Artist description 5 Piece from Oxford England. Formed 1994

Music Style Alternative Punk/Rock, Guitar influenced Rock

Musical Influences Fugazi, Shellac, Pearl Jam, Sebadoh, Sonic Youth

Similar Artists Fugazi, Bush, Sonic Youth

Group Members Matt Barlow: VocalsRob Mix: GuitarMatt Peek: GuitarJon Carter: BassSquib: Drums

Albums What is Soulcraft?, Soulcraft 2

Press Reviews Newly expanded to a five piece, Soulcraft are really starting to sound like the band they have been promising to become over the past twelve months. "Paltry Fool" drags its chains through the door with some splendid scraping feedback and a can-like, monster funk bass. Vocally it starts off pretty restrained,sounding like Radiohead in a particularly bad mood but soon it gets pretty vicious with Matt screaming his lungs out, the guitars become increasingly weird and the bass driving like Jehu.Thereafter, Soulcraft become less intense, "Too Doe Riley" being a melodic grunge piece with a spindly hardcore shell and ending with a heady swirl of distorted wah-wah guitar, while"Lemons and Memories" hints at Placebo but the vocals drag it into the realms of Pearl Jam or Afghan Wigs. By the time they get to the last track, "Changing Rooms", Soulcraft are almost acoustic, with Matt doing his Thom E. Yorke impersonation over a decidedly 'down' feeling semi-ballad thatfinally gets kicked in the butt by an effervescentguitar re-joiner.All in all, a pretty smashing mix of nasty noise and fuzzy melodic, finally a demo that sweeps away the dust and cob-webs that have been gathering on the demo panel's stereo over the last two months.For more reviews and news visit: www.6string.fsnet.co.uk/soulcraft

Location Oxford, Oxfordshire - United Kingdom

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