Music
Press
"...the music by the 4 Southern (Marseille and Nice) musicians does not lack panache with a mix of funk-rock slicing riffs combined with addictive rhythms, between Funkadelic and Fun Lovin Criminals, James Brown and Red Hot Chili Peppers..." - Rolling Stone (French edition)
"[R.A.S.] blows a brand new wave on the fusion/punk scene... you get easily transported by the lively beats as well as by the groovy 90's fusion influences..."
- RockOne
"...a smooth groove with a good funky bass line and a full spoon of metal to get a sunny mix of Suicidal Tendencies and the Red Hots...." - RockMag
"Rock is still alive and well....a good surprise at the Salon de la Musique 2008 in Paris with this showcase on Yamaha stage developing a musical universe that pleases the ears, a great scenic show and a super rich musicality..." - LaGuitare.com
"...between the craze of the early Red Hot Chili Peppers, the power of Infectious Grooves and the French touch efficiency of FFF, it is the big come back of a promising French funkcore..." - zik4zik
Discography
R.A.S. physical CD released on Nov 2008.
Electronic distribution (i-Tunes, etc) on Jan 2009.
R.A.S. musicians have released many CDs with previous bands. R.A.S. tracks can be heard on their web site:
http://www.reallyaddictivesound.com or
http://www.myspace.com/reallyaddictivesound
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Bio
Really Addictive Sound - or just R.A.S. or RAS (pronounce "rass"), is a new band of 4 hellions coming from various musical universes : rock, punk, funk, metal, fusion, etc... They've been performing at venues and stages in France and in Europe with their previous bands (Eths, Sikh, Babylon Pression, Straighten Things Out,...) which collectively sold over 50,000 albums, despite the music styles not really being "mainstream" (Eths is one of the top neo-metal bands in France).
With RAS, this style-mashup experience generates a powerful yet melodic fusion of funk and rock which, combined with their on-stage (and off-stage) antics, creates some unforgetable moments in their live performances...
Dry humor has always been part of RAS music and lyrics, starting with their own name "Really Addictive Sound". No place for teaching lessons here, but merely delivering of sometimes ridiculous, always deliriant stories...
INFLUENCES
It would be, as always, very restricting to only see one music style in RAS's compositions, but those who've been lucky enough to listen to their demos can’t help but talk about the similarities they hear in the music , including:
SUICIDAL TENDENCIES - INFECTIOUS GROOVES - 311 - SNOT - RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - JAMES BROWN - LIVING COLOUR - RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE - FISHBONE - PARLIAMENT - FUNKADELIC - DOG EAT DOG - FUN LOVIN' CRIMINALS - EVERLAST or even.... FRANK ZAPPA !
This wide set of music genres IS what makes RAS identity: the identity of a group of musicians who have evolved in all these music styles and offer their own mix of it, with today's sounds.
The result ? A music that touches a wide range of listeners from rockers to punks to metal fans, down to the "under-50-years-old-housewives" !
RAS's first album release is due in September, as well as a couple of video clips which, as you can imagine, will be as delirious as their songs, thus likely to be on YouTube or other web communities very soon as well...
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