Last Bandcamp Friday, Fluke released an exclusive remix of upcoming single I Wanna Be.
At midnight, Fluke offered up the original vocal mix alongside a visually arresting promo. A bee-themed journey through a honeycombed hive, with an array of images, from roller skaters to Fred & Ginger to palm trees to waterfalls to wheelies to Bowie to the apocalypse.
The video's imagery is relatively easier on the eye than the frenetic pace of previous singles Real Magnificent and Insanely Beautiful, in step with the bouncing beats of the song.
Jon Fugler reels off a list of aspirations, including :
I wanna be
like the man that I see every night in my dreams
the me I know you always wanted to see
like the calmest, coolest, gentlest brush of breeze
someplace like paradise please
Not too much to ask for really, is it?
Jon and Mike Tournier have really delivered a comeback that respects Fluke's past, but gives the thrill of the new. Michael Rendall (The Orb) is again present and correct on the mix, and Leah Cleaver once more elevates the song with her fabulous voice.
With the promise of a new album on the horizon, and on the strength of the music so far, this is something to be very excited about.
As I often post a Dubhed selection on a Friday, it seemed as good an excuse as any to celebrate Fluke's new single by dusting off some of my late 1990s Fluke selections from the archives.
Enjoy!
Fluke (Mixes) (Side One & Side Two)
And a very happy birthday to Mike Tournier for Saturday (24th)!
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