Refuse Boy Cover Art
In March of 2005 I received an email from a member of Refuse Boy, a small group from Edinburgh, Scotland who play energetic rock music. He was very interested in using one of my digital images for the band's upcoming EP cover art. He told me that my image, Enchanted Forest, would suit their needs nicely. I was quite happy to grant him permission to do so on one condition; that the band send me a complimentary copy of the album once it was released.
I must admit, I wasn't too sure anything would come of this. But in September I got a package in the mail containing the CD! It featured cover art from me now just how cool is that? Props to Refuse Boy!
There weren't any online samples of their music so I was very curious about how it squared with my personal taste. I speculated the music style was going to be harsh metal and/or punk. I was quite pleasantly surprised after my first listen, and I very much liked the sound. I'm no music reviewer, and it's difficult for me to describe the style in words. I realize that labelling music has its down side, but it is helpful when trying to describe it to others who haven't heard it. I asked my friend beaner his opinion on how he would label the style. He thought it fit the "Math Rock" description rather well and cited allmusic.com's description:
Math Rock is a relation to post-rock, a better known indie-rock style that shares similar aesthetics. Where post-rock has distinct jazz influences, math rock is the opposite side of the same coin -- it's dense and complex, filled with difficult time signatures and intertwining phrases. Also, the style is a little more rockist than post-rock, since it's usually played by small, guitar-led bands. Math rock peaked in the mid-'90s, when groups like Polvo and Chavez had small, dedicated followings among indie rockers on collegiate campuses.
Refuse Boy's MySpace URL is listed under the "Rock / Alernative / Grunge" section.
But I think one of the best descriptions I've seen has to go to Baby Tiger Music's:
Nifty punk rockers with a penchant for anthropomorphic porcine arborealists (Try saying that after a few ales).
But however reviewers choose to label this music, I am certain of its quality and am sure Refuse Boy is going to do very well. Now I'm asking myself when we'll hear more from them!
If your galleries we're neat Flash-a-ma-jigs your work would never have been found. Congrats html boy!
You sold some spark plug work I hope?! :)
Still waiting to hear from the spark pluggers. I shot high... maybe too high but I was willing to take the risk =)
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