Overplay's review of "The Trip"
Drowning in Hammond organ and wah wah, Man Over Board embark on a demented psychedelic bus ride with dodgy brakes driven by James Brown. Passionate, loony and brilliant, its the kind of thing boxers and traffic wardens should use to get psyched-up.
Overplays review of "Indian Summer"
Psychedelia. If you get wrong it just sounds rubbish. You only have to listen to anything by Oasis with reversed guitar bits to realise that. Even All You Need Is Love tends to sound more than a little cheesy in this day and age. Fortunately though, Redditch fivesome Man Over Board appreciate that, at the heart of the genre, is something essentially demented. The four tracks on their Indian Summer ep are plenty lively and infinitely interesting because they embrace psychedelias inherent looniness.
Biography
If there's one thing people have said about MOB is that its just not like anything that anyone is doing at the moment. The five piece set up of meaty guitar riffs fused with psychedelic/electronic keyboards backed by funky bass and oh so phatt drum beats creates an experimental sound that sits happily in the gaps between indie, dance and rock genres. The band has developed its unique sound over the last 10 years, not being swayed by the current trend and concentrating on writing songs that are individual and stand out from the last one, indeed after seeing the band live, most people comment on how different each song is.Gigging regularly at top local venues such as: Bar Academy, Marrs Bar, Jug of Ale, Flapper & Firkin and Birmingham Barfly, MOB continue to invoke positive reactions wherever they play, adding to their rapidly increasing following of friends and fans. They recently performed live on ITV, recording two songs (The Trip and Dr Funk) and an interview.Man Over Board's latest recording is called "Shake It!", recorded at Brook Studios, Redditch. Other recordings include The Trip and Indian Summer EP's which were recorded at Hijack Studios in Redditch, and produced by former Dodgy front man Nigel Clark and Sunset Cinema Club guitarist/vocalist Dom.
Rockin Funkadeylia!!