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By Gary Sims, Thursday 13th April 2006 09.00am (2110 views)
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Pink Punk - Zoo Politics
Released: 10th April 2006
Label: Freeport
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It comes by the name of ‘Zoo Politics’ and to many critics in the music industry, it has already caused such a stir to be the most polemic album since the Sex Pistol’s eponymous release, ‘Never Mind The Bollocks....’
Pink Punk is former One Minute Silence front man Yap’s new project. Two years on from the demise of the Rage Against the Machine influenced British rap metal band, Yap’s focus on rekindling his yesteryear’s success were all but extinguished instead, sidestepping and creating a niche for spoken word poetry on the angry and naturally political ‘Zoo Politics’ album.
The album is bursting from the seams with hard-hitting and conscientious lyrics performed over producer John Hendicott’s samples and beats, sometimes amusing yet sometimes stark and adamant, and completed by backing vocalist Donna Williams, who both joined on the formation of Pink Punk back in 2004. An intriguing prospect, you wouldn’t be far off from classing them as an audible version of the media extremist, Michael Moore.
Take ‘Yapolitical’ as an example as being one of the most prominent tracks, depicts the younger generation’s disgust and outcry at right wing America government rule, pop culture, violence and the rest of the topics covered in counter-culture literature that many twenty-something’s feel strongly about – the video for this track is even more poignant, filled with powerful and effective images of war and bloodshed, available on line to the masses who are already responsible for making Zoo Politics something of a new age cult following.
It doesn’t take too long to conjure up Pink Punk’s raison d’etre with this album - to cause an almightily stir in British / American politics in raising awareness in the youth audience they hope to connect with. The first half of the album is the strongest with the compelling ‘Cockmonsters’ being particularly stellar in delivery, with some melodic singing intermingling. There are many noticeable moments throughout the album that bring a glimmering shine to the faces of those who care and want to make a difference to right wing America.
Opening track ‘Hope’ opens with the entertaining one-liner;
“Hope, fuck hope, you must be smoking the Pope’s dope.”
The aforementioned lyric is hardly likely to challenge the works of Wordsworth et al but it does stick in the brain having a certain relevancy to it – I mean we all know that Bush’s administration are opposed to any justice being made…..
Track five ‘Thrilled or be Killed’ is a catchy number, a robotic rhythmic beat unwinds as Yap repeats the phrase in his noticeably Irish twinge, “Ozzy’s monkey children, hahahaha,” before unleashing the delectable chorus.
A change from the customary electro-beats, ‘Porn Beat’ samples heavy distorted guitars, a glimpse to his OMS days.
‘Money TV’ is hilarious, which attacks banal TV shows, ‘Monkey TV, Monkey TV, Jonathan Ross, Jonathan….’ Crazy stuff, but funny and Yap hardly even come up for air!
Zoo Politics surfaces as a lesson in music, certainly not your average album. It is more of a melting pot of political and current affairs, making you contemplate our corrupted leaders, how meaningless the cult of celebrity has become and other such delights in the new world. For those who are ridden with angst and intent to exert their bitter feelings in the world in which we live, start with this album. You’ll be hard pushed to find a companion piece with so much relevance as this.
For more information you can visit: http://ppunk.com
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