Incendiary grime-punk band Riskee & The Ridicule announce the release of their new album with the brand new single "My Name". An anthem dug from the muck of the underground and dedicated to the music industry and every snake in it. The song is a tribute to DIY bands, independent artists and labels while giving the false prophets and haters the middle finger. The band, which has toured extensively throughout the UK, Europe
and America, is known for its relentless energy, which is evident on the new single. We caught up with frontman Scott Picking and here's what he had to say:
How did the band form and what does the band name mean?
The band name included my MC name and the ridicule part came from not fitting in to any particular genre and expecting to get kick back from that
Previous musical projects? How'd you first get into music?
I spent a lot of time doing pirate radio and at raves as an MC before the band. The other guys have all been in previous bands too and we just met around our hometown, collaborated ever since.
First concert that you ever went to?
Korn at Wembley Arena in London.
What's your writing process like?
Everyone has influence in the writing even more so than ever now. That said, speaking to other songwriters and bands, our style is particularly unique in the way that I come to the band with choruses with vocal melodies then the chords will be added after. The songs are built from the vocal melodies up, basically.
What other artists or songs inspire your music?
There's a whole range from acts we've played shows with like Faintest Idea to newer acts like East London's Deijvuhs or Simon Neil's new project Empire State Bastard. That's the beauty of us as a band, we all listen to so much different stuff that it becomes one big mixing pot of influences which we channel into our own sound.
What's the live experience like and your philosophy on playing live? Do you think the music live should be identical to the recorded version or should it be it's own thing?
Our live experience is better than the records without question. We feel the music way more on stage and feed it straight back to the people watching. It’s a call and response of emotions between us on stage and the crowd, and there’s nothing else like it on the planet.
Has the band toured? What has the touring experience been?
Were a touring band and we like to experience as many countries as possible. We stay mainly in Europe for financial reasons but we’ve done America and will be back. Hopefully Australia in the future too.
What's up next for the band?
Our new album Platinum Statue is released August 25th. You can listen to the latest single "My Name" now. We'll be touring it every where we can.