Aquasky - Raise the Devil

by Maarten Schiethart

published: 17 / 2 / 2012

Label: Passenger Records
Format: CD

intro

Dire first album in five years from breakbeat trio, Aquasky

The fourth track, 'Press Play' , features Acafool and it brings the first notable moment on this rather dire breakbeat overdose of an album. Desperately aiming for chart status, the latter stages of 'Get Me Out' simply are toe-cringing. The album soaks up some of the quality heard on a few of Aquasky's singles released in advance of 'Raise the Devil'. Things only get going with the James Brown-ish groove of ‘Superbad’ where the Ragga Twins come to mash up the party. After 'Superbad' the shortage of ideas is, however, painful to observe. For all that in the past Aquasky has done, I cannot help feeling that 'Raise the Devil' would be better renamed as 'Caress the Kitten'.

Track Listing:-

1 Taken Over Me
2 Girls Girls Girls
3 And The Beat Goes
4 Press Play
5 Get Me Out
6 Take Me There (Cutline Mix)
7 Superbad
8 Frontline
9 Phantom
10 Cold Crush
11 Raise The Devil
12 Streets Of Rage
13 Humble
14 Change Is Coming
15 Stardust
16 Small World

Band Links:-

http://aquasky.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/AquaskyUK/
https://twitter.com/aquaskyuk
https://www.youtube.com/user/aquaskizzle
https://plus.google.com/101847127546694811704