The ensemble introduces its latest project, a piece named after the anagram of the front man, entitled Cheer me Perverts!
The title, ‘Cheer Me, Perverts!’ – an anagram of the name of the FES frontman, Belgian composer and clarinetist Peter Vermeersch – does the job as a soundbite for this fabulous new repetoire from the 15-piece group: sharp yet ambiguous, cheeky, and slightly alluding to the dark side... but ultimately making a LOUD and compelling case to the deviant streak in all of us. Each of the usual FES elements are in place... that is to say, absolutely nothing usual whatsoever: car-chase funk that careers off the road and into walls of blistering ensemble brass: wonky screwball jazz that wears its trousers proudly round its ankles: a serene early Miles moment that gets a terrifying visitation from Bernard ‘Psycho/Taxi Driver’ Hermann in the shower... you know the deal by now – or rather you don’t, which is what makes hitching the FES wagon such a thrilling ride every time.
And so, 2009 brings 'Cheer Me Perverts!' – a new, full-beam FES record. What, for Peter Vermeersch, has changed since 'Psychoscout'? “The songs on 'Cheer Me...' have a more preconceived structure, the range of atmospheres is larger, the writing seems strangely more advanced and at the same time still clear and to the point, and (guitarist) Pierre Vervloesem is part of the band in all songs... but the composer himself is the last person to say anything sensible about his own music”.
Then again, who needs sense when you have Flat Earth Society?
Flat Earth Society
Peter Vermeersch composer, clarinet / zeneszerző, klarinét
Stefaan Blancke trombone / harsona
Benjamin Boutreur alto sax / alt szaxofon
Michel Mast tenor sax / tenor szaxofon
Bruno Vansina baritone sax, flute / bariton szaxofon, fuvola
Berlinde Deman tuba
Bart Maris trumpet / trombita
Marc Meeuwissen trombone / harsona
Kristof Roseeuw double bass / nagybőgő
Luc Van Lieshout trumpet / trombita
Peter Vandenberghe piano & keyboards / zongora, billentyűs hangszerek
Teun Verbruggen percussion / ütőhangszerek
Wim Willaert accordion, voice / harmonika, ének
Tom Wouters clarinet, xylophone, vibraphone / klarinét, xylofon, vibrafon
Pierre Vervloesem guitar / gitár
http://www.fes.be/
The title, ‘Cheer Me, Perverts!’ – an anagram of the name of the FES frontman, Belgian composer and clarinetist Peter Vermeersch – does the job as a soundbite for this fabulous new repetoire from the 15-piece group: sharp yet ambiguous, cheeky, and slightly alluding to the dark side... but ultimately making a LOUD and compelling case to the deviant streak in all of us. Each of the usual FES elements are in place... that is to say, absolutely nothing usual whatsoever: car-chase funk that careers off the road and into walls of blistering ensemble brass: wonky screwball jazz that wears its trousers proudly round its ankles: a serene early Miles moment that gets a terrifying visitation from Bernard ‘Psycho/Taxi Driver’ Hermann in the shower... you know the deal by now – or rather you don’t, which is what makes hitching the FES wagon such a thrilling ride every time.
And so, 2009 brings 'Cheer Me Perverts!' – a new, full-beam FES record. What, for Peter Vermeersch, has changed since 'Psychoscout'? “The songs on 'Cheer Me...' have a more preconceived structure, the range of atmospheres is larger, the writing seems strangely more advanced and at the same time still clear and to the point, and (guitarist) Pierre Vervloesem is part of the band in all songs... but the composer himself is the last person to say anything sensible about his own music”.
Then again, who needs sense when you have Flat Earth Society?
Flat Earth Society
Peter Vermeersch composer, clarinet / zeneszerző, klarinét
Stefaan Blancke trombone / harsona
Benjamin Boutreur alto sax / alt szaxofon
Michel Mast tenor sax / tenor szaxofon
Bruno Vansina baritone sax, flute / bariton szaxofon, fuvola
Berlinde Deman tuba
Bart Maris trumpet / trombita
Marc Meeuwissen trombone / harsona
Kristof Roseeuw double bass / nagybőgő
Luc Van Lieshout trumpet / trombita
Peter Vandenberghe piano & keyboards / zongora, billentyűs hangszerek
Teun Verbruggen percussion / ütőhangszerek
Wim Willaert accordion, voice / harmonika, ének
Tom Wouters clarinet, xylophone, vibraphone / klarinét, xylofon, vibrafon
Pierre Vervloesem guitar / gitár
http://www.fes.be/
