There is a movement in Australian dance music, to recycle old ideas; with cliché drum machines, 90's synth sounds and meaningless loops. LA Rocksteady is not part of this movement. Electronic music for punk kids with bad attitudes. The debut EP from LA Rocksteady rocks hard with layers of powerful electronic sounds and throbbing bass beats.
Hailing from darkest Melbourne, LA Rocksteady's sound is coloured by grungy bars, filthy unisex toilets and Tuesday night lock-ins. Skinny jeans, Japanese engines and Cold War time machines.
A mix of vocal and instrumental songs, the 5 track EP swings from the pop-punk-rock-dance styling of ‘You Don't Need Me’ with vocalist Andy Lee, to the talkbox robo-bass of ‘Want You Part II’ and the bionic prog rock jam ‘Queen’ with Daniel Livingston (vocalist on Slop Rock's ‘No Other Way’).
Brutal fuzz and squealing synths help make the 1987 - EP from LA Rocksteady a sonic force that - commands respect and demands attention. Released on VELCRO, one of Australia's most exciting Electro and House labels, this release is the start of something epic.