Sidewalk Emcees: Ostrich Head members originally honed their rhymes in the streets of downtown Monterey.\
Heady Stuff
Ostrich Head grinds out clubbable beats.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Formerly based in Monterey, the five man hip-hop outfit Ostrich Head is a wildly ambitious group. Their latest CD, I Love Head, is an 18-song release that dives into underground hip-hop, clubby dance music, rock and R&B. With its distorted vocals and big beat, “Grindhouse” recalls the Beastie Boys’ “Pass the Mic” until a hazy guitar solo trails the main section of the song like a jet’s contrail. Meanwhile, “Rock Star” starts out like an acoustic rock ballad before being filled out with a hip hop drum beat, and the CD’s “Intro” is a funky hip-hop instrumental seasoned with samples and turntable scratches.
Emcee Jaime “Jake” Jorn says I Love Head is simply a sampling of the songs Ostrich Head have written since 2006’s Shoot the Money. “It’s a culmination of our favorite songs we’ve done over the last two years,” he says. “We have a shitload of songs.”
The release of the CD will be coupled with the launch of Ostrich Head’s I Love Head clothing line that currently features shirts and girl’s short shorts. “Honestly, what we are trying to create,” Jorn says, “is a brand.”
OSTRICH HEAD celebrate the release of I Love Head 9:30pm Saturday, May 2, at Monterey Live, 414 Alvarado St., Monterey. $10. 373-5483.
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