TRAKS MAGAZINE TRAKS MAGAZINE #5 | Page 32

review boards and no fade outs”) but then they mix two genres not really similar, like funk and metal. The result is Yattafunk sucks, a debut lp conceived of eight tracks often very drawn and rather dirty, in which the metal side often has the upper hand. It starts with the title song, Yattafunk, which opens with slaps of bass and it continues on pulled punk-funk rhythms. Fast is also Hell Yeah, that leaves aside the funk side to focus on a sound close to metal, mainly thanks to the guitar. Pullover on the contrary is another furious song, with vocals up to falsetto, and with characteristics that can make you think to hair metal of Eighties, only meaner. Particular combinations those of Leggins & Knives, still inclined to leave free hand to guitar, with some crossover hints. Squirtnado brings back the funk part, adding some curious jazzy ideas in the second half. Hallowed be thy funk leaves room for other bass licks and for a good rich cavalcade of metal influences. Hypocondria highlights the desire to play and to have fun of the band, leaving loose reins. The lp closes with Mr.Ball (The Clochard Killer) that aligns more to hard rock Yattafunk The rigor and contamination: Yattafunk present themselves as very hard-core ( “no Melodyne, no autotune, no triggers, no re-amp, no cutting between a note and the other, no key- 32 ideas of Zeppelin/Sabbath lineage. A good start for Yattafunk, perhaps subject to some improvement in the attention to detail, but still sufficiently equipped with good instincts and energies to make their work interesting. click and listen to “Yattafunk sucks”