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Pepe Deluxé, aka Finnish-Swedish funkateers James Spectrum and Paul Malmström, drop another AA-single from their forthcoming kaleidoscopic album Comix Sonix (following 21 June, Catskills Records).

On A-side Freedom Flag Pepe Deluxé sing “They try to put us in a box. And then they try to put that box away. No Way!” Creative freedom stands as the main foundational pillar of Pepe Deluxé, alongside eclecticism, coffee, and sausages – the latter featured flying in Freedom Flag’s video by Pepe Deluxé’s Paul Malmström. The song is a playful yet poignant reflection on the dangers of oversimplification and lazy labelling, and as a humorous unexpected twist, another new Pepe track, Earth Boys are Easy, is currently on a TV near you as part of IKEA’s global campaign named – believe it or not – “Box it!”

Freedom Flag boasts a sample by Pepe of the Pepe song which the Prodigy also sampled (Salami Fever) – you follow? Plus, scratches from guest DJ Slow (a former founding-member of Pepe) and a thunderous double bass break by metal legend Kai Hahto, with a banjo and musical spoons further spicing up this funky stew.

The AA-side, From the Mouth of Elmer McCurdy, highlights Pepe Deluxé’s unmatched credentials as the mad hatter inventors of the music world. This time they team up with nearly-as-eccentric creator Bart Hopkin, who boasts a 100+ collection of unique experimental instruments, many of which are showcased on the new album ‘Comix Sonix’. The single includes Bart’s Dansal 3, Slide Rattletine, Moe Flute, Aquaalt, Open TDF and Smoke Paprika; all as peculiar as their names, providing an eclectic backdrop to the song’s incredible true story of the fate of the infamous Oklahoma outlaw. Following his demise at the hands of the sheriff’s posse following a failed train robbery, McCurdy emerged as a coin-eating, roller-skating, US-crisscrossing mummy – with film cameos. Not forgetting a stint where he was painted fluorescent red and suspended from the gallows in an eerie display, only to be discovered by the crew of Six Million Dollar Man, who first mistook him for a dummy. Elmer’s influence even extended to 80’s cartoons, with the creator of Skeletor citing McCurdy as the character’s progenitor. Whew! The song’s title is a reference to a further curiosity, whereby Elmer’s mouth disappeared shortly before his burial. A story as bizarre as Pepé Deluxé’s musical odysseys…

Double AA-single Freedom Flag and From the Mouth of Elmer McCurdy is out 23 April, with Pepe Deluxé’s new long player Comix Sonix following 21 June via Catskills Records.

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