{"id":423,"date":"2011-09-04T15:15:22","date_gmt":"2011-09-04T14:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/skams\/wordpress\/?page_id=423"},"modified":"2016-09-01T09:54:26","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T09:54:26","slug":"music","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/skamonics.co.uk\/wordpress\/music\/","title":{"rendered":"Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"home-title\">Listen to our demo tracks<\/h2>\n<div class=\"custom_shadow\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skamonics.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/hipster\/assets\/images\/slider\/shadow.png\" class=\"fullwidth\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F1290533&#038;player_height=&#038;player_height_multi=&#038;player_width=&#038;player_type=visual&#038;color=&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;buying=&#038;sharing=&#038;download=&#038;show_artwork=&#038;show_playcount=&#038;hide_related=false\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<div class=\"custom_shadow\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skamonics.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/hipster\/assets\/images\/slider\/shadow.png\" class=\"fullwidth\"><\/div><br \/>\nThe Skamonics are a seven strong London based group of musicians who play ska, two-tone and rock steady.<\/p>\n<p>With roots in jazz as well as ska, <a href=\"http:\/\/skamonics.co.uk\/members\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Skamonics are skilled musicians <\/a>who know how to fill a dance floor. An irreverent repertoire of modern songs given a ska treatment are all mixed up with 60s instrumentals and songs drawn from the music&#8217;s roots.<br \/>\n<div class=\"custom_shadow\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skamonics.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/hipster\/assets\/images\/slider\/shadow.png\" class=\"fullwidth\"><\/div><br \/>\nHere&#8217;s a selection from the band&#8217;s core repertoire, though we are always adding new songs.<br \/>\n<div class=\"one_fourth\"><\/p>\n<p>Guns Of Navarone<br \/>\nLatin Goes Ska<br \/>\nI\u2019m in the Mood For Love<br \/>\nYou&#8217;re Wondering Now<br \/>\nAlley Cat Ska<br \/>\nMan In The Street<br \/>\nThe Tide is High<br \/>\nJohnny Too Bad<br \/>\nMambo Number 5<br \/>\nCan&#8217;t Get You Out of my Head<br \/>\nEnola Gay<br \/>\nPrice Tag<br \/>\nTequila<br \/>\nChinatown<br \/>\nFly Me To The Moon<br \/>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"one_fourth last\"><\/p>\n<p>James Bond<br \/>\nWork Song<br \/>\nSkaravan<br \/>\nParanoid<br \/>\n10 Out Of 10<br \/>\n99 Red Balloons<br \/>\nTainted Love<br \/>\nRudy A Message To You<br \/>\nMy Boy Lollipop<br \/>\nMonkey Man<br \/>\nBaggy Trousers<br \/>\nIsraelites<br \/>\nNight Boat To Cairo<br \/>\nGangsters (Vocal)<br \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom_shadow\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skamonics.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/hipster\/assets\/images\/slider\/shadow.png\" class=\"fullwidth\"><\/div>\n<h5>Our musical roots<\/h5>\n<p>The Skamonics trace their musical roots to the birth of ska. When Jamaica\u2019s sound system owners wanted to end their reliance on US imports in the 1960s they turned to the island\u2019s jazz musicians. From a blend of New Orleans rhythm and blues, mento &#8211; Jamaica\u2019s own calypso style, Rastafarian drumming and the musicians\u2019 own jazz and swing roots came forth ska.<\/p>\n<p>The unique combination of offbeat guitar chops &#8211; the ska &#8211; and a driving drum rhythm could take almost any tune and use them to keep people dancing until dawn.<\/p>\n<p>Ska has been revived so often that it never goes out of fashion. The two-tone movement in the UK is often known as ska&#8217;s second wave, while third-wave ska was a US phenomenon.<\/p>\n<p>The Skamonics are happy to pick and mix from the early days of ska, its successor rhythm rock-steady and two-tone. Just as the early pioneers in Jamaica did, we will take any tune we like and put a ska or rock steady rhythm on it.<\/p>\n<p>We normally play one or two sets of up to an hour &#8211; though we have played for longer.<\/p>\n<p>Our repertoire is a mix of ska evergreens &#8211; it is after all compulsory for all ska bands to play Guns of Navarone &#8211; and a wide mix of other material. We often try out new tunes and if they work better than ones we have played a lot then they get added to our core set.<\/p>\n<p>The best way to find out what we play at a typical gig is to look at our <a href=\"http:\/\/skamonics.co.uk\/category\/setlist\/\" target=\"_blank\">blog posts about gigs that contain the set list<\/a> that we played.<\/p>\n<p>And if you want us to play a particular song for a wedding or function, then we&#8217;ll often have a go if we think it will work with our line-up and we have enough notice.<\/p>\n<p>What is often most memorable at a Skamonics gig are our completely unexpected ska versions of\u00a0 classic songs from across the decades up to the present day\u00a0 such as <em>Tainted Love<\/em>, Jessie J&#8217;s <em>Price Tag<\/em> and <em>99 Red Balloons<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>But there is nothing new about this. The Skatalites &#8211; the first ska band &#8211; biggest hit was <em>The Guns of Navarone<\/em>, the theme tune from a big 60s movie. This is all part of ska&#8217;s timeless appeal and why it works across the generations.<\/p>\n<p>The Skamonics appeal is the same that first filled 1960s Jamaican dance floors \u2013 a driving rhythm section underneath, tight arrangements, thrilling horns and wild improvisation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to our demo tracks The Skamonics are a seven strong London based group of musicians who play ska, two-tone and rock steady. 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