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Djyche- it rhymes with weak

Josh Mattingly and Brandon Grissom, Charger Staff

In December of 2000, Dayv, Nathan, and Daniel formed what would become Djyche (rhymes with weak). 
After a few lineup changes, and an incident involving Yosemite National Park, Djyche was ready to record their Anti-self Titled album with Nathan Ridley on guitar, Danial Ridley on drums, Jeremy Huffman on bass, and Dayv Sweetland on guitar and vocals.  We acquired and listened to this album for the better part of an hour. Then we got tired and went to sleep.

The first track, “Said and Done,” starts as a mellow song with a hint of country flavor, and then it rips into a punk riff which is also known as “Surreal” (the second track).

The third song is called “Down South,” and is very fast-paced and anxious, like an early Chili Peppers number. 

The fourth song is called “Shine.” The intro sounded very familiar to us--that’s when we realized that it was better when it was called “Stay Together For The Kids” (Blink 182). Otherwise, it was energetic and quite decent. 

Track five, also known as “Wasting Time,” starts out as a medium-paced jazz-like song, then it rips into a punk riff which is very similar to track two. 

Track six (title is too bold to print in this publication) is once again very similar to a Chili Pepper’s song known as “Pretty Little Diddy.” Afterwards, it rips into a punk riff which is very similar to tracks two and five. 

“Stay Together For The Kids,” oh we mean track seven (“Conspiracy in D”) is very punkalicious. 
Track eight, known as “Knox County Blues,” is not blues at all, but instead, you guessed it… punk.  Track nine, “Awakening,“ is once again inspired by the Chili Peppers. 

Track ten, “Kilboska,” starts as a pretty acoustic song and later rips into a punk riff. (Surprise surprise!) 
Track eleven, “Reclusive D,” is hauntingly similar to half of the other songs and the entire Blink 182 catalogue. 

The final track, known as “Evil Things,” is very similar to - you guessed it – Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Djyche is a very good band, but they need desperately to find a style all their own.  It is very difficult to  determine where their influences end, and where Djyche begins. 

You are probably asking what exactly is a Djyche. Djyche = Chile Peppers + Blink, but who asked us?  Buy the album and attend a show. Maybe you’ll like them, because although all of their songs sound like a funk-punk concoction, they’re still better than many bands on the scene today and way better than the Georgia Overdrive.