THE TULANE HULLABALOO I SEPTEMBER 27, 1996 I .A"'<"Cad.e 11 OCS rides high on the U.K. wave

Anne Wakewood together. As its popularity began to grow, album that one would listen to just to lis- the songs on Moseley Shoals is worth dri- Ocean Colour Scene signed on with a ten. ving around the block that extra time just Staff Writer major label. Yet when it got to the studio, Unlike other albums which contain to wait for it to finish. everything fell apart. After three record- songs that are almost addictive, none of Ocean Colour Scene is one of the lat- ing sessions, the band was est new bands to come out of the U.K. tired, frustrated, and out The band's album, Moseley Shoals, is a of cash. On top of every- blend of techno and alternative music. thing, it was now shunned The several sonorous ballad sprinkled in by its original supporters. and amongst the stronger, faster songs are After much practice rich and relaxing, breaking up a string of and hard work, the band ｪ ｾ ｭ ｳ Ｎ inane techno/altemative The major- came together to produce ity of the faster songs, however, are indis- Moseley Shoals, which tinct at best, and monotonous, repetitious debuted at number two on strings of synthesized noise at worst. the U.K. charts and went Yet Ocean Colour Scene is not a band gold in under two weeks. to be immediately written off. Several of For the most part, the faster songs are very catchy. "The Ocean Colour Scene's Riverboat Song" is an incredibly unique music is a mixture of song with a strong background beat sounds that don't fall into behind a somewhat techno rhythm with a distinct category. It is alternative vocals. One song, "The Day the kind of music one We Caught the Train," even sounds a lit- should use as background tle like the music of the Beatles. music at a party. The This four-man band consists of Simon music is upbeat and ener- Fowler on vocal , Steve Cradock on gui- getic, with a few slower tar, Damon Minchela on bass and Oscar ballads to break up the Harrison on drums. As a band, the mem- album, so it makes for bers have weathered through hard times easy listening. It is not an From techno to the Beatles, OCS runs the gamut. Everything for Halloween Sexy, macabe & laughable costu1nes Zombie rot, make-up, scars, blood (all types), masks, bullet holes, mouth rat, wigs, body parts