Flotation Toy Warning

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Name = Flotation Toy Warning


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Origin = London, England, UK
Genre = Neo-Psychedelia, Chamber pop, Space Rock, Dream pop, Noise pop, Indie pop, Experimental rock, Ambient Pop, Indie rock
Years_active = 2001 – Present
Label = Pointy Records, Misra Records, Talitres Records
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Current_members = Paul Carter Ben Clay Nainesh Shah Vicky West
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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.

History

Flotation Toy Warning's debut album, "Bluffer's Guide To The Flight Deck", was released in September of 2004 on the London-based Pointy Records. An American release followed in August of 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 of 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 next year.

Members

*Paul Carter (2001-Present) - Vocals, Domingotron
*Ben Clay (2001-Present) - Guitars & Bass
*Colin Coxall (2001-2005) - Drums, Octopad
*Nainesh Shah (2001-Present) - Guitars & Slides
*Vicky West (2001-Present) - Keyboards, Samples, Vocals, Buttons & DialsThe following people have also played in flotation toy warning -
*Elizabeth Ansty (2005-Present) - Keyboards and vocals.
*Rhys Llewellyn (2005-?) - Drums. (Rhys also played drums on 'Fire Engine On Fire Part 1').Colin Coxall left Flotation Toy Warning in 2005 and now lives in Japan.

Discography

Main Albums

*"Bluffer's Guide To The Flight Deck" (2004)

ingles & EPs

*"I Remember Trees" (2002)
*"The Special Tape" (2002)

Links

* [http://www.myspace.com/flotationtoywarning Myspace Page]
* [http://www.flotationtoywarning.co.uk/ Official Band Website]
* [http://www.pointyrecords.co.uk/bands.php?BandID=2 Pointy Records Band Page]
* [http://www.misrarecords.com/artistdetail.asp?artist=flotationtoywarning Misra Records Band Page]
* [http://www.talitres.com/ftw_e.htm Talitres Records Band Page]