Molten Creative Energy

Ushering in the summer are James Alexander Bright and Flying Mojito Bros, aka Ben Chetwood and Jack Sellen, with a beauty of a collaboration titled Mirage In The Mojave.

A 7-track album of new tracks and handpicked "Refritos" of songs from James' back catalogue, it's 40 minutes of aural sunshine from start to finish. 

 

Let's Get Lost, as previewed above, is a new song whilst Gold originally appeared on James' debut album Headroom in 2020. 

 

  

The album version (and video) of Gold is also a delight.

And here's James and band performing Gold in the basement of the Abbey Road Institute (pre-lockdown, I presume).

 

Flying Mojito Bros describe the meeting of minds brilliantly

 

"James entered El Mondo FMB burning up through our atmosphere like a white-light-bright ball of molten creative energy. Shades on, we looked up and awaited his inevitable impact. Smiling."

 

James also collaborated with Groove Armada on their 2020 album Edge Of The Horizon and has teamed up again with Tom Findlay. Slow Dance was released as a single in 2021 and a full length Bright & Findlay album, Everything Is Slow, due out on 9th June.

 

Mirage In The Mojave is available along with James' full catalogue in all the usual places, including Bandcamp. Whilst there, you can also check out the Flying Mojito Bros' "Refritos" of other classic rock artists, the most recent being Down On The Farm by Little Feat.

The Tape Would Understand

Things started with The Clash, inevitably jumping to Manic Street Preachers and leading to whole bunch of 'radio' songs. But not including Radio Song by R.E.M. Although there is another 'radio' song by R.E.M. My brain hurts.

 

Put another way: 12 songs. 48 minutes. Enjoy. 

1) Hitsville U.K: The Clash ft. Ellen Foley (1980)

2) Radio G String: Bow Wow Wow (1980)

3) Radio Waves (Album Version): O.M.D. (1983)

4) Take Back The Radio (Flying Mojito Bros Refrito): Katy J Pearson (2021)

5) Radio #1 (Señor Coconut's "Rumbamambochacha" Remix By Uwe Schmidt): AIR ft. Sergio Lagos (2001)

6) On My Radio: The Selecter (1979)

7) Sports Radio (RLC Dub Mix): Elite Beat (2020)

8) Factory Radio: Black Box Recorder (1998)

9) Love Songs On The Radio: Mojave 3 (1995)

10) Radio Free Europe (Original Hib-Tone Single Version): R.E.M. (1981)

11) Motown Junk (Single Version): Manic Street Preachers (1991)

12) Put The Radio On: Lana Del Rey (2010)

 

The Tape Would Understand (48:15)