Javelin : Flutey Flakes

How long has it been since you’ve heard a cool song with a flute? The first one that jumps to my mind is “Watermelon Man” and that was back in ‘73. The flute’s gotten a bad rep over the years, partly because its been used so wrong so many times, and partly because its not a team player. The flute often takes center stage, so any vocalist trying to compete will surely come up short. So when you’re going flute, you gotta go big. And this song by Javelin succeeds. Why? Well, there’s nothing that will ruin coolness quicker than its deconstruction, but let’s go ahead and try anyway… Part of the reason this Javelin song is so sweet is that its diverse. It’s at once mellow, energetic, funky (fonky bass!), brief, and its got touches of disco. Plus, if ‘Saturday Night Fever’ were set in modern times and John Travolta wasn’t such an asshat, you could picture him dance- walking down the street in the opening credits to this beat.

Listen to “Flutey Flakes” Here

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