--->BACK IN THE STUDIO ...
----->CHECK OUT THE GOODS ... CDs, vinyl, tshirts, hoodies, buttons, posters ...we're hittin' the tape again, most likely for a series of internet only release, more info on that comin soon ... in the meantime, anthony's been working on a series of dubs/remixes for our chicago musical brothers-in-arms deals gone bad. check out their myspace page for a taste ... "Movin' Dub"
also, tune into "Echo Beach" april 25 to hear an exclusive dub mix put together by anthony... rare vinyl + exclusive dubs from the dirty north studios all blended together ...
------>OUR THIRD RELEASE "WAITING" IS OUT!
-------->REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS
--------->CHECK OUR MYSPACE PAGE FOR NEW SOUNDS! 3 NEW TRACKS OFF "WAITING" NOW UP!GLOBAL RHYTHM MAGAZINE liked us enough to include us on a CD in their latest issue!
MELTMAG on "WAITING" : 4.5/5 stars
ALL MUSIC GUIDE calls "waiting", "... the drastics masterpiece"
another great review of "waiting" on SOUNDCLASH
listen to tom and anthony banter with richard milne on WXRT (93.1fm) about reggae, creative processes, and our new album ...
review of waiting on "music is our occupation"
listen to anthony talk ridiculousy fast on a ska-blah-blah podcast from the knoxville ska-fest ... i swear i don't remember talking that fast
more love from "music is our occupation"
dcska.com got some love as well
BAGMAN PRODUCTIONS podcast, interview and in studio performance
some more podcast love from pressuredrop
---------->* EXTRA SPECIAL GUEST DEPARTURE... kincaid's hittin' the road for sunny california ... safe travels brotha ... thanks for slummin' wit us for a few months
we got some love from wluw 88.7fm dub-reggae show "echo beach" ... thanks terry!
our buddy ralph "soul" jackson on a nice interview in LAS, for those who don't know, we backed him on 5 studio tracks ... drastics got soul!
more drastics re-mixes ... our friends silence sumire took a couple drastics tracks off "chicago massive" and seriously gave them an overhaul ... crazy new beats, anthony did the artwork, fresh to defffff !
bite ... to ... eat
this is some straight corn-fed reggae!!!!
straight pickle fed too kid!!!!!
BITE TA EAT KIDS!!!!
drastics guest vocalist zulu recently put out his own riddim track under "ransom the senator" ... check it out here
drastics get a more love from wbez chicago 91.5 (npr) morning radio show "eight fourty-eight" ... click here to hear a nice lil article bout the drastics ... click here to listen to an article about west nile virus thats gets drastic at the end ... remix by heavy rotation ... thanks madeleine!
drastics get a nice writeup in centerstage! thanks michael !
drastics get two great reviews for "premonition" in the may 2006 issue of the beat
check out illuminati congo ... featuring several drastics inna hiphop style ... beats by the graduate
also, dont forget ! SUPERSTATUS CREW spins every tuesday at bettys blue star lounge !
alot of cursing, and sympathy for the left ... updated "pretty" regularly ... check out the bluntest
... not bad wikipedia
