Ray Black & The Flying Carpets on Strikingly

About

Ray Black & The Flying Carpets are totally devoted to the raw and honest sound of early Rockabilly. Still these guys are not afraid of critically selected garage songs from the 60s, that they translate into their own style and use them as a fuel injection for their mainly authentic Rockabilly sound.

The outcome is a highly driven performance, that is danceable, whether you want to bop or jive and shows the uncompromising dedication of the four bandmembers Ray Black (Singer, Upright Bass), Bone (Lead Guitar), Pieri (Acoustic Guitar, Baritone), Boz Doz (Drums) to what they do, on every stage that they enter.

The band is based in Stuttgart (Germany), but has played all over the country and in Austria, Switzerland and France. The band members have always been active musicians in the scene, playing with The Hidden Charms, The Railbones, or Dusty Dave & The Heartattacks so you certainly could have seen them on stage before.

Their 12-track debut album “Better Way To Move” was released on the Rhythm Bomb Records Label in March 2018. This was also be followed up by a 7“ single on Migraine Records aswell, featuring 3 killer tracks for the DJs.

Currently the quartet is in the process of finishing their second album. A killer single to announce the album will be out in spring 2022.

DJ Mark Armstrong had a first listen and this to say about it:
“This album is made by rockabillies for rockabillies it’s the real deal, a little different, and full of exuberant energy, and will introduce ‘Ray Black and The Flying Carpets’ to a greater audience base.“

The Band

Ray Black

Singer, Upright Bass, Songwriter, Producer

Bone

Electric Guitar

Pieri

Western and Baritone Guitar, Songwriter

Boz Doz

Drums

Discography

Ray Black & The Flying Carpets - Better way to move

Full 12-track album - RBR-5883 - 2018

Reviews:

Unleashed Magazin, #14., 2018

Fliegende Teppiche verbindet man ja traditionell mit dem Orient und denkt unweigerlich an "den kleinen Muck" oder den "Dieb von Bagdad" - doch was hier aus den Lautsprechern schallt, hat nichts mit dem Orient zu tun. Nach den ersten Klängen denkt man nicht an einen Basar im Wüstensand mit Kamelen, sondern an coole 50's Klamotten, Schmiere und Oldtimer. Denn die Jungs machen genau, das. Traditionellen Early-50s-Rockabilly mit Charme. Und das extrem abwechslungsreich, mit Allem, was das Herz begehrt - vom Stroller bis zum Blues Bopper, diese Jungs bieten beste Tanzflächenunterhaltung. Ihr Big Boy Rock trifft genau den Zahn der Zeit und braucht sich nicht hinter neuesten "Wild-Records" Veröffentlichungen zu verstecken. Mit 12 Stücken zeigen die Jungs aus Stuttgart ihr musikalisches Können und überraschen mit einer gelungenen Mischung aus Stilen, die sicher die Tanzflächen füllen.

Hoffen wir, dass der Teppich diese Band bald mal auf heimische Bühnen bringt. Diesen Überflieger sollte man sich nicht entgehen lassen!