Rootstime

Rootstime, a Belgian Webzine (translation)

 "they sound rough, dangerous and steaming"

 "they sound less fake then so called hip acts like the white stripes and black keys"

 "producer Pete Grips delivers a masterpiece"

Hokie Joint is an English band, around the charismatic singer Jojo Burgess and harmonica player Giles King (played on Ian Siegal's Meat & Potatoes ", a hard rock band which is very charmed by his neighbors. The blues onversneden decide on the successful debut "The Way It Goes ... Sometimes" falls just a little harder than it usually is in the blue-white country.

This plate starts with any imminent banging title track, and the link with the hypnotic "Mr. Jones' and the previous spring" Franklin "a melodieuzere course. With those first songs you've got a nice impression of this raw five from Colchester, which like pressing on the collection plates of their parents. Hokie Joint pulls inspiration from both ancient delta blues, but is also thought to be a great Howlin 'Wolf.
 

This advanced combination of rock, blues and rock 'n' roll, which is already defined as "Taking the Blues to the masses", sounds less than than the antics of hip bands like The White Stripes and Black Keys. Believe it or not but "The Way It Goes ... Sometimes" sounds rough, dangerous and steaming. In a true Waits-style brings Hokie Joint raw blues as heard by the recording sounds very warm and lively. Producer Pete Grisp makes this disc a masterpiece . The pace is structured sound, at the appropriate times, excessive and sometimes divided. And while the rock fragments flying off them. Just listen to "Chain Me" and let yourself be convinced. With "Tom Rushen Blues' car they adhere to a number of Charley Patton, the only cover on this debut.
 

Hokie Joint and still succeed in including the number in their jargon to translate such that it even sounds a bit hot. From the first minute that this album in your player, you wonder how these guys live sound. While listening to valve "Lost In The City" you dream about all that smoky, hot blues club where you will see them.
 
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