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The Flaming Lips

An alternative music collective from Oklahoma City, USA, most important representatives of the neo-psychedelic scene. Formed by Wayne Coyne in 1983, The Flaming Lips soon became famous for their original "dream pop" sound — lush, "layered" arrangements, whimsical "chiming" melodies — as well as for spectacular concert shows and an eccentric approach to album design. In the 1980s and early 1990s, the musicians collaborated with the indie label Restless Records, but later signed a contract with Warner Brothers, on which their first hit single "She Don’t Use Jelly" was released in 1993, which attracted the attention of the press to the group. The 1999 album "The Soft Bulletin" was met with huge critical acclaim and became the "album of the year" according to New Musical Express; the same was repeated with the 2002 album "Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots" (both albums were later included in Robert Dimery's "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die"). Since then, The Flaming Lips have received several "Grammys" and a number of other awards. In total, as of 2013, they have released fifteen "original" studio albums and a concept album-remake of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon", titled "The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs with Henry Rollins and Peaches Doing The Dark Side of the Moon".