Vex Ruffin - Liteace Frequency - VINYL LP

Limited 10Inch vinyl pressing with die-cut TV sleeve. One of the first punk rock bands of the '70s music revolution, and certainly the first in Ireland, The Radiators From Space came roaring out of a 7-inch 45 with (I'm gonna smash my Telecaster through the) 'Television Screen' in April of 1977, a month after 'White Riot'. Before the year's end, a second 45 'Enemies' (sometimes NMEies) and the InchTV Tube HeartInch long-player had appeared. Although the second single was on there, the debut was recorded in an altogether more relaxed style, presaging that there would be more to The Radiators than three chords and a polemic. In fact, they were obviously more sophisticated players than some of their contemporaries. The album was a full-on assault on all that any self-respecting youth would find wrong about the world at the time. All band members contributed to the songs, but it was Philip Chevron's acerbic, angry, pointed and literary lyrics that gave the band such an edge.

On paper Vex Ruffin's music is simple an untrained punk musician who uses a few basic instruments in uncomplicated ways, he calls the style 'minimalist.' Although it may not seem like it upon first listen, Vex's music is rooted in sampling and hip hop beat-making culture. The SP 303 sampler provides the drums and other sounds, a purchase inspired by Madlib. Vex is the first and only artist signed to Stones Throw Records on the strength of an unsolicited demo sent through the mail. Peanut Butter Wolf recalls, InchIt was kind of a fluke that I listened. I just liked the drawing on the cover so I decided to check it out. I called the phone number on the CD and Vex thought I was his friend playing a practical joke.Inch These days, Vex is playing shows around LA and OC as a 3-piece band. He just played his dream gig at The Smell and is now ready for Coachella and 106 & Park. This is his debut full length album on Stones Throw Records.

Vinyl LP pressing. Doin' Our Thing is the sixth studio album by R&B band Booker T. & the M.G.'s, originally released in 1968.