Tackhead

A band containing musicians who are considered some of the best in their individual fields, TACK>HEAD are a rare thing in modern music ... Unique !
SKIP McDONALD (Guitar),DOUG WIMBISH (Bass) and KEITH leBLANC (Drums) were basically the house band for non other than SUGARHILL RECORDS. They layed down the backing for some of Rap musics timeless classics, including Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five's "The Message" (note, GMF had NOTHING to do with this record!). After hookin up with English engineering genius ADRIAN SHERWOOD they started a project called FATS COMET and commenced delivering industrial electro masterpieces full of cut up vocal samples over progressive,illuminating beats together with dirty street licks and sometimes joined by DJ CHEESE to cut and scratch to the rhythm. These records crossed baundries, being played at New Wave clubs, Student Nights and for breakers and poppers at Rap clubs.After 5 releases under that monicer they were joined by NYC Peach Boys vocalist BERNARD FOWLER (The singing preacher at the end of the movie BEAT STREET) and seamlessly morphed into TACK>HEAD.
With the addition of real lyrics and with further exploration into other 'styles' of music which they made their own, TACK>HEAD developed a style and delivery unique in contempary music. Niether Electro or Rock, New Wave or Pop they are all this and more. Always having a conscious head for the political happenings of the times and never afraid to say something about it (They contributed to the SUN CITY project album ) but countering that with a healthy dose of fun. They are truly unacknowledged in general music for their groundbreaking material and the influence they've had.

Borrowing from virtually all musical genres going (ska, rock/metal, electonica, dub, hip-hop, etc, etc), TACK>>HEAD are one of those outfits that really defy any neat classification. Their unique soundtrack is inter-laced with voice samples (e.g. Margaret Thatcher) and an underlying and overriding alternative political stance.