Album Notes

Flicker Mask marks the return of influences on Lazerlove5, reaching back to such pop acts as The Monochrome Set and The Soft Boys. In May of 2004, Bid of The Monochrome Set (and now Scarlet's Well) visited Toledo. Lazerlove5 acted as Bid's backing band for 2 exclusive shows playing Monochrome Set and Scarlet's Well songs. In return Bid contributed vocals and guitar to two songs on Flicker Mask.

Matthew Seligman, legendary bassist of the Soft Boys, Thomas Dolby, David Bowie and Snail (among many other bands) contributed a bassline on the song Still. He also played the moog source on Little Aliens.

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Lazerlove5 is simply a concept and creative vehicle for the Toledo, Ohio based multi-instrumentalist and producer, Brian Nupp. Lazerlove5 has been performing and recording in Northwest Ohio since the late 90's, under various names and with various lineups--sometimes with former Soft Boys bassist Matthew Seligman (who also played with Thomas Dolby, the Thompson Twins and David Bowie at Live Aid), and former Monochrome Set leader Bid (who produced Alex Kapranos', of Franz Ferdinand, first album.) Brian has an eclectic and eccentric approach to layering sounds and instruments, as well as lyrical themes, creating jarring, humorous, and passionately detailed expressions of atypical Human conditions. He writes poppy tunes and frames them with jagged, atonal shrieks. The work harkens back to punk and no-wave, much like first two dB's albums, but also hints at psychedelia and RnB by the great Al Green, and the Stylistics.