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Flotation Toy Warning is a band from London, UK, formed in 2001. Their sound has been described as...
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Flotation Toy Warning is a band from London, UK, formed in 2001. Their sound has been described as a cross between space rock and chamber pop, with musical similarities to bands such as Mercury Rev, The Flaming Lips, Grandaddy, Sparklehorse, The Unicorns, and Air. The band claims to consist of various arctic explorers and historians from the 19th century. The band is made up of frontman and lead vocalist Paul Carter, guitar and bass Ben Clay, drummer Colin Coxall, guitar and bass Nainesh Shah, and keyboardist Vicky West.
Flotation Toy Warning's debut album, Bluffer's Guide To The Flight Deck, was released in September 2004 on the London-based Pointy Records. An American release followed in August 2005 on Misra Records as well as a French release on Talitres Records.
The band also released two EPs on Pointy Records -- I Remember Trees in July 2002 and The Special Tape in November 2002.
'Popstar Researching Oblivion' appears on the soundtrack to 'Ultimate Killing Machine'.
They are currently working on their second album which has a working title of 'The Machine That Made Us'. It will be released in 2010.
Paul Carter recently wrote and recorded vocals/lyrics/choirs on the track 'I,
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Oct 23, 2006
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