Our first review with the new design is the Hungry kids of Hungary.
Here it is.
I'll start with the response they politely gave me.
This is what I asked
1. Why, why do you play, why do you write?
2. Are there any significant events in your life that have lead you down a path that relates to your musical existence.
3. Why do you fit into the genre that you do? why the style that you are??
This is what was said
1. I write because i'm an obsessive compulsive and I need to get that stuff out of me if its there. Its usually melody, hardly ever words. That certainly doesn't mean all the stuff that comes out is good either or even suits the hungry kids! But its better out than in I suppose
2. I really think its just growing up and absorbing what around you. My dad played a lot of late 60s and early 70s harmony music in the car / around the house when i was little. I guess that stuff rubs off on you eventually. However, I was seriously into Pantera in highschool, but everyone in my grade was.
3. We play a fairly eclectic mix of pop, soul and indie rock. I'm not sure how we arrived at this. But, the last band I played in was more jazzy and soulful. The last band Dean (singer/vox) played in was much more rock. I guess they have merged into something in between perhaps?haha
cheers bro,
kane (keys/vox)
Now for the review,
There are two things that I first noticed when I listened to this wonderful band.
Firstly - the production is amazing. Every instrument is beautifully spaced. There's one musician that doesn't get mentioned on any myspace or last fm page, or in the majority of interviews for that matter. The engineer/s. I'll find out who is behind the recordings and edit later.
*EDIT Matt Redlich at his home studio in brisbane *
The drums throughout their tracks are really thick and punchy - exactly what you want, I'm not sure if they have side chained compressors to make them stick out, while keeping them out of the way of the rest of the band - whatever has been done - has paid off, because it just molds perfectly together.
The second thing I noticed was the wide - and I mean wide, dynamic range, and disregard for a single genre. Their pieces spill out into your ears. From peak to peak, and not one number sounds the same as the last.
To find out what I mean - go to the myspace - and just listen to the first two songs - 'old money' and 'scattered diamonds'. It takes you from a modern British sound, straight into an American rock ballad. They even have an amazing electro indie remix of scattered diamonds.
If you listen to our music - she's themorning and thenight is similar in this way - and it's something I believe a band should be able to do - while still sounding like the same band and keeping a strong core, and feeling, but making music that is constantly changing and evolving - only looking back to find out how to move forward.
Diversity. It's what makes the world interesting. Keeps us all from wearing the same clothes day in and day out - and watching the same TV show as everybody else, at exactly the same time.
If you want to have a great musical experience, listen, buy, see the Hungry kids of Hungary live. You won't be disappointed.
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http://www.last.fm/music/Hungry+Kids+of+Hungary
Their latest release is Mega Mountain
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