1.6: What is ska-core?
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This article is from the Ska FAQ, by Tomas Willis tomas@twillis.com with numerous contributions by others.
1.6: What is ska-core?
Yet another label. A matter of semantics. Ska-core is either
hardcore/punk-influenced ska or ska-influenced hardcore music. Or a
fiction. Compared to traditional ska, ska-core is faster and harder.
Voodoo Glow Skulls and Operation Ivy are commonly called ska-core bands.
At some points, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones have claimed to play
ska-core. Some claim that ska-core songs change rythmic structure from
ska-like to hardcore-like within one song. This could be
differentiated from ska-influenced punk. Others point out that
ska-core bands may have a rock-like lineup, without horns. *Just turn
up the music and dance.*
Lately, I've heard the terms "carnival punk" and "skunkcore" applied
to the kind of thrashy ska/punk/hardcore/klezmer fusion played by the
Blue Meanies and others. Is this another form of ska-core?
Your Usenet news server may support the new "ska-core" newsgroup,
alt.music.ska-core, which is dedicated to discussion of ska-core
*without* traditional ska *vs.* ska-core flame wars.
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