern ska fan, and introduce them to
the multitude of hybrids that built today's ska foundation.
"While the East and West Coast ska masses line up behind Django
and Hepcat and bicker over which coast rules the Third Wave, the
Midwest region has been humbly but steadily producing solid ska
in all styles. Chicago DJ Chuck Wren recognized this years ago and
founded Jump Up! Just to prove that Midwest ska exists. After four
successful volumes of American Skathic, the label is back with a
new compilation, introducing us to new and old bands in the ska
crop of Middle America. What's remarkable about this comp is the
wide range of styles, from the swing flavor of Suspect Bill to grungy
ska of The Eclectics. There are 19 tracks here from 11 bands, most
of whom have full-length releases on the Jump Up! label. Some of
these bands have been kicking around the Midwest scene in one form
or another for years. Tracing their roots back into the 80s are
bands like Gangster Fun and Skapone who contribute solid tracks
with strong evidence of their dedication and experience. Most exciting,
though, is the new sound of stand-out Jump Up! youngsters like Hot
Stove Jimmy and The Adjusters. Hot Stove Jimmy's carnival-style
punk/ska is hot and unquavering. And The Adjusters have simply carved
out their own niche as today's only soul-inspired preachers of progressive,
politically-conscious ska. Like many compilations, there are some
forgettable tracks here, but there's enough decent ska here to make
all of America proud of the heartland" |
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