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...according to our Business Lady on Thu 10 Feb, 2011.
The Flashman project is a bit of an oddity in my opinion. It's a collaborative project by Fred Deakin (of Lemon Jelly and Airside) and Robin Jones (of The Beta Band and The Aliens) that's dead set on mashing dance tempos with elements of folk and jazz. The result is a bizarre multi-cultural mish mash of styles that doesn't sit particularly well together yet still makes for an intriguing listen. There are various pro-players in the mix here (to quote the press release; "jazz piano legend Brian Kellock, 86 year old clarinetist Wally Fawkes (who was a regular player in Humphey Lyttleton's original band,) trumpet extremist and James / Pale Fountains / Shack / Spaceheads member Andy Diagram, and several other highly trained professionals.) that assist this odd blend of ideas, giving it a coherency it may have lacked otherwise. Still, I can't help but think of this as a weird muzak you'll most likely to hear blasting out of some dodgy jazz cafe in the near future. It's good, I just can't relate. Sorry lads.
This CD is the debut release by Flashman. Flashman appears to be a collaborative musical project initiated by Fred Deakin (of Lemon Jelly and Airside) and Robin Jones (of The Beta Band and The Aliens.) This album is limited to 1000 copies and is available in either a blue or red sleeve with identical audio content on either version.
It features guest performances by jazz piano legend Brian Kellock, 86 year old clarinetist Wally Fawkes (who was a regular player in Humphey Lyttleton's original band,) trumpet extremist and James / Pale Fountains / Shack / Spaceheads member Andy Diagram, and several other highly trained professionals.
When pushed to describe Flashman's music, Fred says it's 'jazz-folk-techno.' You may be able to do better. Most of the tracks are instrumental and are constructed from live performances by the various personnel including Robin tearing up the drums throughout. It was mostly recorded at the Sound Cafe studios in the heart of the Scottish countryside, where among many other fantastic recordings Vashti Bunyan made the follow-up to 'Just Another Diamond Day' .On the whole the Flashman sessions were a lot of fun; certainly, more than one kitchen sink was utilised during the making of this record.
Brian Kellock appears courtesy of Thick Skinned Productions Ltd.
That is all you need to know about this CD before listening to it or deciding that you have better things to do with your life.
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