I saw fdj play in memphis at the 616 back in about 96. In interviews, jack white the white stripes lead singer and guitarist has often acknowledged dexter romwebers influence. Listen to your favorite songs from jet set by flat duo jets now. Flat duo jets vinyl records and cds for sale musicstack. Their first album, flat duo jets, was recorded direct to two tracks in a garage in the late 1980s but not released until early 1990, the same year in which the band opened for the cramps on a. Retrorockabilly maniacs flat duo jets paired singerguitarist dexter romweber and drummer chris crow smith. Flat duo jets have made the kind of record that you listen to on a crackly am radio in your parked car on a dark 50s night.
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Flat duo jets in stereo music cd album at cd universe, enjoy top rated service and worldwide shipping. Rockabilly flat duo jets 1985 2008 mp3, vbr 32 320 kbps. They were a major influence on several bands of the 1990s and 2000s, including the white stripes. The only thing to illuminate the road is two sets of headlights and the odd cherry of a cigarette flickering at the sides. I dont know of any album by this band in any of those media, but it would certainly be appropriate.
The flat duo jets are a two piece guitaristsinger and drummer and these guys just plain rock. Calling this album in stereo might seem to imply that it has there is some other flat duo jets album that is recorded in lower fidelity in mono, perhaps. Find similar artists to flat duo jets and discover new music. Join songkick to track flat duo jets and get concert alerts when they play near you. Flat duo jets is an american psychobilly band from chapel hill, north carolina, and athens, georgia. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. The flat duo jets first release, in stereo, was recorded live in the studio in 1985 and originally released on cassette by dolphin records. Flat duo jets radio plays music from flat duo jets and similar artists. Beyond the flat duo jets by jeff arndt september 2001 much has been said about rockabilly rootsrocker dexter romweber over the years, both positive and negative, and sorting fact from fiction is no easy undertaking. Flat duo jets concert setlist at crest theatre, sacramento.
The sound is distinctly hot and lofi as dex always banged out songs on an old black danelectro and crow pounded away on a simple drum kit. Albums include athens, ga insideout, safari, and in stereo. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Get the flat duo jets setlist of the concert at reverb, reading, pa, usa on june, 2017 and other flat duo jets setlists for free on setlist. If the stray cats had rabies they might sound like the flat duo jets. If you still havent found what youre looking for, please send to us. They had a small cassette issued in 1984 but they did not officially issue their first album a selftitled debut until 1990. They gave passionate and unforgettable performances through dexters genuine love and obsession of music which shined through in his onstage presence.
Flat duo jets releasing early material retrospective, touring with the blasters. Flat duo jets are a legendary american psychobilly band from chapel hill, north carolina, and athens, georgia. Sounds like it was recorded in somebodys garage, but, at that moment, it was the most awesome garage on the planet. Frederick lincoln wray, 2 may 1929, dunn, north carolina, usa, d. Sat at the bar and there was a really drunk woman sit. The flat duo jets, always the missing link between the stray cats and reverend horton heat, continued their solitary saga with the wild and young at heart introducing norton, 1995, whose theme, torpedo and golden strings are among their classics, and the refined red tango norton, 1996, that includes tell django and baby are you hiding from me. Scrobble songs to get recommendations on tracks, albums, and artists youll love. Dexter and crow were merely teenagers at this point, having just come out of chapel hill high school in north carolina. And much of the jets reputation is based on their first fulllength album, the rootsrock landmark flat duo jets, originally released on dog gone records in 1990 and coming back into circulation as a threedisc vinyl box set, wild wild love, to be released by daniel on record store day, april 22, 2017. The mind80s recording debut from the flat duo jets is more raw and uncorked than their fulllength flat duo jets which would come a few years later. Indie label stalwarts throughout the course of records including 1992s in stereo, 1993s white trees, and 1996s red tango, flat duo jets finally signed to major label outpost to release lucky eye in 1998.