Flunk (dance, funk, albums, reviews, vocalist)

garbanzo · 03-13-2009, 12:05 PM

imagine a downtempo/trip-hop sound with medium-paced, happy beats. not quite something you can dance to, but no lazy lounge crap. stir in a funky sample here and there. now mix in a bit of acoustic guitar on every other track, and add a lead vocalist that sounds exactly like Bjork.

that's Flunk.

three main studio albums - For Sleepheads Only, Morning Star, and Personal Stereo. plus several remix albums, which i have not checked out yet.

it's a unique sound. strangely the reviews i read are pretty damaging, but i didn't find a bad track on the three albums i mentioned. really worth checking out if you enjoy stuff like Zero 7, Hooverphonic, Soulstice, Bjork, etc.

oh, and they have a track called Kebab Shop 3am. how cool is that?

jackhammer · 03-13-2009, 02:39 PM

Sounds quality. I have been on a Trip hop tip for a few days now. i'm off on a search.

Freebase Dali · 03-13-2009, 08:02 PM

Garbanzo... That sounds like an interesting combo.
Thanks for the tip.

I'm interested in seeing how it compares to my own tastes in production.

03-13-2009, 12:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
garbanzo Recommended by 4 out of 5 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Budapest Posts: 137	Flunk imagine a downtempo/trip-hop sound with medium-paced, happy beats. not quite something you can dance to, but no lazy lounge crap. stir in a funky sample here and there. now mix in a bit of acoustic guitar on every other track, and add a lead vocalist that sounds exactly like Bjork. that's Flunk. three main studio albums - For Sleepheads Only, Morning Star, and Personal Stereo. plus several remix albums, which i have not checked out yet. it's a unique sound. strangely the reviews i read are pretty damaging, but i didn't find a bad track on the three albums i mentioned. really worth checking out if you enjoy stuff like Zero 7, Hooverphonic, Soulstice, Bjork, etc. oh, and they have a track called Kebab Shop 3am. how cool is that?

03-13-2009, 02:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Sounds quality. I have been on a Trip hop tip for a few days now. i'm off on a search. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

03-13-2009, 08:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	Garbanzo... That sounds like an interesting combo. Thanks for the tip. I'm interested in seeing how it compares to my own tastes in production. __________________