FTO is: Hunter Costeau, Sara Radle, Adam Schary, Daniel "traps" de Hermon, Aaron La Fontaine, & Ethan Skoczylas
VIDEO FOR 'NEEDLES IN THE CAMEL'S EYE'
VIDEO FOR 'IN A DREAM'
Influences
Buddy Holly and the Crickets, Belle and Sebastian, Johnny Crawford, Scott Walker, Neil Young, Camera Obscura, the Velvet Underground, Lee Hazlewood, the Yardbirds, Fleetwood Mac, the Zombies, various Motown artists...
Sounds Like
Something reminiscent, something old and new, a moving memory.
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FTO: the Flying Tourbillon Orchestra
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"FTO’s undeniably strong pop sensibilities [force] them apart from the rest of the trendy herd. Unexpected quirks, richly textured layers and obviously keen musicianship keep this band grounded while others drift into musical oblivion. Erin DeWitt - OC Weekly
"...the Flying Tourbillon Orchestra’s Escapements EP is a wearied and gorgeous funneling of Zombies-style psych-pop and Scott Walker-esque eclectica into the band’s own hallucinatory and meticulously produced sonic panoramas.Dreamy and baroque, the record seamlessly blends mid-century vocal pop acoustics to a modern indie aesthetic. The results ... sound just as likely to have spun from some Rhino rerelease of a lost classic as they are from a modern one." Prefix
"Filled with dreamy pop anthems, The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra’s Escapements is delightfully eclectic as their name sounds. Strings, chimes, Camera Obscura-esque guitar riffs, and driving drums come together in enticing staccato rhythms and are then balanced with just enough delicateness to spell out a genuine pop feeling throughout the entire EP.
Seraphina - BeatCrave.com
"...the band is confident enough in its pop songwriting to never allow any
of [it's] exotic elements to pressure the music toward novelty. Like the
best modern pop groups, the Flying Tourbillon Orchestra manages to
recall many elements of the past fifty years of development without
sounding like a direct copy of anyone else." Patrick Newsom - LA Record
"...The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra, whose flare for novel wordplay no doubt inspired the double meaning behind their cleverly-titled new EP Escapements. It's the perfect name for this leisurely-paced collection of chamber pop fantasia with songs that fit finely between anything in one's Elephant 6 or Arts & Crafts pantheon yet with a sobering lyrical sophistication for those Stuart Staples and Kurt Wagner enthusiasts as well." Gerald - LA Underground
"Tous les morceaux sont grandioses, le nom Flying Tourbillon Orchestra leur va comme un gant. Les instruments tourbillonnent avec les tambourins en tornades, les rafales de cordes de guitares sur les cordes de violoncelles, les voix de Hunter et Kelli sont vrombissantes. Ils chantent tres bien mais en plus leur tonalités se rejoignent et se lient idéalement." Marie-Agnès Hallé
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"FTO's sound is lush — the group sees open musical space as an opportunity to insert a guitar riff, organ fill, or percussive embellishment. Hunter Costeau's scratchy vocals blend beautifully with Kelli Kofke's soprano, giving the well crafted lyrics their due; the words to "In a Dream," a firsthand account of strangulation, might also fit comfortably in a death-metal ballad, but the band contrasts the violent tale with ringing chimes, operatic singing, and bright guitars." Phil Kropoth - Flavorpill
"...a musical umbilicus of chiming keys, spidery, interlocked guitars, and the intertwined vocal reveries of Hunter Costeau’s croon and Kellie Kofke’s numinous voice cat’s-cradled the stylistic diversity into a cohesive whole. Beneath the bloodied tint of red house lights, the Orchestra wove together a string of songs simultaneously nostalgic and modern, the cobwebbed glint of rustic folk crossbred with the sheen of aughties indie." Travis Woods -web in front-
"..they've gotten really goddamn good live... I couldn't stop smiling and I found myself looking forward to hearing them play tonight even before they were done with their set. And the EP? Also great." Joe Feilder - Radio Free Silver Lake
"They're like a roving band of bards from a contemporary-set, neo-fantasy adventure story yet to be written." Mouse -Classical Geek Theatre-
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I really enjoy your music by the way... just quite bad at keeping up with this thing. I'm undergoing some major changes with Phonic Riot... but this little self indulgent project should be on its way to somewhere shortly. ;) Cheers! -Ana
i bought your ep at the echoplex show and got one of the free cdr comp burns from the show, too. the ep is cool, but i like the track on the comp way more. cant wait for your full length cd... i am also a musician and dont suck. if you need a solo acoustic opener for something ever, i hope you consider me. peace, jay
you guys (& gal) are without question a must see band in LA. i have enjoyed the past incarnations of the band but without questions the shows i have seen since sara joined the band are simply off the charts. the shows are pushing the limit each time and the limit is just getting further and further out there. the new song at Spaceland (Final Chance?) was really good and leaves a promise for what is to come. i feel as if i am gushing like some 15 year old--i guess being almost 40 years past that i can use age as an excuse-- till the next time
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