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Thursday's 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Ben ends your morning and starts your afternoon every Thursday with the best unsigned and unheard music.
Listen out for the legendary sound clash each week and hear Ben take on the Best Wolverhampton has to offer track for track.
Expect lots of music you haven't heard but need to hear and a very eclectic mix.
Happy Birthday Out Of Step!!
From 27th July 2010
There's a fantastic line up to celebrate one year of Out Of Step in Wolverhampton.
From 22nd July 2010
OUT OF STEP
From 10th June 2010
You'll never hear anything musically evil from one of Ben's events. Out Of Step is a monthly club night at Alchemy in Wolverhampton! We've seen Failures Union, Advantage, Still Bust, Failures Union, Joyous, Bronze Medals and Cajole Cajole playing some fantastic music!
To find out more check out Hear No Musical Evil.
Advantage (Double A Side)
From 10th June 2010
Our good friends Advantage have released a single. The Double A side is available for download.
Advantage
Double A side
The Beat (Get Up)
Wait Is This Love?
The new double A side single from Midlands Brass Rockers arrived with me this week. From the opening of the first track you can tell the band mean business. The Feedback in the opening shows a DIY influence that has not always been obvious in the previous EP releases. The fast furious style this track continues with makes it hard to notice how high the level of musicianship is on the first listen but with a few listens you will notice that this is a great example of how good this band are individually. In turn the combination of the high level of musical skill throughout the band makes an eclectic and unrivalled sound.
After the opener I was unsure to why this single was a double A side as I assumed the second could not be as good. This was until the brass opening and carnival style intro of "Wait, is this love?" there is a real summer feel to the track making it perfect for the increasingly good weather. The brass lines add focus to the guitar driven sound and the driven, deep bass and tight drum lines add a perfect balance.
Musically this double A side is one of the finest examples of how Advantage's diverse influences make Brass Rock very different to the Ska Punk genre they are often pigeon-holed into. The Brass section adds real emphasis to the guitar driven sound and the harmonic backing vocals give each track a vast level of depth.
Both tracks here are stand out tracks from the live performances I have seen from this band and the live energy is very close to being captured in these recordings. If you haven't heard anything by Advantage yet I would recommend this as your perfect starting point.
By Ben Adsett taken from Out Of Step Blog
P.S You can check out Advantage's Trailer Track and them during the KICFM Children In Need Experience on our website.
