Streets Of Rage - Beat Your Kids
One-man Glasgow hardcore. Really.
20-year-old Glaswegian Alistair Clark is a one-man music maker. Using only his voice, guitar, keyboard and a couple of Hi-Fis, he’s managed to produce this 6 minute hardcore gem. The natural talent on show is incredible, as Clark emulates a sound that many bands of that field are still unable to do properly.
The record's introduced through the passionate ‘Hater’, putting the listener in the right frame of mind for the rest of the release, where we see exactly what Clark is capable of. Raw and energetic, this is exactly what hardcore music should be like. The third track shows how each piece of his work is perfectly crafted together, moving effortlessly forwards. Fast-paced, catchy and blunt, it’s easy to imagine hundreds of hardcore fans dancing to this in unison. Elsewhere, there are tornados in song form: the guitar is pushed to its limits, creating perfect melodies to back up Clark’s vocals. The record ends with a classically upbeat and frenzied offering, which would surely induce mass chaos amongst fans of the genre.
All-in-all, 'Beat Your Kids' is a record destined for success. It may only be 6 minutes long, but those 6 minutes will stick in your head and blast your brains out for a long time to come.
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