Every day I learn something new about the music scenes of other countries. It’s hardly surprising. There are great bands on my doorstep (so to speak) and in nearby towns and cities who’ve been knocking around for ages before I get to hear of them, and then I find myself asking ‘how did I not know about this lot?’
So there’s no shame in my not having previously encountered Floex, who’ve emerged from the Czech electronic scene. The press release is right in that it’s overlooked by the world cultural centres, and I’ll have to take their word for it that the scene is ‘vivid and immensely vital’. Still, if Floex are representative, then I’ll willing to believe it.
Floex is Tomas Dvorak, with the assistance of a number of collaborators, and ‘Zorya’ marks Floex’s second album release.
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Despite sitting under the ‘electro’ tag Floex’s sound is formed from a range of ‘real’ instruments. Dvorak is a multi-instrumentalist, and ‘Zorya’ incorporates clarinet, piano, violin, cello, and more to create a scratchy, dubby, ethereal, dreamscape of leftfield pop with an otherworldly feel.
Submarine qualities suffuse over stuttering beats and soft piano on opener ‘Ursa Major’, before a mellow jazz vibe washes across the ticking rhythm of ‘Cassanova’, and there’s a laid back vibe that drifts through the eleven tracks, making for a satisfyingly chilled yet varied listening experience.
Floex Online
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