Phunk Junkeez

Hydro Phonic

Dmaft Records

(Phunk Junkeez MySpace)

First up there is no reggae influenced music on this the Phunk Junkeez 6th album, Hydro Phonic, but damn if you want some good time tunes no one brings the party like the Phunk Junkeez.

Of course of the album is also shallow as hell and has pretty much zero last-ability, but you may have to visit a chiropractor to massage out the soreness in your neck from all the head bobbing 'you can’t and you won’t stop’ doing while listening to it.

At first I wasn’t really feeling it, it just sounded more of the same from this popular AZ hip hop rock crew, but after popping it in the old CD player for a long drive it blew me away. Seriously the Phunk Junkeez are specialists at making your booty shake - even when driving.

Number one Junkee, the never aging Soulman, has got his flow down on lock, especially through the frantic Well Known Fact and What’s the Time?, oh we know what the time is – it’s time to get psycho. Personal favorite Dogboy (Too Rude) makes a nice cameo on the infectious Turning Around and Dirtball continues to exhibit his amazingly fast rhymes when guesting on We in Stereo.

Just like the way a reggae bass-line can groove into your head, the smoothness of Come to Party is undeniable thanks to Jumbo Jim’s meandering bass. Hydro Phonic’s only real misstep is the single, In the Summertime, as it comes across a little awkward.

No one will ever accuse the Phunk Junkeez of taking themselves too seriously, but spreading smiles is what the band is really all about. If you let down your defenses a little, Hydro Phonic will score on you, as it’s a grand slam party jam.

Reviewed by Pilipo