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BALTIC FLEET
Towers
Blow Up Records
WHO
A collective of musicians and friends centred around Echo And The
Bunnymen keyboard player Paul Fleming, who started recording his
own music with other members of the Bunnymen, his laptop and
further outside assistance during downtime on a world tour.
WHAT
Employing a similarly expert handling of analogue synths, guitars
and a deft blend
of programmed and live drums, Fleming's second opus is a
distinctly rooted affair,
somehow channelling the cinematic backdrop of northern industry
into his
beautifully crafted music.
WHY
A deeply emotional experience as well as a cerebral one, Fleming
has upped the ante on an already stellar debut, creating an album
that communicates the harshness, scope and yet the warmth and
tenderness of landscape and a sense of place.
