Houston based quartet Crashing Colors are re-locating to London this year -
I wonder how long it will take them to change their name to Crashing Colours.
They formed back in February, and have since released their self-titled EP in
June. Crashing Colors play to a wide audience with their open genre
descriptions. Labelling Crashing Colours a specific genre is like only drinking Pepsi.
There's beatboxing, post-rock, free form jazz, alternative rock, funk, hell,
anything you want to apply, apply it. Part of me feels Crashing Colors
are too drawn up in the world of music that they're unable to cater for a
specific perceived scene or genre grouping. Without this, they may find it
difficult to advance musicians because it's rare when upcoming artists create genres by
themselves. Fusions are great, and if I was to last.fm tag Crashing Colors, it
would be a fusion of funk and alternative rock.
Crashing Colors have certainly readied a future career with their self-titled EP.
It takes a lot of creative expression to release something as individualistic
and unique as this. "Sad, Sad Song" is the standout track, featuring
all the best aspects of Crashing Colors sound. It opens with a funky bass riff
and a similarly funky rhythm guitar. If you cut this up, loop it and added
some deep bass, you've got yourself a killer hip-hop instrumental. Crashing
Colors have the instrumentation covered, with ease. The vocals are equally as
perfected with the duet of Romina von Mohr and Kevin Robert Meinhardt (he also
wrote the song.) It's an interesting mix of funk rhythms and beatboxing by
percussionist Dash Spear. Crashing Colors rightfully have an EP in which to
sell and gain vital experience, with interesting tracks like "Sad, Sad
Song" and "Cold Night". This fusion of sounds is always welcome in the UK. It'll be interesting to see what they come
up with next.
~Eddie