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Jul 2005
Simon Franks and Tom Dinsdale's follow their debut album 'Ego War' with the highly anticipated 'Generation'. Taking in everything from ska to UK garage, this is house music with the easy laddish charm of Squeeze or Madness combined with sub-bass beats that tell ask you to do more than just raise your hands.
As the intro suggests, the dynamic duo are "taking a new direction" with this album as they kick things off with the raucous energy and streetwise swagger of 'Shot You Down', taking Nancy Sinatra's original from the 'Kill Bill' soundtrack and using its fearsome atmosphere, to play host to one of their most unashamedly dancefloor friendly cuts to date. Laden with wobbly basslines and dropping down to the barest of vocals it has tension, it has outright abandon, and it is undoubtedly one of the finest-crafted bootlegs to have emerged in the past few years.
The title track is reminiscent of the old skool rave scene with gritty basslines while 'I Won't Let You Down' has a thumping hook that just doesn’t quit, a common trait of a classic Bullys anthem. 'Eq-ing' rips a leaf out of the Prodigy rule book while nabbing one of the Chemical Brothers synths as the beats and distorted vocals warp into a massive main set anthem. Rooty Toot Manuva makes a guest appearance on the hip hop tinged 'Made Like That' while 'This Road' features the Madness of Suggs.
The Audio Bullys are most definitely taking about their 'Generation' as the album shows a young band that blends the amphetamine dynamism of The Who with the wry social comment of The Kinks, but still wraps it up in the ribcage-bending thump of UK club culture.
