listening to the s/t album now. amazing how spacious these songs sound. they always seem to strike just the right balance of discordant and sublime.
― charlie h, Wednesday, 2 February 2011 03:21 (thirteen years ago) link
revive:
Flying Saucer Attack - Heartbeat / CompleteWeltraumdiscs03-LP - EUR 14.99
Compilation of rare songs of thisexperimental, shoegazing, DIY, space rock band from Bristol. So far thesesongs have been available on 7"s, compilations, etc. only. Compiled by OddNosdam (Anticon) this selection also includes coverversions of "The KursaalFlyers" and "The Prisoners". limited edition of 500 copies, silkscreenedcover.
― koogs, Thursday, 25 October 2012 09:20 (eleven years ago) link
As long as there are no remixes by Anticon people I would buy this.
― I hate Tig Notaro so much I gave Louis C.K. a dollar (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 25 October 2012 09:21 (eleven years ago) link
Also, no digital/CD release?
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 25 October 2012 09:30 (eleven years ago) link
"cds destroy music"
― koogs, Thursday, 25 October 2012 09:54 (eleven years ago) link
Sweet, thanks for the heads up on this.
― Barnaby, Hardly, Thursday, 25 October 2012 11:03 (eleven years ago) link
Out There: Flying Saucer Attack's Debut LP, 20 Years On
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 7 November 2013 01:21 (ten years ago) link
nice piece. i'm sure he made a list of his influences for some site that i remember reading ten or so years ago but haven't been able to find since, just remember he name checks alan stivell (who also did a great droney version of sally free & easy)
― no lime tangier, Thursday, 7 November 2013 02:20 (ten years ago) link
the one i remember from a peel session was Jeff Mills...
anyway, listening now.
> "unprecedentedly noisy debut"
er, jesus and mary chain anyone?
― koogs, Thursday, 7 November 2013 11:01 (ten years ago) link
haha yeah as a Merzbow fan I would not describe the debut in those terms
― sleeve, Thursday, 7 November 2013 15:00 (ten years ago) link
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LrzFl17OLkg/UCBLmIhASRI/AAAAAAAABWY/OwNd36RpAgU/s1600/fsa_new-lands.jpg
― am0n, Thursday, 5 December 2013 18:44 (ten years ago) link
last week i happened to chance upon a 3cd set of AMP material in the archive.dont believe i have ever given any of it a listen.may have to revise that situation this weekend .. however, there does seem to be a difference of opinion on this thread re that particular offshoot.
― mark e, Thursday, 5 December 2013 18:58 (ten years ago) link
New Lands is a great record for winter!
― Trip Maker, Thursday, 5 December 2013 19:12 (ten years ago) link
when new lands and the second movietone album came out around the same time, i was conflicted. i thought domino/drag city was trying to break my heart
― reggie (qualmsley), Thursday, 5 December 2013 19:13 (ten years ago) link
Heads up:
http://jessicabailiff.tumblr.com/post/116568842761/new-flying-saucer-attack-album
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 15 May 2015 14:18 (eight years ago) link
FSA always sounds best on vinyl, Dave’s intended method of delivery.
Ha, it's ironic then that it was a FSA record that first made me aware of vinyl mastering challenges:
Sally Free and Easy 12" EP, Drag City (DC109), late 1996. ``Previously issued in late 1996 only on CD, Sally Free and Easy has now been brought to vinyl in the mono format, the only way possible to keep the needle in the grooves. The stereo mix found on the CD version is out of phase and could not be pressed into vinyl without causing havoc on the turntable.'' Side one is ``Sally, Free and Easy,'' rectified for vinyl by Jim O'Rourke, while side two's ``Three Seas'' is in stereo. Limited pressing.
― doug watson, Friday, 15 May 2015 14:46 (eight years ago) link
Her tumblr post was deleted.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Sunday, 17 May 2015 10:28 (eight years ago) link
And the cat is fully out of the bag -- Instrumentals 2015, due July 17th
http://fsa.space/
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 2 June 2015 14:17 (eight years ago) link
ooooooh. very excited.
― dronestreet, Tuesday, 2 June 2015 14:28 (eight years ago) link
Love the new track. I haven't listened to FSA in a long time.
― ©Oz Quiz© (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 2 June 2015 16:31 (eight years ago) link
cool
― 😂 (am0n), Tuesday, 2 June 2015 17:23 (eight years ago) link
Pastoral feedback is always welcome. Love this shit.
― grandavis, Tuesday, 2 June 2015 18:43 (eight years ago) link
Hooray!
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Thursday, 4 June 2015 23:37 (eight years ago) link
Given his stance on CDs I can't wait for his comments on digital downloads
― koogs, Friday, 5 June 2015 03:25 (eight years ago) link
pre-ordered on iTunes!
― Elvis Telecom, Saturday, 6 June 2015 03:07 (eight years ago) link
oh yeah, here it is in the latest Drag City News (prose relatively muted, maybe in awe?)
FRESH SIGHTING! THE RETURN OF FLYING SAUCER ATTACK
Open youself to the idea of abduction! Flying Saucer Attack return to release Instrumentals 2015, their first album in 15 years on Friday the 17th of July 2015. Comprised of 15 fresh David Pearce solo guitar performances recorded in characteristically lo-fi manner at home, on tape and CD-R, Instrumentals 2015 is an album that will appeal both to FSA diehards and those wholly unfamiliar with the outfit's recorded output.
The 15 tracks on Instrumentals 2015 present an impressionistic narrative which transports the listener through the excoriating dronescapes and rueful introspection of the album's early pieces to the more redemptive cadences of its closing half. Given its sense of momentum, maintained through Pearce's thoughtful sequencing, this is an album that should be experienced in its entirety, the better to appreciate its deliberate emotional arc.
In celebration, director Peter Strickland has shot his first ever music video for "Instrumental 7," after meeting Dave and using the FSA song 'Seven Seas' in his recently released film, The Duke Of Burgundy.
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR "INSTRUMENTAL 7" (gotta go to xpost http://fsa.space/ for that, at the moment, anyway)
"My first ever music video for a band that I'm very glad to see the return of. Within the Great Plains of Hungary, one can almost hear this music resonating far away in the endless expanse. Three of us in the flatfield for three days with Flying Saucer Attack on our headphones and trying to remember how to use light meters whilst observing a world that mankind is gradually departing from. " - Peter Strickland
Instrumentals 2015 features an etching by erstwhile Flying Saucer Attack member Rachel Coe (of Movietone). With cover artwork by David's sisters Erin and Tamsin, Instrumentals 2015 arrives July 17th
― dow, Saturday, 6 June 2015 21:29 (eight years ago) link
Another of the new tracks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFE-Re1ZVwI
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 25 June 2015 16:15 (eight years ago) link
I'd prefer some new Movietone.
― djh, Thursday, 25 June 2015 22:32 (eight years ago) link
Annnnd a stream is live
http://www.npr.org/2015/07/08/420824395/first-listen-flying-saucer-attack-instrumentals-2015
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 9 July 2015 14:25 (eight years ago) link
Yes!
― grandavis, Thursday, 9 July 2015 14:39 (eight years ago) link
tbh i have never heard flying saucer attack to my knowledgeafter reading this, i feel like i shouldi read the review because of my popol vuh google alert and now i'm curious.
http://thequietus.com/articles/18318-flying-saucer-attack-instrumentals-2015-review
like is this the band i have been looking for? i had no idea. guess i'll have to find out.
― La Lechera, Wednesday, 15 July 2015 14:15 (eight years ago) link
Big article in the new Wire as well (on the whole Bristol scene, not just FSA).
― anthony braxton diamond geezer (anagram), Wednesday, 15 July 2015 14:20 (eight years ago) link
you just never know which popol vuh people are referring to, that's the main problem i guess
result : instrumental 4 developed in an interesting way but not as fun to listen to as i had hoped, more pillowy/snoozy is most of their/his stuff suuper slow like that?
― La Lechera, Wednesday, 15 July 2015 14:22 (eight years ago) link
their other stuff has a bit more of a pulse LL. i think the main reason people bring up popol vuh is cos they had tracks called 'popol vuh 1' and 'popol vuh 2'
― feargal czukay (NickB), Wednesday, 15 July 2015 14:29 (eight years ago) link
enjoyed that bristol piece in the wire btw. sent me back to movietone and crescent and i liked both of them a lot more this time around
― feargal czukay (NickB), Wednesday, 15 July 2015 14:31 (eight years ago) link
xp - ok thx! are those tracks recommended? sometimes it's easier to just ask than to look it upthat's what ilm is good for :)
― La Lechera, Wednesday, 15 July 2015 14:41 (eight years ago) link
they're quite ramshackle iirc, both on their debut album. next two albums were better imo - 'further' and 'new lands'
― feargal czukay (NickB), Wednesday, 15 July 2015 14:49 (eight years ago) link
Movietone is way, way, way underrated, even by people who generally dig this sorta thing. Those records feel like they're waiting to be rediscovered by anyone wishing there was a shoegaze band somehow more influenced by Bill Evans than Spacemen 3.
Further is my longtime favorite FSA, La Lechera. It seems to touch on everything they do well (though their truly 'pop' side isn't very well represented--maybe pair with the excellent "Outdoor Miner" single). If you like Further, I'd investigate, err, further. Generally speaking, I agree with the pfork review about "phase one" (aka the "Rachel era") being the band's peak, but alm0st everything to emerge from this scene is at least worth hearing. Follow yr bliss!
― Wimmels, Wednesday, 15 July 2015 15:19 (eight years ago) link
the 3 FSA "Popol Vuh" tracks are all on youtube if you do a quick search, two from the first lp, one from Distance.
― koogs, Wednesday, 15 July 2015 15:56 (eight years ago) link
the only FSA albums i didn't really listen to much were Mirror and the Tele:Funken collab. Further and New Lands are probably my faves.
i was late to the Clear Horizon album. i like that a lot. didn't even know it existed until a year or two ago:
http://www.discogs.com/artist/147841-Clear-Horizon
― scott seward, Wednesday, 15 July 2015 15:56 (eight years ago) link
thanks, ppl!
― La Lechera, Wednesday, 15 July 2015 15:57 (eight years ago) link
the Chorus comp too. I love that.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 15 July 2015 15:59 (eight years ago) link
(which edition of the Wire are you talking about? what's on the cover?)
oh, http://www.thewire.co.uk/issues/ #378
y'know i went to whsmiths on monday night and looked then to see if the new one was out. nothing...
― koogs, Wednesday, 15 July 2015 16:00 (eight years ago) link
i would totally pay real american money for a good CD box. i have a lot of stuff on vinyl, but i would love a handy box-set with albums and singles/unreleased/comp tracks. even that heartbeat/complete comp was just vinyl only, i think. and i never saw it anywhere.
just a singles/comp tracks/EP box would be cool.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 15 July 2015 16:02 (eight years ago) link
i think it's safe to say that if you listen to an FSA album and like it you'll probably like most of the other stuff too.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 15 July 2015 16:07 (eight years ago) link
― La Lechera, Wednesday, July 15, 2015 10:22 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Another musical Popol Vuh to def hear sometime is the crazy orchestral piece by that title by Alberto Ginastera. It sounds nothing whatsoever like danny and florian but it's a ton of fun
sorry for boring classical derail
― demonic mnevice (Jon Lewis), Wednesday, 15 July 2015 16:11 (eight years ago) link
(new issue of The Wire is out today according to the woman in whsmiths this morning. unfortunately it was in a box that she hadn't unpacked yet so i'll have to go back (for the 4th time))
― koogs, Thursday, 16 July 2015 09:07 (eight years ago) link
I never quite forgave FSA for beating me to covering Sally Free and Easy. My dad used to play it on his guitar all the time when I was a kid, and I wanted to cover it. So I downloaded lots of versions from Limewire or Oink or whatever it was then, and found their version sounded exactly like what I wanted to do with it. That was my intro, actually, and I do love them.
― Rouge Trooper (dowd), Thursday, 16 July 2015 10:54 (eight years ago) link
Really enjoyed that Wire piece though I'm sure reading it in the garden with a bottle of red and some Quorn Chorizo helped.
Strangely, I was bemused to find that I don't seem to own any Flying Saucer Attack albums (lost them? sold them?)
Happy to be prompted to play Movietone.
― djh, Sunday, 19 July 2015 17:09 (eight years ago) link
Remarkable how many people I've mentioned the Wire piece to have gone "Aren't Movietone fucking incredible? They're sounding better with time" or similar.
― djh, Monday, 20 July 2015 21:27 (eight years ago) link