“It’s hard to imagine throwing on this LP and feeling anything less than joy. From the pink flamingos on the cover to the buoyant, flashy grooves embedded in each song, Bad Juice is the soundtrack to your carefree, balmy summer nights.” – KEXP
“High Pulp’s infusion of soul-based hiphop, R&B, and funk cannot be missed” – The Stranger
“Seattle’s fusion big band High Pulp’s debut… answers the new millennium’s post-trip-hop, -indie, -ambient, -drum & bass, etc. contemporary with vinyl sharp grooves, macramé arrangements, and session-level instrumentation” – Earshot Jazz
“There just aren’t many bands making music like this right now” – What’s Up! Magazine
Wordsauce is Live band Hip Hop with instrumentation rooted in Funk, mixed with a vocal style that balances intensely rhythmic lyrical form with catchy melodies. The variety of musical backings has driven group emcee Risko to evolve his style and expand his dynamics as a vocalist. Their first full-length album, The Flow (2015), exhibited the broad spectrum of influences contained within the eclectic group of seven. Where forms of Rock influenced the direction of certain tunes on The Flow, the influences of Funk, RnB & Soul have been refined and expanded on in their second album, Juice. The result is a polished and effective body of work that translates very well to their live show. Wordsauce has been pushing the boundaries of live Hip Hop music while delivering high-energy performances up and down the West Coast since 2009. In recent years, they have broken into the festival circuit with appearances at High Sierra Music Festival, Live Oak Music Festival, Surf Rodeo, Big Surreal and more. They have shared the stage with the likes of Jurrasic 5, Bone Thugz n Harmony, Del The Funky Homosapien, Freddie Gibbs, The Motet, Turquaz, Soul Scratch, and many others. With their new album Juice, Wordsauce has shown that their music is constantly evolving and that they’re determined to take their live show all over the world.
