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''A Flash Flood of Colour'' is the third studio album by English rock band Enter Shikari, and was produced by Dan Weller. The album was recorded in May and June 2011 at Karma Sound Studios in Bang Saray, Thailand, and at the Fortress in London, United Kingdom. It was released internationally on 16 January 2012 by Ambush Reality, the band's record label in the United Kingdom, and Hopeless Records in North America. Lyrically, the album deals with current affairs (primarily the Great Recession). It confronts flaws in government action to end the global recession, also touching on the political situation in Israel and climate change. ''A Flash Flood of Colour'' demonstrated Enter Shikari's continued fusion of electronic and rock music influences. The album's cover depicts an inverted social hierarchy. ''A Flash Flood of Colour'' received generally positive reviews from music critics and an average Metacritic score of 75 out of 100.〔 It debuted at number four on the UK Albums Chart after a band-led campaign to get the album to number one, and appeared on several album-of-the-year lists. To promote the album, Enter Shikari made A Flash Flood of Colour World Tour. ==Background and recording== Enter Shikari took a different lyrical direction with the release of their 2009 album ''Common Dreads'', which focused on financial meltdown, economic collapse and widespread discontent. Journalists such as Ian Winwood credited the band's lyrical direction as a reaction to the evolution of politics since their 2007 debut album, ''Take to the Skies''; there is now "ongoing Orwellian overseas conflicts, riots in England's major cities, endless austerity programmes the end date of which stretch years into the distance".〔 The change in lyrics began with Reynolds' belief that music is an effective way of conveying political ideas. The record was produced by former SikTh guitarist Dan Weller, who helped with guitar production on ''Common Dreads'', and sound engineer Tim Morris.〔〔 Enter Shikari recorded the album in May and June 2011, primarily at Karma Sound Studios in Bang Saray, Thailand. Its recording began at Weller's Old Street London-based recording studio. When he told the band that a friend owned a recording studio in Thailand, it became a running joke that they would record there instead.〔〔 Eventually, they decided that it would be financially, logistically and artistically advantageous to record at Karma Sound.〔〔 The studio in Thailand was described by drummer Rob Rolfe as "four walls in a little compound in the middle of the jungle" an hour-and-a-half drive south of Bangkok and a "fantastic studio in paradise".〔 The band recorded the album's music before adding the vocals, since Reynolds knew the album's themes and that it would be "uniting and empowering".〔 The album was mixed in Vancouver by Mike Fraser. Within the first 10 days of recording, the album's most-complete songs were its most aggressive—particularly the tentatively-titled "Tyrannosaurus" (later known as "Hello Tyrannosaurus, Meet Tyrannicide").〔 During its production, the album went through several changes; "Stalemate" was intended as an acoustic introduction, and "System Meltdown" was intended to be a single song. Recording was completed within a month. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A Flash Flood of Colour」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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