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note The 4th installment of the Sounds Superb series explores further the possibilities of randomness. This time it's a bit more on the Stoner tip. Lot's of editing and messing with the turntable pitch control. Codek liked it so much that they had to include 20 min. long radio mix of Euler's "Conservation of Momentum", long, lush and very balearic, excellent stuff! In Flagranti themselves provide another melodic slo-mo chugger and the EP finishes up with the Delta blues meets punk funk bass throbber from Bruno Cried!!! - phonicarecords.co.uk |
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 I may hate their soft porn sleeves, but I can't deny that In Flagranti always come up with the goods when it comes to brilliant tunes. Never ones to be wallflowers, these boys know what's needed to make the dancefloor rock, and their "Sexx Piss Tool" EP showcases a new selection of jams from the NY posse. "Brush My Beat" (built from 1980s nu-beat stock I think) features Brooklyn vocalist Natalie Smith talking about brushing her teeth (but of course!). On "I'm Sorry, I'm Terrible Sensitive" we get a percussive disco groove with Natalie on the vox again, but slowed down. Lastly we get "I Chatted Up The Nympho Secretary (Part 1)", a wicked sleazy chugger with robotic vocals and a super-fat kick. Sweet. - piccadillyrecords.com In Flagranti and his highly
charged disco-chuggers are back!! We're not going to even mention
the sleeve - that would be a sexist and very shallow reason to
buy this record, so we'll focus on the music instead. Three of
his more straight-up disco cuts, that still maintain the inherrent
loopiness of his productions. Hot. |
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 The duo of Crnobrnja & Gloor (aka In Flagranti) are like the MVP's of this new disco shit, always advancing and coming correct with every release. "Firmly Planted Memories" is their latest exploration into the various realms of the dirty disco sound and as usual, the team hits their destination spot on. The title track(1) will get you situated into the electro-disco house groove, with pumping drums and arpeggiated bass topped off with clever scat vocal chops and effects. Kind of reminds me of something off the "Wronger Than Anyone Else" full length. "Where Is Miss Palmer(2)" goes on a tangent to some seriously funky terrain (kind of a new sound for In Flagranti), with more of a breaks-style beat, fat bass and some African(?) vocal bits. Feelin' this one. This EP also features the straight ahead disco sounds of Lord Isis' "Erdoel(3)" and rumbling, tribal swing beat of Eldridge and Huey's "Revolutionary Bust(4)." Don't really know too much about these tracks (possible aliases for IF?), but they definitely do not seem out of place with the rest of the EP. Packaged in a fitting collage pic sleeve by Gloor. -turntablelab.com In Flagranti continues their prolific run of releases with another couple of hits on this four track EP for Codek. Title track 'Firmly Planted Memories' has a Yello feel to it - all tight, thumping electro disco action which would be particularly effective with some strobes going off all over the place! Eldrige & Huey's 'Revoloutionary Busts' slows things down in a psyche-y way with a scuzzy bassline and some booming percussion while Lord Isis kicks off the B side with a pacy post punk/ disco effort leaving In Flagranti to finish the whole thing off with 'Where Is Miss Palmer?' an Afro-tweaked disco funk stomper. Hot! Another alias from our man In-Flagranti!! Killer new york electro-disco meets German krautrock of the highest order. Pure class - headphonesex.co.uk Codek Records keep pumping them out, this weeks four track EP comes in the form of a various 12" although In Flagranti appear twice. It's a bit of a weird one, kicking off side-A with In Flagranti's "Firmly Planted Memories" a heavy, druggy disco groove, similar to Eddie Grant's 'Time Warp', with chopped up Yello style vocals and slamming beats. Next up on side-A are Eldridge & Huey with "Revolutionary Bust". On side-B Lord Isis' "Erdoel" is a mad as you like uptempo punk disco number, again another edit I'd hazard. Last up is In Flagranti again with "Where Is Miss Palmer?" a fat groovy afro disco number, with oodles of funk and toughened percussion aplenty. - piccadillyrecords.com |
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Third volume of cosmic, electro-disco
goodness from the Sounds Superb series on Codek. Once again it's
a grab bag of tracks from a bunch of different artists, all of
which contribute quality regardless of what style they choose.
Frederic Sinful kicks it off with a smooth electric guitar and
vocoder-laced italo groove on "Crater Sand(1)." Deep
disco heads will dig. Next up is Lab faves In Flagranti with
a departure from their usual dirty disco style on "Rush(2)"
which flexes more of an edgy, drugged-up punk rock sound. Not
mad at that at all. Flip the disc and get ready for more vocoder
disco fun on Borke Woerter's "Foe Tim Out(3)," but
its Freddie Mas' "Tails Of Prevalence(4)" that really
got me going with its funky post-punk disco action (fun fact:
Brennan Green played ALL the instruments on this joint!). Impressive.
- turntablelab.com In Flagranti-run Codek Records is set to put out 'Super Sounds Vol. 3'. It's a compilation of edits, reworks, remixes by a few artists in the Codek Family including a nice rework of Freddie Mas - tails of prevalence by Brennan Green. Ever since the first 'Super Sounds' release, there has been much speculation that the artists included are actually In Flagranti in disguise since no one had heard of the artists before (or subsequently anything after) the release. Alex and Sasha, you cant hide your lazer popping reverb disco from us.....we love you too much. - iheartcomix.com Third instalement for INFLAGRANTI's series of weirdo tracks and edits. This time from the likes of FREDERIC SINFUL, FREDDIE MAS, BORKE WOERTER, and the man himself INFLAGRANTI. Expect the (un)usual dose of dancefloor action - twisted disco and punk funk junk - with the famous SOUNDS SUPERB twist that is getting this series so much success. - phonicarecords.co.uk |
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Sasha Crnobrnja and Alex Gloor
are experts in trash culture. Each release under their In Flagranti
moniker is grimy, funky disco, almost invariably accompanied
by a clip from Gloor of found footage from the late '70s or early
'80s that best captures the feeling of the music. Softcore porn,
as you can tell from the image above, is often an option. Gloor's
clip for this 12-inch starts at a Playboy Pajama Party, with
'Codependancy' as its soundtrack. Hef and the ladies are dancing
to the housiest track here. It's a hard-charging track that sounds
almost like an edit (much of In Flagranti's work does). Release
comes in the form of Tom Jones (or a damn good impersonator)
blabbering on about "asking you to spend your whole life
with,Ķ" We only get to the "me" late
in the game, but that's the charm of Flagranti and the whole
edit culture: these samples are teases, half-remembered moments
of tunes that are unlikely choices to be remodeled into funky
disco gems. The title track that comes before it on the A-side
is just as unlikely. Flangranti loop an insistent punk-funk bassline
and a wheedly synth underneath singer Arthur Owens, who himself
sounds like an edit version of himself. (Either that or he loves
to repeat phrases ad infinitum.) The Rapture might do well to
take notes. On the flip are two remixes of 'Coquine'. The first,
the 'Sanctuary' mix, is a smash waiting for the proper dancefloor
to work its magic. Stuttered vocals, stuttered percussion, stuttered
bass, it's something like what might happen if Akufen had spent
his formative days at the Paradise Garage. Solid stuff. The 'Supermarket'
mix, on the other hand, straightens things out and unleashes
the cowbell. Supermarket here is an unfortunately apt name, because
in its attempt to appeal to an imagined audience, it ends up
lacking the crazed zeal of the rest of this 12-inch's contents.
By now you should know that
I am a big fan of Inflagranti, since they came onto the scene
about 4 years ago, they have reinvented themselves soundwise
and always have something good to offer. Here again on their
most suited label Codek with three ace new tracks. "Grand
Central Shuffle" is a brooding piece of dark 80's style
disco not disco with Arthur Owens delivering a sinister line
over a bad ass slapped bass. Next is "Codependency"
the housey one (and there is always one) a dirty stuttering grind
with a big old sample and a tough groove. Over on side-B is "Coquine
(Sanctuary Mix)" a kind of electro disco stomp with French
vocal, heavy beats and farting analogue bass. Last up id the
Supermarket Remix of "Coquine" which is a cool little
edit with wonky synth loop and Liquid Liquid style percussion.
Oh did I mention the best porn sleeve we've had in ages so what i hear from
my hipster friends is that in flagranti is considered italo disco,
but honestly they use that term in such a contrived manner i
try to avoid it. despite having been explained to me many times,
i still have no idea what italo disco really means. luckily,
in the ghettro, disco is disco and we don't care. the dance floor
is the last place for questions. with enough glitter and gold
we're sold. so here's some new ish from in flagranti that codek
will release in '08. the footage is from an original broadcast
of playboy's roller disco, mixed with 3 of their new songs, newsflashes,
and commercial clips to create a retro-ridden dance mix dripping
fabulosity. the awesome in flagranti
returns in his own recognizable style of punk-funk-disco not
disco. 'grand central shuttle' is a minimal funk tune built around
a driving bass line and a tight drum set, featuring the vocals
of arthur owens the singer of new york based artanker convoy.
'codependancy' is funk-disco in a cut and paste fashion deep
bass with flanging hi hats and some random vocal sample... nice
little floor stomper. 'coquine' was recorded during a visit in
paris featuring the vocals of gabouchka. the "sanctuary
mix" is a high energy track with a lot of nervous break
downs and chopped up vocals while the "supermarket mix"
has more of a pop sensibility. hot stuff on codek. |
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 This Codek 12" compiles some of the label's finest artists together for a bumper piece of plastic. Kicking off with Inflagranti's "Low Dose Virility" a jaunty party disco number with ace discoid bassline, funky guitars, rewinds and cool edits. Oblio's "Escape" is an ace slow down cosmic synth beast, as hypnotic as it is ploddy. Over on side-B Freddie Mas' "(A Lonely Sea) Tide To The Tide" is a groovy little electronic dance number with kooky synths. Lastly, Lobt Noch Irrt's "Heizgas Meter" is a big sounding synth monster with an ace groovy breakdown and some great crooning at the end, very good EP indeed. - www.piccadillyrecords.com |
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Rarely does
In Flagranti ever have other people remix their tracks, but when
they do you know it's gonna be nasty (in the good way)! I didn't
think it was even possible, but Parisian duo Sex Schon turn up
the heat on the already proven dancefloor scorcher "Nonplusultra"
making it sizzle like my Bushwick apartment in August with no
A/C. Right from the get go their remix(1) has some of the toughest
drums and sickest synth bass stabs to make the hips sway and
the shoulders shake. Then comes the sexy French girl vocals,
grinding bass, cowbells and electro snares like a slap to the
face (or ass). The hipster slash pseudo-model crowd won't know
what hit 'em. Recommended. |
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Clad in their usual 70s designer porno artwork, this is the first single for 2007 from In Flagranti. Over the past couple of years they've worked out their own fiendish derivative of techno, house and disco, cutting a niche of decidedly knave-ish tracks. Although utterly original, "Intergalactic Bubblegum" sounds like some sci-fi disco track crossed with a Throbbing Gristle outtake and "EFX 10-11" is Chicago techno meets the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. B-side Bipolar is interesting indeed, a collection of strange synthwave which occasionally settles down into a nu disco groover. - www.piccadillyrecords.com sasha crnobrnja and alex gloor return with a follow up to last years ''wronger than anyone else'' 12 with g.rizo on vocals this is a sexy and slow burning classic - good mash of knock on wood. - www.roughtrade.com In
Flagranti's first release in 2007 features G. Rizo ("the
queen of the galaxy|) with a punky ESG-ish rap over a backing
based on Amii Stewart's hi-NRG anthem "Knock On Wood".
Its very good!! "EFX IO-II" is more of a bass n bleep
rave track whilst on the flip "BiPolar" is a spacy
Italo instrumental - Kano meets Pete Shelley. An impressive record
that is a perfect encapsulation of the New York buzz! Great sleeve
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 IN FLAGRANTI - 'IT,S ALL RUBBISH' In Flagranti are back with another corker on the bodaciously non-conformist Codek. Tongue-in-cheek electro-disco title track that you can take seriously, too. This record's theme is Britt Ekland and her seperation from Rod Stewart. 'Business Acumen' with it's dark guitar riff and slurpy disco beats might just reflect that alleged £1m settlement (see EP title for Ms. Ekland's response to said rumour/leak/fabrication/taxing question). And the 8/4 oddbeat syncopation certainly isn't lost on us as it heralds 'Deceptive Secracy'. It's just a good thing that none of that sort of behaviour goes on - www.covert.uk.com IN FLAGRANTI
- 'IT,S ALL RUBBISH' IN FLAGRANTI
- 'IT,S ALL RUBBISH' IN FLAGRANTI
- 'IT,S ALL RUBBISH' IN FLAGRANTI
- 'IT,S ALL RUBBISH' |
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IN FLAGRANTI
- 'GENITAL BLUE ROOM' IN FLAGRANTI
- 'GENITAL BLUE ROOM' IN FLAGRANTI
- 'GENITAL BLUE ROOM' IN FLAGRANTI
- 'GENITAL BLUE ROOM' |
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IN FLAGRANTI
- WE MAKE LOVE IN A HOUSE MADE OF GLASS IN FLAGRANTI
- WE MAKE LOVE IN A HOUSE MADE OF GLASS |
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IN FLAGRANTI/FREDDIE
MAS - 'TEACHING CHILDREN HOW TO SWEAR' IN FLAGRANTI/FREDDIE
MAS - 'TEACHING CHILDREN HOW TO SWEAR' IN FLAGRANTI/FREDDIE
MAS - 'TEACHING CHILDREN HOW TO SWEAR' IN FLAGRANTI/FREDDIE
MAS - 'TEACHING CHILDREN HOW TO SWEAR' IN FLAGRANTI/FREDDIE
MAS - 'TEACHING CHILDREN HOW TO SWEAR' IN FLAGRANTI/FREDDIE
MAS - 'TEACHING CHILDREN HOW TO SWEAR' |
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TIMOUT NYC
best of 2005 IN FLAGRANTI
- 'BANG BANG' feat. G.RIZO IN FLAGRANTI
- 'BANG BANG' feat. G.RIZO IN FLAGRANTI
- 'BANG BANG' feat. G.RIZO IN FLAGRANTI
- 'BANG BANG' feat. G.RIZO IN FLAGRANTI
- 'BANG BANG' feat. G.RIZO |
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IN FLAGRANTI
- MELODYMAKER IN FLAGRANTI
- MELODYMAKER IN FLAGRANTI
- MELODYMAKER |
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IN FLAGRANTI
- NONPLUSULTRA IN FLAGRANTI
- NONPLUSULTRA IN FLAGRANTI
- NONPLUSULTRA IN FLAGRANTI
- NONPLUSULTRA IN FLAGRANTI
- NONPLUSULTRA IN FLAGRANTI
- NONPLUSULTRA |
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