Thursday, 4 July 2024

Hepcat - Out Of Nowhere, Scientific, Right On Time & Push 'N Shove


Hepcat are an American ska, rocksteady and reggae band from Los Angeles, California. The band formed in 1989.
By the early 2000s, the ska scene became oversaturated and commercially less interesting, so Hepcat were dropped by their label. Hepcat went on a hiatus, then reunited in 2003 and continued touring.
Their soulful harmonies and mellow rhythms were unlike those of contemporaries and more akin to musicians from the heyday of 1960s Jamaican ska with elements of soul, jazz and R&B.
The term "Hepcat" originates from an early slang term (1930–1935) pertaining to an admirer or devotee of jazz, especially swing or one that was "hep" or a hipster.


Band members:
Alex Désert, Gregory Lee - vocals
Dennis Wilson, Lino Trujillo, Aaron Owens - guitar
Deston Berry - piano, keyboards
Jeremiah Ben Zion, Raul Talavera, David Hillyard, Efren Santana - saxophone
Kincaid Smith - trumpet, flugelhorn
Joey Urquijo, David Fuentes - bass
Greg Narvas, Scott Abels - drums, percussion.

"Out Of Nowhere" is the debut studio album by Hepcat, released in 1993 on Moon Records. The album was reissued in 2004 with two bonus tracks on Epitaph.

Tracks:
1-13 LP Out Of Nowhere
14-15 7" Nigel, released in 1990 on Laughing Pussy.

Tracklisting:
1. Dance Wid' Me
2. The Secret
3. Hooligans
4. Skavez
5. Miss Congeniality
6. Clarence Thomas
7. Prison Of Love
8. Earthquake And Fire
9. All For You
10. Caravan (Skaravan)
11. Policewoman
12. Same O' Same O'
13. Train To Skaville
14. Nigel
15. Club Meditation

VBR ~267K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo




"Scientific" is the second studio album by Hepcat, released in 1996 on Better Youth Organization (BYO).

Tracklisting:
1. Country Time
2. Bobby & Joe
3. Black Sky
4. Solo
5. Keep On
6. Home
7. Dollar Dance
8. Come Out
9. Clarence
10. Anita Hill
11. Positive
12. Lovin' Man
13. Relation
14. Marcus Garvey
15. The Fool
16. Yoko Zuna

VBR ~250K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo






"Right On Time" is the third studio album by Hepcat, released in 1997 on Hellcat Records.

Tracklisting:
1. Right On Time
2. I Can't Wait
3. Goodbye Street
4. The Secret
5. Pharoah's Dreams
6. No Worries
7. Mama Used To Say
8. Rudies All Around
9. Tommy's Song
10. Nigel
11. Together Someday
12. Baby Blues
13. Open Season....Is Closed
14. The Secret (Secret Remix)

VBR ~266K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo




"Push 'N Shove" is the fourth and final studio album by Hepcat, released in 2000 on Hellcat Records.

Tracklisting:
1. Push 'N Shove
2. Tek Dat
3. 'Lude 1
4. Prison Of Love
5. The Ronnie
6. Daydreamin'
7. Comin' On Strong
8. You And I
9. Beautiful
10. The Region
11. Gimme Little Sign
12. 'Lude 2
13. The Spins
14. Live On

VBR ~269K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo





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