Vibe (p.210) - "[S]ampling left-field cuts to create a nonconformist, futuristic sound."
Audio Bullys: Tom Dinsdale, Simon Franks.
Recording information: 2005.
Mixing contemporary club music with ample doses of hip-hop, dub, disco, ska, and punk, Britain's Audio Bullys are one of the more interesting and distinctive electronica acts on the scene. Their name is no misnomer; there is a healthy dose of snotty hooliganism here, rendered in both the duo's brash collage of elements and Simon Franks's heavily accented vocals.
But there is also a degree of sophistication in the driving, deeply layered mix, with Audio Bullys using house music as a palette to blend nearly everything under the sun amidst a confrontational fearlessness. Whether stomping and aggressive or swirling and textured, GENERATION is a feast for the ears, and should be of interest to fans of British dance and underground hip-hop circa the mid 2000s.