Massive props to Len Winstanely for inspiring a lot of the determination behind this band.
And Massive props to Michelle Tilly for totalitarian quality control + art direction.
And Massive props to Andy's mum and dad for being fucking legends.
Influences
< - Flaming Lips - > Guns N Roses < - > Dev/Null < - > Jeff Buckley < - > Buraka Som Sistema < - > Of Montreal < - > The Mars Volta < - > Tico Da Costa's Uncles < - > Brian Joseph Davis
< - > Sade < - > Ursula Bogner < - > Chuncha Funch < - > Kirkwood Dellinger < - > ignorant people < - > Black Lips < - > Danielson < - > Super Furry Animals < - >
Sounds Like
Ebb & Flow Of Meta Mechanics & Carefully Nurtured Emotional Particles
PEOPLE SAID THESE NICE THINGS ABOUT US IN THIS ORDER!:
<<< - ROOM THIRTEEN - >>>
Flash Bang Band sound like a cupful of Blur with a spoon of The Flaming Lips and a dash of Paul McCartney for good measure, blended with ice and served on a sunny day... if you fancy a bit of kooky fun get your hands on 'Random Acts Of Kindness' now.
<<< - SUBBACULTCHA - >>>
Subba-Cultcha said 'Flash Bang Band sound 'like a grittier supertramp. out of time and out of place.I Like (CM)'
<<< - THE BRIGHTON SOURCE - >>>
EP: FLASH BANG BAND Random Acts Of Kindness (myspace.com/flashbangwallop)
When a band doesn’t sound like anyone else, it’s quite a good ploy to keep you listening ...this may just be one of those bands who’ve happened upon a unique sound – quirky accomplished pop without a sneaky ear against the wall of anyone else’s oeuvre. Unique without being willfully difficult, this is most definitely worth your attention. (NC)
<<< - ARTROCKER.COM - >>>
what actually is ‘pop’ anymore? I guess my head is still stuck in the days where ‘pop’ was considered to be a dirty word. ‘The Rhythm Inside You’ kicks in as if Blur’s Coffee and TV had been taken and bastardised on a summer’s day. It’s FUN, and I know that I’m safe.
I try never to look at band influences, as it colours your idea of them, but after seeing the Flaming Lips mentioned on their Myspace, the vocals have the same sort of texture you’ll find on ‘Tangerine’ – except more singy. I could easily listen to it whilst working away, come along and join in the frivolities.
<<< - UNPEELED.NET - >>>
SOUNDS LIKE? Ah, we
rather expected to dislike this,
all vomit-inspiring cute band
pics, cooly claimed influences, but before you grab
the pitchfork, they are what they claim to
be, "quirky arrangements,
driving rhythms" etc. We're
thinking that they sound like
Kool & The Gang with one
hand up Paul McCartney's arse... low key, southern English boredom bumping ugly with Steely Dan discards, but mainly because it's [music] that Neil Young just has to cover. The best is saved for last as "Things That Go Bump" run Ten CC by Ray Davies and slop the luxuriously slick and tricky mixture production into that Flaming Lips blender.
IS IT ANY GOOD? They formed less than a year ago, look like they'd struggle to get served at the bar and sound like they've been grafting away for years. Yes, it is and they are good.
Read More: http://www.unpeeled.net/
<<< - THE DEVIL HAS THE BEST TUNA ALT-MUSIC BLOG - >>>
'I Want To Better Myself' sounds like they've been perfecting ways to compress the entire Super Furry Animals ouevre into one song while 'Questions' could be the revved up funk soul brother of the Welsh wizards'
'The Rhythm Inside You', ... has some of the best pop whistling this side of Peter Bjorn and John.'
Read more: http://besttuna.blogspot.com/2009/07/jumping-jack-flash.html
TODD FROM MY DEVICE: "We have to gig together!"
TRUMAN'S WATER: "very nice music, very nice."
SI @ CABLE CLUB: "Like something I can't quite place... which is a good thing!"
SAM @ HECTOR'S / EX - THE MUTT'S: "It's band's like yours which make the Brighton scene so exciting!"
EVERYONE: "I can't get 'Better Myself' out of my head!"
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FLASH BANG BAND formed in Brighton, UK towards the end of 2008. The quartet hail from a variety of influences and using their tanking rhythm section, they drive nostalgic melodies and memorable, more often than not slightly wonky songs to captivate audiences.
Going only a short time the band have already wowed small crowds across thier home town of Brighton (and a little bit in London) and are quickly becoming one's to watch.
The band have just launched their own debut ep RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS. You can buy it just below. Its £5. It was recorded in Dorset, mixed in Brighton, mastered in Devon, packaged all over the world, printed in London and then put together in Brighton. Its been fucking awesome making it. The artwork is also bloody fantastic, you really should buy one! :)
RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS EP
Available to buy straight from us in real life CD form if you email us, or you can get it in Resident Records / Rounder's Records in Brighton:
£5 - - £5 - - £5 - - £5
TRACKLISTING:
1 - THE RHYTHM INSIDE YOU
2 - CHANGE THE RULES
3 - I WANT TO BETTER MYSELF
4 - I DONT WANNA PLAY GUITAR
5 - QUESTIONS
6 - THINGS THAT GO BUMP
THANKS ! X
We have also made some tracks available from Indiestore.com
Also you can check us out at last fm which has 2 extra tracks not available here on MySpace!!!
Some RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS inspired links for bored people:
http://www.sinn-frei.com/erfindungen-auf-welche-die-welt-gewartet-hat-5_9949.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random_acts_of_kindness
http://www.thefutureshock.com/two.html
http://www.alphabasic.com/Please_read.html
http://bayimg.com/image/kajfnaabd.jpg
http://www.ppowgallery.com/available_work.php?artist=11image239-hi
You could be-friend us on FACEBOOK where there are a load more demos!
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Wateraid and Books for Amnesty present the winter-warming WINTERFEST Music Festival November 21st at the Brighton Unitarian Church (near the Theatre Royal) Music, film, chocolate and cake all day and into the night! From 12pm till 10:30pm Music from: Django Spears www.myspace.com/djangospears The Wellingtons www.myspace.com/brightonwellingtons The Flash Bang Band www.myspace.com/flashbangwallop Seadog www.myspace.com/seadogmusic The Bobby Mcgees www.myspace.com/thebobbymcgees The Don Bradmans www.myspace.com/thedonbradmans Foxes www.myspace.com/foxesfoxesfoxes Los Piratas www.myspace.com/lospiratasband Tickets at the Books for Amnesty Bookshop, £5 for the evening gig (from 7pm) Free for the afternoon (12-4:30)
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Hey friends! Thanks again! Friday was awesome! You gave a special touch! It was one of the greatest surprises that we saw in England! You're on the way! Keep the noise! And come soon to Brazil for party, very party!! We wait you! Cheeers
GROUPER + JASPER TX + Danny Saul Destroyer + Fieldhead
Date: Friday 6th November 2009 Venue: NEXUS Art Cafe (opposite Vinyl Exchange) Tickets: £7 @ http://www.wegottickets.com/event/53705, SeeTickets, Ticketline, & Picadilly Records
Grouper (US) has her latest – Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill – of three albums on Type Records. She has also been involved in collaborative releases, contributing a track to Xiu Xiu’s Remixed & Covered and four tracks to a split release with Inca Ore. Her other contemporaries are Belong, Growing, Tim Hecker, Windy & Carl and Atlas Sound.
Jasper TX (Sweden), with a hefty back-catalogue of releases on labels such as Miasmah, and collaborations with buddy Machinefabriek, is an essential domestic appliance in the household of conceptual music. He is comparable to artists Fennesz, Sigur Ros, Múm and Tape.
Intricate and atmospheric songsmith, Danny Saul (UK) performs with different combinations of musicians, making each gig a unique event. His forthcoming release is "Harsh, Final", and he also performs with Greg Haines as Liondialer.
Fieldhead (UK) music delights in tape hiss, bleak landscapes and decaying analogue loops. He is also a member of The Declining Winter and Glissando. His debut album, "They Shook Hands for Hours" is released soon on Home Assembly.
Lovin yr work guys. Great set last night - I was only missing the reassurance about the little lost lamb - cant remember if it died at Jam... does it always meet the same fate? :-D
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