Bull Funk Zoo - Down & Dirty (2018)

The concept behind this album, although I do not consider it a “concept album”, is its pure form of honesty, rawness, self-expression and the subconscious reality of everyday to day life. What is it that your subconscious emotions tell your conscious self/mind? How do you feel? Why do you not always express it openly?

Do you see your political correctness as a valid long-term point of view? Or is it a façade? Is the truth you speak accepted with open arms or is it frowned upon? Are you surrounded by superficiality? Are you part of that reality? Do you taste and feel lust? Do you hear the virtual world you live in? Does your profile picture speak to the world of who you really are? How have your values changed? Where do you stand today? Have you considered you’re opportunities within all the chaos, are you risk taker? What scares you? These are messages
I’m depicting in ‘Down & Dirty’ and on the other side of the coin, the reality is, well at least in my opinion, so you keep falling, failing with something that you believe in, “who cares” what other’s see you as. It is how you see yourself, how you develop yourself and how you pick yourself up. The best learning experiences you will have are from your mistakes. keep believing in yourself and ignore the noise. What are you meant to do in this world? If you have not discovered what you are meant to do, it will be your incredible adventure on doing so, and keep on discovering without any self-doubt.
The music sounds like a big bad bull having sex and stomping the blues to rubble!

Song meanings and attributes:

‘Come Around’ talks about fearlessness, facing your fears, speaking your mind and dealing with your own true emotions.
Written, Composed, Arranged, Produced & Mixed by A. Lakkis a.k.a. Bull Funk Zoo Guitars, Bass, Vocals, Lyrics: A. Lakkis a.k.a. Bull Funk Zoo
Drums: Tom Dupree III
Mastered: Jay Helmus

‘Dirty Shoes’ the virtual world of narcissism, a world of empty selfies trying to prove something that is not worth proving
Written, Composed, Arranged, Produced & Mixed by A. Lakkis a.k.a. Bull Funk Zoo Guitars, Bass, Vocals: A. Lakkis a.k.a. Bull Funk Zoo
Lyrics: A. Lakkis a.k.a. Bull Funk Zoo & AJ Drums: Tom Dupree III
Mastered: Jay Helmus

‘She Looks So Fine’ the animal instinct in you when you meet a sexy woman, yet you are not sure if it’s complete lust or a heartfelt emotional attraction. Is it only Physical, emotional or both.
Written, Composed, Arranged, Produced & Mixed by A. Lakkis a.k.a. Bull Funk Zoo Guitars, Bass, Vocals, Lyrics: A. Lakkis a.k.a. Bull Funk Zoo
Drums: Tom Dupree III
Mastered: Jay Helmus

‘Fikrak’ is a song written in my native tongue (Arabic) and it talks about the social politics of how the rich are getting richer and the poor getting poorer. Written, Composed, Arranged, Produced & Mixed by A. Lakkis a.k.a. Bull Funk Zoo Guitars, Bass, Vocals: A. Lakkis a.k.a. Bull Funk Zoo
Words: Moe Dahbour
Drums: Tom Dupree III
Backing Vocals: Asper Casper
Mastered: Jay Helmus

‘Hey’ with samples of Dr Martin Luther Kings’ speech, this song is a message for all the people to unite, to help each other and to be one together for human kindness, we all bleed the same blood. Love for one another, no prejudice, only kindness.
Written, Composed, Arranged, Produced & Mixed by A. Lakkis a.k.a. Bull Funk Zoo Guitars, Bass, Vocals, Lyrics: A. Lakkis a.k.a. Bull Funk Zoo
Drums: Tom Dupree III
Speech: Dr Martin Luther King
Mastered: Jay Helmus

‘Anarchy In The UK’ cover of the Sex Pistols
Written, Composed: Sex Pistols
Arranged, Produced & Mixed by A. Lakkis a.k.a. Bull Funk Zoo Guitars, Bass, Vocals: A. Lakkis a.k.a. Bull Funk Zoo
Drums: Tom Dupree III
Backing Vocals: Rami Lakkis
B3 Keys: Gorgin Asadi
Mastered: Jay Helmus

‘Down & Dirty’ an ex girlfriend that does not know what she wants and is a lost cause.
Written, Composed, Arranged, Produced & Mixed by A. Lakkis a.k.a. Bull Funk Zoo Guitars, Vocals, Lyrics: A. Lakkis a.k.a. Bull Funk Zoo
Bass: Rami Lakkis
Drums: Tom Dupree III
Chorus Melody: Pascal Elias
Mastered: Jay Helmus

‘Leech’ is about toxic friends, family and people you have had in your life, are they worth keeping around.
Written, Composed, Arranged, Produced & Mixed by A. Lakkis a.k.a. Bull Funk Zoo Guitars, Bass, Vocals, Lyrics: A. Lakkis a.k.a. Bull Funk Zoo
Drums: Tom Dupree III
Backing Vocals: Adnan Mryhij
Mastered: Jay Helmus

‘Madness’ talks about freedom, this song was influenced by the show ‘Peaky Blinders’ people like Pablo Escobar, Boston George and the Joker’s philosophy on chaos. These people were rebellious against the system and followed their own rules, they were excellent strategists, extreme risk takers and always lived on the edge of the system but their egos where too large and where they really free? Are you conditioned in today’s world that money and power is everything? Is it truly freedom to have all of that? In actual case, to be free, is to have no attachments to material possessions, no to be greedy. Can you live without your possessions? Without society? Without the need of things that are of no necessity to your basic needs. Would you feel that society will look at you as a mad person? Does madness set you free?
Written, Composed, Arranged, Produced & Mixed by A. Lakkis a.k.a. Bull Funk Zoo Guitars, Vocals, Lyrics: A. Lakkis a.k.a. Bull Funk Zoo
Bass: Alan Short
Drums: Tom Dupree III
Mastered: Jay Helmus

‘Read Between The Lines’ media propaganda, online news from sources and opinions which cover up or deviate you from the truth of what is actually happening in this world. You have to try, beat around the bush and read
between the lines instead of having true news facts handed to you. Wag the dog.
Written, Composed, Arranged, Produced & Mixed by A. Lakkis a.k.a. Bull Funk Zoo Guitars, Bass, Vocals, Lyrics: A. Lakkis a.k.a. Bull Funk Zoo
Drums: Tom Dupree III
Mastered: Jay Helmus

Track List:
01. Come Around 03:40
02. Dirty Shoes 03:29
03. She Looks So Fine 03:39
04. Fikrak 04:11
05. Hey 04:44
06. Anarchy 03:15
07. Down & Dirty 03:46
08. Leech 03:26
09. Madness 04:06
10. Read Between The Lines 05:11

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