The Outer Limits are a five piece Ska band from North London. With this 4 track demo the band really put a smile on your face with their female lead vocals which are strong and full of energy. The vocals are delivered with a punch and the backing vocals really add to the impact of them. I did not really know what I was getting before I started listening to this band – I had never really heard of the band before and didn’t know what they were really all about. From listening to the CD I found out that The Outer Limits are a group of strong-minded individuals with strong political views.
I was very impressed with this demo and it far exceeded any expectations I might have had of the band beforehand. There was not much of a write up that came with this CD, which in a way is good because it is left up to you to draw your own conclusions and also listen more closely to the music at hand. I love all of the tracks and feel that on all of them there is definitely strong drumming, booming bass lines, grinding guitar riffs, and some pretty cool horn attachments as well. This, going alongside the extremely strong vocals on display here makes way for a very good Ska CD indeed. I think that the fact that the band are so strongly political really adds to the appeal of the band because not only are the vocals spot on, but the lyrics are obviously coming from the heart of the band and they are singing about something they truly believe in rather than just stringing a few rhyming sentences together.
All 4 of these tracks are quite lengthy tracks and this is not a bad thing as the band really do stand the test of time and they are not a band that you get tired of after a couple of minutes. The fact the lyrics are so interesting and the music is so good make it enthralling to listen to and there is just so much to take in from the music that if the tracks were shorter then they probably would not have the same effect. I really love the fourth and final track on this CD – it is a great finish to the CD. I really feel that this track has a lot of power and punch to it. The band leave you on a high, hoping for more – which is always a good thing to do as it means that right at the end of the CD the attention of the listener will truly be captured and they will start to eagerly await the release of new material from the band.
This demo was recorded back in January, which is of course 6 months ago now – in which time the band have probably improved. A good thing has probably become great as the band have matured and gained in experience. I just cant wait to hear what’s next from this band – they are certainly one to watch out for, and I can definitely see them getting signed before long with this much talent. It really looks like before long, The Outer Limits will be sitting alongside No Comply at the forefront of the scene.
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UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.
