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One of them, cult favorite Daniel Johnston, contributes with vocals on \"Haldi\".\nAs usual, Flunk's \"budget pop\" is recorded and produced in its entirety in bedrooms in two different apartments in Oslo, at Ulf's and Jo's.\nThe album has not been available on vinyl. Until now! It will be printed in a limited run of 200 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beatservice","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50433687552331,"sku":"2200253","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_be9f53cc_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726882087"},{"product_id":"morning-star-expanded","title":"Morning Star Expanded","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the autumn of 2003, Flunk - then consisting of producer\/vocalist Ulf Nygaard, singer Anja Øyen Vister, guitarist Jo Bakke and drummer Erik Ruud - booked in at the Hotel de Roubaix in Paris. The framework for their second album \u003ci\u003eMorning Star\u003c\/i\u003e\" was recorded during a busy week in the Paris hotel room, before being worked out and finished in their Oslo studio early 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe album was licensed to Kriztal Recordings in the USA the following year, and their version of the album included five tracks not on the original Beatservice Records versions, and omitting the Kinks cover \u003ci\u003eAll Day and All Of The Night\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn this expanded edition of the album, all of the US bonus tracks are included to the original Beatservice Records tracklisting, making it a 14 track album.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beatservice","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50463872024907,"sku":"1169522","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"cover-ups-vol-1-and-2","title":"Cover Ups, Vol 1 and 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eCover Ups\u003c\/i\u003e vinyl edition is a double LP consisting of the first \u003ci\u003eCover Ups\u003c\/i\u003e (digital only release 2016) and the new \u003ci\u003eCover Ups 2\u003c\/i\u003e.  Recorded mostly on Flunk's annual Christmas parties, \"julebord\" in Norwegian, with a big dinner and plenty of drinks, rounding off with an acoustic recording of a favourite cover version.  \u003ci\u003eCover Ups\u003c\/i\u003e \/ LP1 consists of covers of New Order, Yazoo, Depeche Mode and Fink.  Cover Ups 2 \/ LP2 consists of covers of Rod Stewart \/ Everything But The Girl, Simon \u0026amp; Garfunkel, Jesus and Mary Chain, The Stranglers, Soft Cell and Radiohead, and some new acoustic versions of old Flunk-songs.  The acoustic downbeat version of Yazoo's \"Only You\" was featured on the Designated Survivor TV-series.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beatservice","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50467491479883,"sku":"2022510","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/cover.ki-2_2fbeec6f_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727338604"},{"product_id":"history-of-everything-ever","title":"History Of Everything Ever","description":"\u003cp\u003eFlunk is a quartet from Oslo making downbeat acoustic music. From their debut in 2002, they have built a steady following around the world. They have about 55K followers on Spotify, with the top 5 countries being USA, Turkey, Germany, UK and Poland. Flunk is known for their downbeat version of New Order's Blue Monday (their best selling track by far).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlunk is now building up towards their next album, their seventh ordinary album. They released two digital singles in the autumn of 2020, and three more are out or planned winter\/spring as a buld-up towards the album. The singles are pushed by targeted pre- and post-release world wide promotion in social media. The album will be markeded the same way. Their new album will be out on digital, vinyl and CD. The album patches together trademark elements of soul-healing downtempo electronics and naive pop, infused in Nordic mystique and faded Americana tropes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beatservice","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50479484436811,"sku":"1123504","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50479482863947,"sku":"1123502","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"take-me-places","title":"Take Me Places","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith an ability to slip the boundaries of the real world and enter new dimensions through their music, Flunk present their latest and final album \u003cem\u003eTake Me Places\u003c\/em\u003e. Familiar yet surreal in the same breath, the 11 tracks are soaked in the soft hues of dusk, dawn and the intervening stillness that sits between. Whether it's ethereal downtempo, immersive electronica, trip hop undertones or folk leanings, Flunk have crafted their finest work to date in this LP. A bittersweet swansong, as the band will dissolve back into the ether that their music inhabits following a run of live shows this spring and summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsisting of producer Ulf Nygaard, guitarist Jo Bakke, vocalist Anja Øyen Vister, and bassist Ole Kristian Wetten, the veteran Norwegian quartet is a band that has stayed true to its roots since the very beginning. Part of the Beatservice Records family since the early '00s, their distinctive amalgamation of folk, downtempo and indie rock has enamoured listeners the world over. 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