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Flood
Apr 24, 2012 23:53:25 GMT
Post by matthew on Apr 24, 2012 23:53:25 GMT
Well, what a great debut performance that was!
Flood were great, totally not what I was expecting.
I was kind of expecting her to go down the Fight Fire route with Flood. But instead it seems she's going for a sort of ambient, slow rock sound. One of the tracks in particular reminded me of a Hope of the States track, can't remember which one however. It's actually very hard to explain the sound, but I'm sure either Marcus or John will be able to put it across a lot better than me!
They played about 6 songs tonight. The funny thing is, Chloë told us that she has only finished recording one track. So the songs performed tonight were not fully cooked. But they sounded great regardless.
She will be releasing the one track sometime next month, then she'll have another track (I think) to be released alongside a new Elijah Wood slasher movie (!) sometime in December.
Here's the last two tracks of tonight which I recorded on my iPhone.
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Flood
Apr 25, 2012 0:22:14 GMT
Post by the dark fourth on Apr 25, 2012 0:22:14 GMT
Yup, she officially kicked all kinds of arse tonight. Very excited about this. Very difficult to describe, but fortunately the vids give a fairly good impression, nice one Matt! The overwhelming feeling is that the new sound is extremely dark and heavy, kind of proggy (and even metal-y!) in places, lots of strange chord patterns, I think the closest PRR song is maybe last man last round, but it's not really like that. Much less electro than we were expecting. The big difference is lack of multiple vocals, but this actually wasn't a major drawback, as she was sounding very beautiful all alone amid the massive guitars - the sound guys got her voice perfectly in the mix. Lots of high pitch vocal parts too. Very excited to hear what it sounds like in the studio, and also to see the elijah wood film she's apparently soundtracking (i know, wtf?!?!)
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Flood
Apr 25, 2012 5:33:26 GMT
Post by Lawrie on Apr 25, 2012 5:33:26 GMT
Awesome, great work gents, and cheers to Matt for uploading some great video footage. Totally not what I would have expected either; I was absolutely convinced that Chloë would be going down the electro route. Glad you guys had a great evening, and look forward to catching FLOOD myself at some point in the future.
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Flood
Apr 25, 2012 6:12:06 GMT
Post by mhx on Apr 25, 2012 6:12:06 GMT
Flood were great, totally not what I was expecting. That basically sums it up for me. ;D Not much to add from my side. Given that they already sounded huge (much more so than the main act last night) with unfinished songs and just a few days of rehearsing makes me really look forward to both the studio and future live work. Oh, and if whoever shouted "We love you Chloe!" during one of the last songs would please speak up?  And thanks a million for the two tracks, Matt, they sound terrific! |
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Flood
Apr 25, 2012 6:55:12 GMT
Post by John on Apr 25, 2012 6:55:12 GMT
Sounds great! Thanks for sharing those vids for those of us who couldn't be there!
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Flood
Apr 25, 2012 7:48:31 GMT
Post by mhx on Apr 25, 2012 7:48:31 GMT
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Apr 25, 2012 11:56:07 GMT
Post by baldyslaphead on Apr 25, 2012 11:56:07 GMT
Excellent stuff - sounds like Flood are going to be worth watching!
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Apr 25, 2012 14:08:36 GMT
Post by butler on Apr 25, 2012 14:08:36 GMT
Wow, wasn't expecting that. The first track (of the vids posted) I could take or leave to be honest, but the second track sounded amazing. A nice ambitious sound with a good groove. Count me all in for this.  As others have said though, I'm genuinely surprised it's so light on the keyboards, I really though Chloe would go for a far more electronic sound. Certainly excited for the album now.  |
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Flood
Apr 25, 2012 17:36:11 GMT
Post by gilthar on Apr 25, 2012 17:36:11 GMT
jealous for all who'd been there!
to admin I think there should be a new thread called FLOOD. and so with all the new projects from the rest.
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Flood
Apr 25, 2012 17:38:24 GMT
Post by gilthar on Apr 25, 2012 17:38:24 GMT
wait, wait!
is that Frankie aka Ricky Martin (the drum tech for Paul) playing drums for Chloe?
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Flood
Apr 25, 2012 18:03:03 GMT
Post by matthew on Apr 25, 2012 18:03:03 GMT
Chloe did mention that the drummer was from the forum...
I'm wishing I got a few snippets from each song last night. Oh well, we'll hear them eventually.
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Apr 25, 2012 18:39:44 GMT
Post by the dark fourth on Apr 25, 2012 18:39:44 GMT
Yeah Frankie's on drums, had a little chat after the gig! A worthy successor to Paul's legacy!
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Flood
Apr 29, 2012 17:08:12 GMT
Post by aardvark on Apr 29, 2012 17:08:12 GMT
Wow, where HAS she been hiding all these years? That voice is terrific and a complete and pleasing departure from the so-called 'close harmonies' she shared with JC. . Also love the backing - uncomplicated and melodic. Good on you Chloe, love it
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Flood
Dec 16, 2012 22:23:38 GMT
Post by mrguy on Dec 16, 2012 22:23:38 GMT
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Dec 16, 2012 22:25:45 GMT
Post by the dark fourth on Dec 16, 2012 22:25:45 GMT
This is a really magnificent song imo. Comparatively complex in the composition but still sounds thrilling and beautiful.
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