Baltic Fleet (band)

Baltic Fleet is the work of Warrington-based musician Paul Fleming. Baltic Fleet released his self-titled debut album in 2008 on UK independent label Blow Up Records. The album was named in Rough Trade's top 50 albums of 2008 at number 29. Fleming produced the album using a laptop and any instruments that came to hand whilst he toured with Liverpool Post Punk band Echo & The Bunnymen. Fleming has also played keyboards on Echo & The Bunnymen studio albums Siberia and The Fountain.

Baltic Fleet influences include Brian Eno, My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, Bowie's 'Low', Neu!, The Virgin Suicides and Eric Satie. The band is named after the legend of the Baltic fleet. Which originates from the doomed legion of British naval officers who died from plague in the late 14th century. The men were left at sea for some 4 years while the quarantine passed. They were then laid to rest on the wasteground near the docks which is now home to a Public house. Named in their honour.[1] Clash magazine have described Baltic Fleet as an audio diarist due to the transient nature of his production.[2]

Collaborators of Baltic Fleet have included Will Sergeant of Echo & The Bunnymen and Simon Finley from Sound of Guns. The debut album was mixed by Nick Terry who has previously mixed albums for The Klaxons and Simian Mobile Disco. Baltic Fleet only played one live show to promote the album at The Paradiso, Amsterdam with Florence and the Machine and The Ting Tings.

The second Baltic Fleet album, Towers was released in 2012[3] on Blow Up Records, following which Baltic Fleet won the annual Liverpool Echo 'GIT Award'[4] and was nominated for 'Album of the Year' in the Liverpool Music Awards.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Baltic Fleet : Interview". Pennyblackmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Baltic Fleet". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Brinnand, Emily (22 July 2013). "Baltic Fleet – New Band Up North #33". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Clayton, Richard. (4 May 2013). Scene That Wants To Be Heard. Financial Times, p. 14.
  5. ↑ "Blow Up Artist Press : Baltic Fleet 'Towers' Album Of The Year Nomination Liverpool Music Awards". blowup.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2016.

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