Flageolet

Frankey and Birgit have been collaborating ever since they met in 2001 when Birgit sang vocals on several of Frankey’s tracks, including hugely successful “Switch.” The pair enjoyed collaborating so much that Frankey taught Birgit some basic Ableton skills and gave her a field recorder. Birgit would collect sound-sources, and her and Frankey would select their favourites together. They’d start each track with the most unique sound they could find, which Frankey would build on using keys, synths, percussion and harmonies.

The Flageolet project grew organically. The pair would produce when they felt the urge, resulting in tracks filled with raw creativity. “I think sound selection from somebody who doesn’t have a background in musical theory is the purest sound source selection you can have,” Frankey says.

Because of the rawness of this project, the pair are reluctant to assign genres. “We don’t want to describe or categorise our music or state goals or intentions because this would distract from the pure creativity.” However, Frankey and Birgit love funk grooves and feel their tracks are rooted in those sounds.