Altsounds - CAPDOWN - NO MATTER WHAT SINGLE

CAPDOWN – NO MATTER WHAT SINGLE
FIERCE PANDA RECORDS

By: Fridae Mattas

As I write this review once again hoping this ghetto box does not shut down until this is published, no such luck this is my fourth attempt. I am listening to ‘No Matter What’ one of the two tracks on the promo single, the other track is ‘Community Service live’. Both of the tunes are from their recent LP ‘Wind Up Toys’ released in February 2007. Capdown is short for Capitalist Downfall, after a ten year run the band decided to call it quits in November 2007 after they wrapped their tour. Although they say they will disband, rumor has it they will resurface with a different name not the first time for this band they were formally known as SOAP before they were Capdown. It seems as though these dudes from Milton Keynes are the British version of Shitty Diddy.

The tune in question is decent only when it comes to the collection of instruments that are played well and in sync but the music is as far from unique as anyone can get. The sound is almost identical to ‘P.O.D’ and it has a smidgen of the ‘Gym Class Heroes’. In other words it has been done, heard that nothing new, maybe when they come back they will add some originality to the music. The only piece of inventiveness in the song is the beat box fadeout at the end of the tune.

It made me laugh to see they describe their music as Ska, Punk, Hardcore, Dub, and Reggae the only genre I hear is Punk and a pathetic excuse for Reggae. Hardcore please, ‘Minor Threat’ was hardcore at it’s finest but it has died since their time. I do give them props for trying to convey a message but yet again it has been done. The tune ‘Community Service’ is sad with these try hard growls sounding tremendously forced, aberrant and pitiable. This live track was ghastly not a soul in the crowd sang along when asked for some participation. Hmmm could it be because they couldn’t understand a word he was spewing, coherence is a must not an option to get the crowd into your music. The people have to feel every aspect of the song, you must have charisma and appeal along with exceptional talent yeah not this band sorry dudes Capdown should stay in R.I.P mode.

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