Flight X7 fantasy

Press, 9 October 1980, Page 16

Flight X7 fantasy

By NEVIN TOPP Since Flight X 7 have signed to Polygram, Records, according to the Auckland rock band’s guitarist, Paul Jamieson, the singles released have not given a true picture of what the group actually plays. At the time of the interview, Paul said that he had a hangover, but once he wanned to the subject, of Flight X 7 he began to get as steamed up as the cup of hot, black, strong coffee he was holding. - Flight X 7 had not chosen either of the two singles, “Lose Control” and “Don’t Get Too Close,’ which had been released. The music the group played involved a heavily synthesized array of keyboards, centred on a

heavy rhythm with bizarre keyboard textures, whereas the singles were more middle-of-the-road, he said. Flight X 7 were at :the breaking point.- The group were prepared to take extreme action, to present music so strongly and uncompromisingly to people that they could not help but sit up and take notice. The present line-up of the band had been togeth* er for about 11 months, Paul said and physically and mentally the group had worked towards the point , of either going ahead or breaking up. At the moment Flight X 7 were restricted in New Zealand. We are not being promoted as an original band with original ideas,” Paul Jamieson said. Flight X 7 were con-

tracted to. -do an album, which would probably be out before Christmas. Details of ■ an ~Australian tour to help promote the single were: eagerly awaited, he said. However, Paul said that he believed that Europe was better. than Australia, because it fitted in with the type of material the group played. He cited the popularity of such groups as Ultravox, Sparks, and Magazine. Flight X 7 proved popular at the Gladstone Tavern last week, and on Friday and Saturday the doors had to be closed on a capacity crowd. For those who liked them, and for those who failed to see them, the group will return to tire same venue next Monday and Tuesday evenings.