The multi-talented music crew known as
the Tables Turned have released their newest official video single,
“Ro Sham Bo.” The track is a funk song with old-school hip hop in
its bones, the video for which showcases the Tables Turned as
purveyors and masters of both. In addition to the extensive talents
of the Tables Turned, themselves, “Ro Sham Bo” features Armstrong
delivering snappy, up-front vocals. The video and single have been
published on the Activity Entertainment music label. Energetic and
uplifting with an unstoppable back beat, “Ro Sham Bo” is rhythm
and groove that fans of any genre can get behind.
The Tables Turned (who take their name
from 'turntable' and use a 45 adapter as their logo) have a
pared-down, sparse quality to their songwriting which is deceptively
rich and complex in tone. This gives them a full and warm sound on
“Ro Sham Bo” while the song itself revolves around a simple,
infectious horn sample carrying the tune. There's a hint of jazz in
the way the trumpet falls away at the end of each phrase.
“We have diverse backgrounds and we
share eclectic tastes,” write the Tables Turned. “Jimmy Moreno
and DJ No Shame play in a band named Gonzo together. Gonzo has nine
guys, including Michael Klooster [Smash Mouth]. Jimmy Moreno and DJ
No shame decided they would like to form a project similar to Gonzo,
but with a base of three band members along with guest artists.”
Their cited influences include artists
from the rock, funk, experimental, hip-hop, and jazz genres.
Narrowing these to specifics, Parliament Funkadelic, Devo, Victor
Wooten, Fela Kuti, and J Dilla emerge as key notables.
The themes of “Ro Sham Bo” are
lighthearted and devil-may-care, the song being named after the
rochambeau game, often called Rock, Paper, Scissors in America.
“The message that the video conveys
is, we all have our failures but we must rise each time we fall,”
writes the band. “Sometimes you just need to trust fate in making
life's decisions.”
The “Ro Sham Bo” video by the
Tables Turned is available online worldwide beginning 25 May 2014.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
“Ro Sham Bo” official video by
the Tables Turned –
“Ro Sham Bo” by the Tables
Turned at iTunes –
Website -
www.activityentertainment.com
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