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1.6.05 All Systems Go.

That was quick. We have our song: Jon and I will be animating "Raindrops Keep Falling on the Dead" by Flipron.

Flipron's debut album, FANCY BLUES & RUSTIQUE NOVELTIES, is probably my favourite CD purchase of the year - measured by how few tracks have me reaching for the "skip" button. I first encountered the band at a live gig at the Social back in early March, with Mr Watson. In my usual shameless way, I sent them a note afterwards saying I'd enjoyed the gig and written it up here. (It's great having a website; it's an excuse for all sorts of terribly un-English behaviour. Also, you'd be surprised how much any creative endeavor consists of pouring your heart and soul into an audience-shaped void. They might be enjoying it, but they never tell you. So it's always nice to say "thank you" to the person up there squinting in the spotlights, playing for your amusement.

I suppose it's easier for musicians, though. People either show up to the gig, or they don't. They cheer, or they don't. But writing? One puts little paper boats into the stream, boats made from the torn-out pages of one's life, and the current takes them away. The end. There are over 3,500 people who read this site, you know. Who are you? Why are you here? I only know about 10 of you.)

But back to the song, and the video, slouching towards Glasgow to be born. "Raindrops" is two minutes and 50 seconds of zany pop bliss; a great beat and Flipron's usual wryly inventive lyrics. Jon reckons he can listen to it the requisite gazillion times for the animation process without going crazy. This is important. Plus, we already know what we're going to do with it. In short: imagine the young Luis Bunuel and Hanna-Barbera teaming up to do a '70s disaster flick.

Stay tuned, gentle strangers.

( 5:52 PM )

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