13

In 2013 Flat Earth Society was celebrating it’s 13th anniversary with 13 concerts. 13 is a round number according to Flat Earth Society and so it’s a jubilee year! “We raise the flag and sing our song”.

A new album, conveniently called "13", was released with the usual unusual portion of gas, chaos & chazz. The 13th album contains 13 new pieces, some more instrumental than the other. The musical journey defies varying landscapes and weather conditions, the orchestra remains ever fresh and unshaven, the music is their pocketknife and compass, the words are of a profoundly deep depth. The CD industry would completely revitalize.

A year ealier, radio Klara kindly invited FES to their Toots studio to record a new album. From that session, 11 very different pieces were selected. Most of the songs are own compositions, but also Scott Joplin* and Tom Dissevelt (who?)** got a spot. Some pieces are from the HearSee repertoire. John Watts also pulled his weight and contributed to 2 numbers (Patsy & Unconditional Lucifer), and so we end up with ‘13’.

* Ragtime means "time to shreds" and in our version of Scott Joplin's "Stop Time Rag", these patches are even more tattered, so as to intensify the ragtime-feeling.

** Tom Dissevelt was bassplayer and arranger for "The Skymasters" and composed only one piece in his life: "Intersections" (1960), based on twelve-tone serial principles. But fear nothing, it has become a sort of swinging cityjazz. For our remake Bart Maris reconstructed the scores.

JUBILEE TOUR ‘13’

2013
03-02 FES '13' - Porgy & Bess, Terneuzen (NL)
15-02 FES '13' - TRIX, Antwerp (BE)
16-02 FES '13' - De Grote Post, Ostend (BE)
23-03 FES '13' - Paradox, Tilburg (NL)
27-03 FES '13' - De Kreun, Kortrijk (BE)
28-03 FES '13' - De Casino, St Niklaas (BE)
29-03 FES '13' - Nijdrop, Opwijk (BE)
30-03 FES '13' - Beursschouwburg, Brussels (BE)
04-04 FES '13' - L'Ermitage, Paris (BE)
02-05 FES '13' - Cc Kinneksbond, Mamer (LU)
03-05 FES '13' - Vooruit, Ghent (BE)
08-05 FES '13' - Brakke Grond, Amsterdam (NL)
26-05 FES '13' - Bath (GB)