Ego War

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Trumpeted by the dance-music press as one of 2003's "next big things," London's Audio Bullys have been causing something of a stir with their fuzzy soundsystem beats, loud basslines, and cockney vocals. Debut single "We Don't Care" was a menacing musical manifesto; a loud, laddish, bass-heavy mash-up of house, dub, hip-hop, and bassline garage that seemed to stick two-fingers up at perceived musical boundaries. Clearly, these guys mean business. The duo's much-heralded debut long player, Ego War, expands this manifesto further, taking in elements of ska, punk, and electro. It's pretty good, too, mixing genuinely abrasive floor-fillers--"Real Life," "The Snow" (a disco-punk-house mash-up of epic proportions), with more contemplative numbers (such as the wistful "Veteran" or "100 Million"). Sometimes they come on like the Specials jamming with Basement Jaxx with the Streets' Mike Skinner on vocals, at other times like "Magnificent Seven"-era Clash with Rob "Stereo MC's" Birch on vocals; only dirtier. It's not a complete triumph--occasionally Franks' vocals can grate, and there's a certain sameness towards the end--but it's certainly one of the most entertaining dance albums of 2003. --Matt Anniss

Product Description
Audio Bullys deliver a sound so up-front and fresh, the press have christened it with its own genre, Hooligan-house. Audio Bullys are two Londoners, Simon Franks & Tom Dinsdale. Ego War is their debut on Astralwerks and it's a two-fisted grab of ska and punk, acid-rock and UK garage, underground house, hip-hop and funk. Astralwerks. 2003.

Ego War

Tracks:

Snake
100 Million
Way Too Long
Real Life
We Don't Care
Face In A Cloud
The Things
Veteran
The Snow
I Go To Your House
Hit The Ceiling
Ego War (plus hidden track)

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Trumpeted by the dance-music press as one of 2003's "next big things," London's Audio Bullys have been causing something of a stir with their fuzzy soundsystem beats, loud basslines, and cockney vocals. Debut single "We Don't Care" was a menacing musical manifesto; a loud, laddish, bass-heavy mash-up of house, dub, hip-hop, and bassline garage that seemed to stick two-fingers up at perceived musical boundaries. Clearly, these guys mean business. The duo's much-heralded debut long player, Ego War, expands this manifesto further, taking in elements of ska, punk, and electro. It's pretty good, too, mixing genuinely abrasive floor-fillers--"Real Life," "The Snow" (a disco-punk-house mash-up of epic proportions), with more contemplative numbers (such as the wistful "Veteran" or "100 Million"). Sometimes they come on like the Specials jamming with Basement Jaxx with the Streets' Mike Skinner on vocals, at other times like "Magnificent Seven"-era Clash with Rob "Stereo MC's" Birch on vocals; only dirtier. It's not a complete triumph--occasionally Franks' vocals can grate, and there's a certain sameness towards the end--but it's certainly one of the most entertaining dance albums of 2003. --Matt Anniss

Album Description

Audio Bullys deliver a sound so up-front and fresh, the press have christened it with its own genre, Hooligan-house. Audio Bullys are two Londoners, Simon Franks & Tom Dinsdale. Ego War is their debut on Astralwerks and it's a two-fisted grab of ska and punk, acid-rock and UK garage, underground house, hip-hop and funk. Astralwerks. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

Vey Good CD.......2006-03-06

I remember first hearing "We Don't Care" back in the summer of 2003, and I really dug that song. I downloaded it, I listened to it often, and overall I liked it alot. However, I didn't think too much about the Audio Bullys after that. Fast forward to fall 2005 when I stumbled across a blog that had "Snake" as their background music. What do you know...it's the Audio Bullys again, and this song is even better! Apparently I had overlooked this group and basically wrote them off as a "one hit wonder" back in 2003. Now I realize that I couldn't have been more wrong; I had truly been missing out! After listening to sound samples here at Amazon, I bought this album and I love it! It's so upbeat and different from alot of the other crap that's out there today. My favorite tracks are the aforementioned and also "Real Life," "Face In A Cloud," "Veteran," and "The Snow." Check it out, and if you have the funds to do so, pick it up. I recommend it, and I also look forward to buying the new "Generation" album as well!

A pretty humurous British rap/hip-hop album - it's pretty good.......2006-01-06

Audio Bully's "Ego War" is a pretty humurous British hip-hop album which probably won't appeal to many. "Snake" and "100 Million" are some good examples of songs that have some pretty funny lyrics. These aren't GREAT songs, but while you're listening to them they're pretty cool. The rest of the album, unfortunately, gets pretty uneven after "100 Million" (though not *too* badly). Some other good tracks scatter the remainder of the CD, most notably "The Snow", "Veteran" and "Turned Away". The album is essentially more about the lyrics then it is about the beats (though they are pretty good on occasion. "Snake" features some cool effects, too). Not many people will like it, but I suppose people who like bands like Chumbawumba and Lo-Fidelity All Stars might. Slightly recommended.

Highlights include:
"Snake"
"100 Million"
"Way Too Long" (sort of)
"Turned Away"
"We Don't Care"
"Face In A Cloud" (sort of)
"The Things" (the beat's pretty good)
"Veteran"
"The Snow"
"I Go To Your House" (a reasonably good beat)
"Hit The Ceiling" (it's decent)
"Ego War" (sort of)

MUSICAL MAYHEM!!!.......2005-12-13

I love these guys with their British spoken raps and silly (and at times off-key) vocals--and the music ain't bad either! Audio Bullys is on the Astralwerks record label which is infamous for bringing some pretty good artists--Cassius, Basement Jaxx, et. al. These guys are no exeption...Ego War reeks of high energy, attitude and pizazz. Songs like the title track, "Turned Away", "Face in a Cloud", "The Tyson Shuffle", "The Snow" and "I Go To Your House" will get that booty bouncin' and that brow drippin' wet--these are but only a few of the songs guaranteed to do that, of course, but Ego War in its entirety is sure to keep the party jumpin' off all night long!!! Highly recommended!!!

I LOVE AUDIOBULLYS.......2005-09-30

Me and my friends heard we dont care by them when we were in high school and it was our favorite song we got our school to play it at one of our dances! There other songs are all good too and so is there new cd that comes hout this november! BUY IT!!

The big beats are back: mashed-up punk and house.......2004-12-29

Best dancefloor record of the past few years, yes, outgunning recent releases by Basement Jaxx and Prodigy, is "Ego War." Let me explain. What the Audio Bullys [Tom Dinsdale & Simon Franks] do here is make it real dirty -- their polished blend of punk sensibility, cigarette-heavy vocals [courtesy of Simon], and dancefloor-ready loops and jams is made for Adidas- and Spiewak-wearing scenesters who want to get their "mash" on. Picking up on the recent British trend of soundclash, mixing up pop and rock records with dirty dance beats and white label remixes, the Bullys breathe in some fresh air to the British dance scene.

Their sound production is well-developed and clearly influenced by acts like Stereo MCs, Prodigy, Lo Fidelity Allstars, Midfield General and nearly anything on Skint Records. Their love of big boisterous beats and tieing them to dodgy lyrics and loops echoes through the entire CD.

The best tracks on this record are the party anthems, easily foreseeable as spins from a Fatboy Slim wannabe. "I Go to Your House" is a finger-popping shoulder-shrugger complete with smoky repetitive vocals and an almost rapped lyrical delivery. "The Snow" pushes the buttons further, kicking it into a grab-your-mates-and-the-draw kind of way, with uplifting keyboards and pumping bass. It gets dirtier on "Hit the Ceiling" where the bass throbs deeper and the commanding protagonist wails "i'm in love with you and i just can't commit myself." But, by far the dirtiest track is the leadoff single, "We Don't Care," which layers headbanging shouts of "we don't care" over electronic squeals and pounding bass.

Just about every song is good and worthwhile for the next club night, but ultimately the CD loses a star due to percussive repetitiveness and the missed opportunity to add a brilliant duet or two with vocals from someone like Liam Gallagher or Skunk Anansie. What's going for it are the interesting lyrics though - very hard to come by on any dance record. If you're looking to scouse up your collection (that means to "dirty" it up), pick up Audio Bullys.

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Ego War
Audio Bullys
Manufacturer: EMI
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008URZF
Release Date: 2006-03-25

Tracks:

Snake
100 Million
Way Too Long
Turned Away
Real Life
We Don't Care
Face In A Cloud
The Tyson Shuffle
The Things
Veteran
The Snow
I Go To Your House
Hit The Ceiling
Ego War

Album Details

The 2003 Debut of the Dance Oriented Duo of Simon Franks and Tom Dinsdale as Artistes, who Combine Bass Heavy Grooves with Dub, Hip-hop, Ska, Electro, New Wave/Punk...any Rhythm They Can Incorporate Into a Mix...to It's Best Effect. They Purport What They Call "Hooligan House". Includes the Floorfilling Tracks "Real Life", "The Snow" and "we Don't Care". This Edition Includes "Turned Away" and "The Tyson Shuffle", Both of which Do Not Appear on the Us Equivalent.

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