Introducing: We Buy Gold

Claiming to be a ‘High energy fusion of post punk, cockney, rock, rap with a flavour of drum of bass’, We Buy Gold seem to cover a large spectrum of the music genre. It is not until you actually hear any of their material, that you cannot seem to categorise them into fitting into one specific genre yet they do relate to all that they claim. Their unique sound and humorous lyrics, determine that they may be compared to the likes of GLC, yet the awkward and mismatched sound of We Buy Gold establishes them as having an incredibly original sound.

Ron’s Room seems to let the listener know what the band is about with the first vocals of the song. Craig’s vocals and ability to switch pitch and sound so easily means that the track is irritatingly contagious and you cannot help but tap your foot to the bass line. The repetitive ‘Open the room Ron, What’s in the room Ron’ forms the basic lyrical chorus set up. It may not have had as many plays as their other tracks on Myspace but Ron’s Room compiles a pick ‘n mix of sound, tone, pitch and tempo and manages to create a track that shouldn’t work….but does!

Spanish Beats Remastered has a very different tone to Ron’s Room. The musical talent and ability throughout the four members of the band is evident in this track. The diversity and skills used, makes and gives this track a traditional Spanish essence mixed with punk vocals. It has a stereotypical Spanish sound in parts yet We Buy Gold bring in a sense of comedy, accenting ‘Señorita’!

A different sound can be found in Jack Little Demo. This messy track makes it difficult to hear Craig’s muddled lyrics but this emphasises how as a band they capture and mix punk with drum and bass, rock and rap. Although you cannot decipher each word, the song seems to project a state of disillusion. Drug fuelled lyrics such as: ‘so many high people’ allows Craig to create a sense of instability through his irregular sound. The last thirty seconds of the song, indicates a transition and gives the song a finale.

Thuggery seems to propose itself as the track to allow listeners to know what We Buy Gold are all about. Vocally being likened to Johnny Rotten, Craig determines the bands punk credibility with this track. Lyrics such as: ‘Oh fuck, the dirty bastards’ and the eponymous and rather genius Thuggery heard throughout the track gives it a cockney rude boy modern attachment that many people can relate to.

Lady of the Manor is a mysterious track unveiling the thoughts of secret admirer. The track has a fairly fast tempo and opens with: ‘a lady of distinction, just to watch her move, is my addiction’. This track is quite irregular with the vocals becoming erratic at about 1.50– this expressing the mindset of the admirer maybe? Although this may be the case the sheer expression used in this track means that it is comical!

Lost and Found is a self-explanatory track expressing the tale of being lost and becoming found in London. Expressing conclusions and illusions throughout the song and using the repetitive ‘lost and found’ with clashing symbols and guitar riffs can seem to express the stress of being lost. The song concludes with ‘lost and found’ being sung and echoing as if being lost through a tunnel. It is an effective technique and works on this track as it is so different to the tone set throughout.

We Buy Gold do have a gritty sound and are able to mash together genres and sounds that typically should not work. Their individuality needs to be credited and if you are in London town on 11^th June, head down to Arch 635 in Clapham to see if the band who claim to buy gold are actually worth the weight.

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Writen by Emily Trevor

Posted on Tue 18th May 2010 and filed under Bands, EPs.

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