Buzzcatcher
Catch the Buzz: Hawnay Troof
Lo-fi electro savant redefines the boundaries of weird with romping third full-length, Islands of Ayle.
By Larry Fitzmaurice 07.22.08 12:40 PM
Who? Recently, the South has seen its share of eclectic musical weirdos (i.e. Quintron and Miss Pussycat, Dark Meat), but L.A.-by-way-of-Louisiana's Hawnay Troof gives all of them a run for their money in the "strange" department. Known to his parents as Vice Cooler, Hawnay Troof (pronounced Haw-nee Truth) fuses booty-bass beats, a hip-hop-influenced delivery, and pretty much whatever's in his record collection -- be it Gwen Stefani or backwoods bluegrass -- to create a bewilderingly awesome musical gumbo. Both confrontational and congregational, Troof's beat-driven, stutter-filled jams will move your feet the way they were meant to move -- with wild abandon and reckless intent.
His Latest: Troof's third record, Islands of Ayle, drops Sept. 9 via Retard Disco.
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"Who? Recently, the South has seen its share of eclectic musical weirdos (i.e. Quintron and Miss ****cat, Dark Meat), but L.A.-by-way-of-Louisiana's Hawnay Troof gives all of them a run for their money in the "strange" department."
Get this right. He is from Alabama. Maybe born in Louisiana, but he lived in Alabama. Mobile, AL to be clear. He may not want to claim it (Saying in Bad News From the Stars "Fuck Alabama, it's a fuckin armpit") but it's him. I don't blame him, it is a fuckin armpit, but get it straight.
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