Fluke C/D

What's that one that goes 'gonna try to find a way to liberate our hearts'?

do you think they could've been a big as Underworld?

My biopsychology tutor has got me back into Fluke in a big way (Six Wheels ... was one of the first records I bought after rocking up in Edinburgh in 1993). He's also given me a copy of the 2 Bit Pie album, which I'm listening to now -- effectively a rebadged Fluke. Came out two years ago; I'd never heard of it, and a cursory search of this place suggests nobody else has either.

It's not desperately good so far, although I'm only one track in. Like a more squelchy, old-skool Fluke. Meh.

there were some pretty good Fluke live shows on their website last year. not sure if they're still there. actually, not sure where they were to begin with but there are some good live sets out there if you're needing some additional Fluke stuffs. 2 Bit Pie: bought it, ripped it, listened to it, deleted it, sold it.

"Atom Bomb" has endured inclusion on the Wipeout XL soundtrack and a General Motors tv campaign and still makes it onto a few of my mix-CDs. I've never delved deeper than Risotto, but I consider it an equal to the other electronica crossover artists (like Underworld) of the same era.

I like Risotto a lot more than everything on Second Toughest... with the exception of the track "Pearl's Girl".

you crazy; 'juanita etc...' kills all. btw.

I played Oto to death when it was out. I guess you could argue they're a Happy Shopper Underworld in some ways, but maybe more grounded in Electro or something?

I WAS WRONG. 2 Bit Pie turned out to be kinda awesome in parts: downbeat angry electro clattering. Right up my alley.

I still have an early record of theirs...whatever had that Joni song with the Joni Mitchell sample. I can't remember what it's called. I have it on vinyl if anyone cares. I absolutely flipped over it at the time. Pulled it out years later and it didn't sound so amazing.

sounds like you could almost call it a fluke, Bimble, eh?

also, my favorite thing Fluke ever did is Reeferendrum (as appears misspelled on S&D's NE2 and on the album Risotto)

But I'm also a big fan of the whole "Groovy Feeling" single, so many great mixes of an alltime great track.

I'm with Dan Perry above, they've had an amazing set of singles throughout their career.

Definitely Classique

sounds like you could almost call it a fluke, Bimble, eh?

LOL

Fluke @ Tribal Gathering 1997 video is up on their (unofficial?) website!
(loads of other stuff too -> see "live" and "files" sections over there)

(hold on, still downloading that vid, don't know if it's the complete show or not)

It's only two tracks. check out the rest, though.

I like Risotto a lot more than everything on Second Toughest... with the exception of the track "Pearl's Girl".

i got into fluke while everyone else was digging underworld. only got oto and risotto but they're both gold, the former especially. 'bullet' and 'ok' are jams 4 all time.

That typical driving Fluke beat/bassline is so great! I mean, Electric Guitar (humbucker) - just cannot sit still.

I was thinking of a May I Dedicate A Little Poll To Fluke, but I doubt there'd be more than five votes :-(

I really love Fluke, especially the 3 albums after Techno Rose of Blighty

i picked up the six wheels .. cd for a wallet busting 99p a couple of weeks ago (along with a grid cd)
totally love it.

Love Oto, and Risotto ain't half bad, but picked up six wheels... some time ago and it was eeeuuuuurgh get this jazz outta my face.

well that's how i remember it, 'electric guitar' isn't sounding too bad right now though.

man the moodier stuff on Six Wheels is fantastic - "Slowmotion" and "Astrosapiens" especially

does anyone else think these guys sound like a worse Underworld? (not really an insult, by the way)

everyone thinks they sounded like Underworld

I like the Global Communications mixes of Slid better than the original Fluke version.

I WAS WRONG. 2 Bit Pie turned out to be kinda awesome in parts: downbeat angry electro clattering. Right up my alley.

for some reason this album passed me by on the first couple listens but now I'm starting to think it's really good? like about as good as the best Fluke albums.

Syntax's album rules too. shame they didn't do more.

Idk, I used to like fluke for their lyrics, especially on oto, they were different and inventive and usually good fun. Then I get to track 3 of 2 pie island and it's "nobody never made me feel like you do"... well as long as he's happy ಠ_ಠ

the bachman-turner overdrive of techno, always good for a spin

weston super mare!

I like Risotto a lot more than everything on Second Toughest... with the exception of the track "Pearl's Girl".

― Ca-hoot na na na oh oh (HI DERE), Friday, 5 December 2008 21:17 (nine years ago) Permalink

lol I was listening to Risotto this morning and thinking "wow, after the first two tracks it's like Fluke had this great idea just to make an entire album's worth of tracks like "Pearls Girl" - I bet Dan would love it."

Possible thread idea: X artist's album Y = an extended meditation on B artist's solitary track C.

So, found 'Oto' a couple of weeks ago.
Its basically a 'Shriekback does ambient techno' album given that both Barry and Martyn are featured throughout.
it sounds absolutely fantastic.

Oto & Risotto still rule, yes

I have 'Six Wheels .. ' and enjoy it, but I have to say, I love the presence of Barry on 'Oto'.
Will track down Risotto, but its not often I see ambient/techno cds in charity shops round these parts.

Will track down Risotto, but its not often I see ambient/techno cds in charity shops round these parts

took a couple of years, but i got there eventually.
picked up Risotto yesterday for a few quid.
Six Wheels, Risotto, and Oto : what an amazing run of albums.

at the moment, my fav track is Reeferendrum. (a remix of Absurd, but not labeled as such on the album - on the Absurd singles it was)

weirdly Reeferendrum came on as i read your post.
great track.

i love fluke

For a minute I thought you were asking about Flunk, whom I adore.

I thought you were talking about Flume

fr though Fluke is pretty cool, always wanted to grab some of their stuff on vinyl cuz it's generally cheap (outside of Risotto) but you'd have to import it which would cost like twice what the record itself does

wonder whatever happened to Syntax. they had some 3xEP thing lined up but only released the first one. ten years ago. I'm guessing they ain't gonna do the other two

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE_Pg2F8m9U

found something very cool the other day - the Six Wheels On My Wagon 2xLP

has a sticker that says "comes with bonus Techno Rose of Blighty EP" but sadly it did not. oh well it was only $12 because it was beat to shit and I bought it because I thought maybe it could be cleaned

and I was right! the records look ROUGH but outside of the first 30 sec or so of each side they're pretty decent! or maybe pulsating techno music covers up surface noise well (in fact I'm sure this is it, between tracks you hear it but once the beat drops its inaudible). I do notice this with a lot of 90s electronic stuff, the records themselves look dirty but actually play nice.

fantastic album, idk what you call this sort of video game techno but it rules so much. it fits in with stuff like Brown Album & those early Underworld singles but also still sounds very Madchester. "Astrosapiens" man what a tune

Also file under progressive house I guess. Techno Rose of Blighty is great too - definitely check out Philly or Joni for some funky techno synth pop.

And they released some fantastic mixes of Groovy Feeling & Electric Guitar (LollyGobbleChocBomb!). Really miss those days when the 12" would be 40 odd minutes of remixes, often by the band themselves.

smokin SUPER SKUNK

blastin SUPER FUNK

(the fila brazilia remix of tosh) (watch out for that bassline)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6GBvrNoOVs

they are apparently coming back?

https://www.instagram.com/fluke_social

I could use some new big beat

anything like Oto/Risotto: yes please. Puppy: no thx

would love reissues of those + Meccano Mind by Syntax. there's an album I have a hard time believing is over 20 years old now

"release date for Insanely Beautiful coming soon" (it appears to be just one track, for now)
https://www.instagram.com/fluke_social/p/C5B0Uffo0vC/?img_index=1
https://www.instagram.com/fluke_social/p/C5OdHLQMvPE/?img_index=1

First half of Puppy (stretch from My Spine to Switch/Twitch) is pretty damn good upon revisiting. Overall not a bad record, but not nearly the iconic behemoth Risotto was. Hard to follow up one of the best big beat albums of the 90's, just ask Crystal Method.

If this new one is as good as Puppy I'll consider it a win. It's hugely unlikely anything they release will be as wall to wall epic as Risotto.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKtM0-hbXKE

good to have them back, not sure how I felt at first but the second half won me over

vocals kinda strange on this though, maybe it's the YouTube sound quality but something doesn't seem right about them. also it doesn't quite line up with the music

it's... ok

meanwhile, I suddenly remembered I have this cassette somewhere but I don't have to look since this is on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrsdD1FipX4

Really liking this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMSTG6X1fJ0

I like it a lot more than the original track yes

https://www.instagram.com/fluke_social/reel/C6RocaAshNi/

snippet from another mix

the single + 3 remixes, available separately : https://fluke6.bandcamp.com/

Is that the album name revealed then? " 'Insanely Beautiful' heralds the dawn of Firebird, a project brimming with collaborations and tracks set to unfold in the months ahead."

This doesn't have the je ne sais quoi i get from oto but i'll keep an ear out for the rest.

hope this means reissues of their back catalogue too, especially that Syntax album which I still think is a gem