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J MAURICE BADDIE

Les Rowley from Flirt with Danger talks to Chasing Tunes – The mini album is out now

British-based electrosurfbilly band, Flirt With Danger have released their debut album, ‘The Mini-Album’.

The music is an imaginative, provocative and eclectic mix of neo-rockabilly, surf, 60s garage and proto-punk, combined with analogue synth sounds. The lyrics draw on both modern concerns and retro-futuristic imagery, very much in line with the burgeoning atompunk artistic scene. It represents a significant departure from the existing UK music scene and has already attracted considerable interest in the USA, particularly in California and Texas.

The tracks were written by Les ‘Spaceman’ Rowley, the former keyboard player of South London indie rock band, Brilliant Pink, theatrical heavy metallers, Aunt May, and drum’n’bass trio, Tectonic.

Mr Rowley said, “This is just a taste of a large catalogue of material that provides a refreshing alternative to a popular music scene that’s become somewhat staid and formulaic in recent years.”

In true punk DIY spirit, Flirt With Danger are not signed to a record company, and the mini-album is both self-financed and self-produced. All songs were recorded in Worcester-based studio, The Space Underground and professionally mastered at Metropolis Studios.

The mini-album can be heard at https://flirtwithdanger.bandcamp.com/releases

The mini-album will be available through bandcamp, iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and all the usual digital stores.

INTERVIEW – FLIRT WITH DANGER

How would you describe your music ?

‘Punk Noir’ – a term I use to describe its mix of rockabilly, surf, garage/punk, 40s detective film themes and analog electronics.

What is your new single about and where did the inspiration come from ?

Main track on the Mini-album is Even Spooks Need To Rock & Roll. Inspired by checking the server stats for the band website and discovering a whole load of hits from British Indian Ocean Territories – it gave me a vision of guys working the spy centres out there, getting bored on the night shift and using their surveillance equipment to listen to rock & roll instead.

What are your fave tracks or artists of all time ?

The Clash, the Cramps, Stray Cats. Special mention for the 1st Roxy Music album, with their ‘Teds From Outer Space’ look and sound.

Have you worked with any established names in the music biz ?

Jammed with a guy who’d been in the Fall once, but then again, half the population of Manchester must have been in the Fall some time or other. Did some stuff with Dixie Peach, who’d had a #1 single in the Hong Kong reggae chart.

What was the first song you ever played or learnt ?

When The Saints Go Marching In.

Is your family musical ?

My grandfather played the barrel organ 🙂

How would you handle a mistake during a performance ?

Try and get through without breaking rhythm, the audience rarely notice.

Check out FWD Online: 

http://flirtwithdanger.com