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1 Cultural Daily Independent Voices, New Perspectives The Flaming Lips: The Freak Show Continues Tod Hardin · Thursday, July 25th, 2013 Provocative, genius, horrific, thought-provoking, talentless, psychedelic, insulting, original, gross, sexy, acclaimed and complete shit … the list goes on. All words, at one time or another over the past 30 years, that have been used to describe the creative efforts of The Flaming Lips – Oklahoma City’s favorite sons and one of the bedrocks of alternative rock lore. Be it through their music, stage theatrics, videos, feature films or political statements, one way or another they always manage to spark conversation. Love’m or hate’m, one thing that’s certain is that they possess a level of creative bravery that few artists in any discipline dare to touch. The title of Bradley Beesley’s 2005 documentary on the band says it all: The Fearless Freaks. Fearless they are and thankfully immune to the criticism that can tend to follow them. Where most would find pause, they instead dare to be different and to follow a path made only by them. With their new album, The Terror, they have produced somewhat of a dark offering about despair, loneliness, anxiety and depression. As is often the case, art tends to imitate life, and this is one area where the Lips certainly are not immune to. With front man Wayne Coyne recently separating from his partner of 25 years, and with musical savant Steven Drozd rumored to have again relapsed earlier this year, the music here certainly takes on a deeper meaning. Take a look at the official video for ‘Turning Violent’ and let us know what you think. This entry was posted on Thursday, July 25th, 2013 at 2:26 am and is filed under Music You can follow any responses to this entry through the Comments (RSS) feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Cultural Daily - 1 / 1 - 14.08.2021.

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Album Of The Week: The Flaming Lips’ Oczy Mlody There are bands that do unique and weird things, and then there’s The Flaming Lips. Things have changed a lot since the band started out as “the punks on acid” in the early ‘80s and then gradually became an enigmatic and psychedelic act of wonder. The core members of Wayne Coyne, Michael Ivins and Steven Drozd always manage to delve into different territory and push the artistic envelope with each release. Their latest, Oczy Mlody, takes the senses to a totally different place. Soothing tones and hypnotic vibes are abundant from start to finish. It’s The Flaming Lips’ first album without longtime drummer Kliph Spurlock who left after the making of the band’s previous album, The Terror, in 2014. There are orchestral dimensions and extravagant structures that make up parts of each track. Coyne’s vocals seem like they’re traveling over the rhythms and beats as if on a voyage. It seems like the band has gone further toward the electronic realm while retaining their psychedelic roots. The album goes along with the space aesthetics that have always been a part of The Flaming Lips’ sound. A dream pop presence is noticeable while the wide-ranging arrangements keep the album from becoming redundant and boring. For a band as limitless as The Flaming Lips, there’s not a lot that can be predicted when a new release is put out. Oczy Mlody is a great example of how Coyne and company can progress their art and present new things more than 30 years later.
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