If you look at some of the most
exciting, innovative & critically acclaimed electronic music that has come
out of the beautiful North of England over the past years; from the psychedelic
electronic rock of The Moonlandingz, to the folkloric radiophonic
avantgarde Of Eccentronic Research Council ft Maxine Peake, to the
party electro of International Teachers of Pop; at the forefront of
all these projects (and many more) is a man in a hat and shades called Adrian
Flanagan.
Adrian has spent two decades
working on the fringes of alternative music as a songwriter, wordsmith,
musician, producer, remixer, DJ and cultural agitator – working with artists as
diverse as Maxine Peake, Yoko Ono, The Human League’s Philip Oakey, Fat White
Family, Sean Lennon and many more. Adrian returns with his debut album under
the Acid Klaus moniker, Step On My Travelator: The Imagined Career
Trajectory of Superstar DJ & Dance-Pop Producer, Melvin Harris.
The album is a conceptual
electronic dance pop record that marks the career trajectory of a fictional DJ
& dance music producer: from his early years of performing at free
festivals and raves – to having a dance pop crossover single go global – to the
excess & hedonism & vampires of clubland culture – to the wheels
falling off completely and the longing to retreat in to anonymity.
‘The Acid Klaus live collective
experience is not dissimilar to taking ecstasy. You will feel love, you will
feel euphoria, you will feel the crashing lows of your own insatiable lust for
a good time! But don’t let that put you off!!’ Says Adrian.’
‘A phenomenal vortex of doof,
Elevate and Blow Your Speakers make The Chemical Brothers look like James
Blake.’ Line of best fit – 4/5
‘You might argue that all the
great concept albums were written on acid. But this one swallows pints of the
stuff for breakfast.’ Electronic Sounds Magazine
‘Conceptual, alter ego-driven
spectacular’ Loud & Quiet
‘the sort of the
off-the-boil record Moroder would’ve made to prove how vital he still
was.’ Uncut Magazine