The Flakes ‎– You Don't Need Me No More / Pulling In At The Station 7"

The Flakes ‎– You Don't Need Me No More / Pulling In At The Station 7"

A freeform Americana act, The Flakes consist of Randy Castello (Tight Bros Network) and Alex Lambert (Blame Game, Lie and Swell). Both members are known throughout Atlanta for their talents at improv, leading them to appear live and in the studio with other artists including Leb Laze (Hoss Records 002). Their love for improv has also led to the formation of the Kirkwood Baller’s Club, a weekly improv night hosted at a local bar. Ironic in name only, the Kirkwood Ballers Club is quickly becoming a vital outlet for Atlanta's improvised and otherwise adventurous musical communities. Since its formation, the weekly congregation of jazz, noise, punk and occasional hip-hop artists has been steadily building steam with its free Monday night improv sessions at Lenny's. And word is spreading. This single marks The Flakes first official release. Its a-side is a live show staple often played for up to twenty minutes, though limited here due to the 6 minutes allowed per side. The vocals and main guitar track are sampled live during recording allowing for extra layers of information to be added, and thus overcoming the limitations of a two-piece band. What may appear to be the talents of four or five members are actually those of two and are achieved without overdubs. Written as they recorded, the b-side, Pulling In At The Station, shows off their talent at improv as the track slowly builds up momentum, almost reaches chaos and then goes through and eerie decrescendo as if the track were a train coming to a halt. The track, though lyric-less and not truly ‘written’ is as strong as any of their other material and sits beautifully on the back side of this record.