The Code
Label: Aardvark Records Ltd
Artists Genre: Rock
The Code happened when the distinctive entertainer
Clive Donaldson teamed up with producer Steve Calvert
to make pure stadium rock - British style.
While 1960s-inspired, hedonistic Britpop and Indie
Rock make their return to centre stage in the UK, the
six Mancunians who make up The Code have released a
multiracial, politically-charged debut that owes a
greater debt to the funk-rock of Sly & the Family
Stone, Rick James, Bootsy Collins, early Prince and
Living Colour... and to the metal mightiness of prime
Black Sabbath and Judas Priest. Their debut album,
"Live Learn and Die" meets the challenge of capturing
the frenetic Code live sound, an invigorating blend of
funk, punk, hard rock and urban.
"Live Learn and Die" bounces between taut, bellowing
riffs that hit you like a towering wall of sound ('The
Preacher', 'Frustration' and 'Losing it Big Time') and
epic, sonically-perfect ballads ('Low Down', 'End
Game' and 'Funeral for a Friend'). Throw in the odd
nod to modern culture via dashes of drum'n'bass and
hip hop and then add an exquisite production job
(which shapes the rawness and the energy without
castrating them).
This is a humanist album, a very personal album and
definitely political. And all without descending into
the usual lyrical cliches or self-indulgence. Clive
Donaldson and Steve Calvert have a message - and it's
a pretty clear one. While they invite listeners to
think about what they are saying - they want to rock.
And there's no doubt about that! Bad assed deep bass,
power drumming, superb synths and guitar rifts to make
even the hardest air guitarist very, very happy.
Clive's vocal delivery, while hard, is never overdone.
A solid and versatile female backing singer line-up
brings balance, versatility - and makes the whole
"sound" distinctive.
Frontman Clive will always be known as an original and
vibrant TV personality from a famous late 80’s / early
90’s club-based British cult music television
programme. The full scope of his personality and his
dancing talents hit UK television screens like a Mack
truck and helped place his image in the popular
British psyche. His ability to create an electric
atmosphere gave the show a distinctive edge and was a
distinctive element that made the show marketable to a
worldwide audience. His alter-ego “Wiggie” was
launched from this success.
Not long afterwards, Clive met
songwriter/composer/arranger Steve Calvert. The
creative chemistry was immediate. Mancunian Steve had
been a talented guitarist playing with local bands. As
much as he loved performing, production was to become
his calling. He went on to build his own studio and
began producing music. Their original brainchild was
called “Barcode” and the genre they chose was
commercial dance music.
Through Barcode, Wiggie and Steve found themselves
traveling and performing as part of events like the
Run to the Sun Festival, TFM’s Party in the Park PAs,
Liverpool’s Radio City and other numerous club &
festival PAs. As much as they enjoyed and learned from
these experiences, modern pop music didn’t allow them
the scope they needed to express themselves.
The Code was born.
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