Dice - (6:44)
117 BPM Marvin's Gum - (6:34) 113 BPM
Review: Flight Status - AKA Esteban Ochoa, a native of Guadalajara in Mexico - has been recording as Flight Status since 2016, and here he serves up a three-tracker for Spain's Rare Wiri label. 'Dice' is an electronic disco-not-disco chugger that borrows heavily from Kim Carnes' early 80s gem 'Bette Davis Eyes', while '1987' finds us in full-on Italo/cosmic territory (think Moroder, Baldelli, Robotnick). Closer 'Marvin's Gum' then takes its name from a 1983 TV interview with Marvin Gaye that he chewed gum throughout, large chunks of which provide the spoken vocal, accompanied by snatches of that distinctive near-falsetto.
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06 Jul 20
Disco/Nu-Disco