Kaspur In The Press

John Peel Ate My Homework is the title of the new EP by Mid Sussex based outfit Kaspur.

The EP was recorded at Studio 125 in Burgess Hill and produced by the studio's Ian Heron and the band.

Their are four tracks: Tears in Rain, Better, Flat and Drowning.

Tears in Rain is a corking track with slinky basswork, powerful drumming, vigorous guitar chops and energetic vocals. Like the tracks to come, it is well crafted with a strong chorus.

The CD captures the band's energy and punch and shows a wider span of moods than they've had before.

The tasty rhythm work continues on Better and moves into Olympic rock and roll with Flat, finishing with some blistering guitar on Drowning.

Definitely a band to watch out for.

Mark Bently, The Mid Sussex Times

Hot grunge rockers Kaspur are in drop-dead brill form on their latest CD.

The hard rocking outfit, who are regulars on the local gig scene, have laid down four great new tracks at Studio 125 in Burgess Hill.

The result is magic and entitled, in homage to the one true guru of rock, John Peel Ate My Homework.

Kaspur made the last Leader Top 10 demo chart with Sleeping Pills, taken from their last cassette release, It Takes All Sorts.

They stay true to the same winning formula of charged-up guitars, pacey beat and Dodge's outstanding raw voice, on this CD.

Over the years the band has reined back on its rhythm and blues roots, spiced its sound up with an indie and punk edge, and hinted at trance.

But now the lads seem happy to tough it out as a mean, high energy, rock and roll grunge outfit.

First up on the CD is Tears in Rain, which after an unexpected upbeat ska/reggae verse, rips in with Kaspur's trademark wall of guitar.

The super-charged chorus is a beaut and the whole number is neatly underpinned by timely sticksmanship from drummer Dan Wilder.

The steady-paced second track, Better, hops between more ska influence and Justin Knowles' crunchy grunge guitars.

Flat (By Accident) opens with a great surge of pounding guitars before bounding into a racing verse and a great catchy chorus delivered with Dodge's usual raw-voiced panache.

And Drowning kicks in with a pacey climax of wild guitars after an excellent slow verse build-up with a loose feel and Chris Blanchard's bass up-front.

Kaspur have sent a copy to John Peel and hope he will air one or two of the tracks.

Meanwhile, the lads have an all-new set and go live again on June 1 at The Lift - above The Pig In Paradise, in Queens Road, Brighton.

The CD (£5) will be available there, or can be snapped up by writing to Kaspur, 37 West Park Crescent, Burgess Hill, RH15 9TF.

Richard Worley, The Leader