Flyying Colours
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Flyying Colours

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A relatively new addition to Melbourne’s burgeoning underground shoegaze/psychedelic scene, the month long residency gave Flyying Colours a chance to hone their live sound and performance. For a band that had previously only played a handful of shows throughout 2012, it was also a chance to gain some extra exposure. “We had good turnouts every week,” states Brümmer. “We met a lot of people, met a lot of bands and made a lot of friends. It was really good just to give everyone a chance to come down to one of the five shows. There was a lot of music played; we had a lot of great supports as well. There were just a lot of really great bands that we got to see and play with.”

Although their sound may not be easily definable with words, Flyying Colours will soon be able to let the music do the talking. Entering the studio for the very first time to record their debut single just days after our chat, the prospect of committing their music to tape is one the band is very much looking forward to. “We’re really excited. This week, just before the show, we’re going to record with Woody Annison who’s produced Children Collide’s first two EPs, and stuff with Howl and a lot of other bands,” says Brümmer. “He kind of really understands our sound.”

2013 looks set to be quite a busy year for the band, with more recording and touring pencilled in for later in the year. But before all that happens it’s back the old Cherry Bar where Flyying Colours will once again take to the stage for what is somewhat of a finale to their time playing in one of Melbourne’s most colourful and well-known venues. As with most finales, it would be fitting for the band to go out with a bang. Brümmer however admits to being a little apprehensive as to how they are going to top some of their previous performances, considering some of the antics which took place during the residency. “I mean we we’re laughing because we had five weeks. We had the amplifier exploding and that first week was pretty wild and then the last week we had some gear problems and we trashed our shit so that was quite memorable,” he recalls of their January shows. “It was really great once we knew that we’d have a big show, because you know we got used to being in there. We are getting our friend Thom Russell to come down and do live visuals for this show which is always an experience. We didn’t do that throughout the residency but for a special Friday night thing we figured we’d get in there and get some live visuals going”.

BY JAMES NICOLI