VOODOO SHAKERS - CD SHAKE IT!

Popis - SHAKE IT!:
“One of the most interesting, young German bands at the moment” (Mad House Jump Newsletter), but definitely no sleeper anymore. The Voodoo Shakers, founded in autumn 2002, preach their Voodoo Religion by the means of Surf, Blues and Rock´N´Roll. The pontiff Chris Igler (gretsch/vocals) was able to crowd round the right fellows, with Markus Richter (double bass) and Sebastian Marr (drums). Living in the north of Bavaria, these guys are hittin´the road to preach their dark religion. After playing together for one year they realeased their demo CD “Voodoo Road”, which did really hit the scene. They even managed to get on The Banzai! Rockabilly Nuggets sampler with demo version of their song “Ruby Black Hair”. They had a very hot first season and played with big names like Deke Dickerson and The Ecco-Fonics, Smokestack Lightnin´ and The Bricats. At the end of 2004 they decided to record their first full length album, together with Mike Müller a good friend of the band. The pre-release critics came from Scottie Blinn of Mississippi Mud (USA), Bernie Batke from Smokestack Lightnin´, and Mischa Den Haring from T-99, and turned out to be more than positive. So give it a spin and always remember: This is not for Good JuJu, this is for Bad JuJU! The album contains 12 tracks, 9 are self written, and 3 Cover songs. The band puts emphasis on their own stuff, to develop their own style. Nevertheless they put some well known, but occasionally recorded standards on the album. Twangy guitar sounds, raw vocals, double bass and fancy drums, characterize the sound. They also invited some friends to the recording sessions: Mike Müller (co-producer) - percussion Michael Schreiber (King Beans) - blues harp and last but not least Jim Taylor (USA) on Hammond and Wurlitzer