The Language of Flowers

Twigs & Yarn

title: The Language of Flowers
artist: Twigs & Yarn
cat#: FLAU28
date: Oct 24th. 2012
format: LP/CD/digital

mastering: Nick Zammuto
(The Books / Zammuto)

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Static Rowing
Marigold Ride
Mermaid Wetness
Conscious Strings
Rosy Cheeked Pumpkin
Strings of Complacency

THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS is the debut LP from Texas born artists Twigs & Yarn. It is an intimate story pieced together between continents and bedrooms, a collage of musical messages assembled from traditional instruments, found objects, lonely nights, paper cups and trembling voices. The songs range from simple improvisations to meticulously arranged soundscapes, with subtle textures and melodies held together by a drowsy ambience and fuzz that will leave you sleepy-eyed and dreaming. The album was beautifully mastered by Nick Zammuto (The Books, Zammuto).

Recorded during a yearlong separation, the music embraces the discovery of sharing sounds from across the sea through ftp servers and email. Utilizing lo-fi recorders, homemade microphones, looping pedals and layered vocals, the songs developed slowly from the random joining of sound clips never intended for each other, creating beautiful unexpected moments.

Many of the sounds for the album were recorded by Lauren McMurray while living in Japan: radio frequencies, people talking on the streets, temple bells, and quiet vocals hummed into coffee tins in the dead of night. Her voice is ethereal and strange, and she uses it to create a texture of sounds from dreamy whispers to full choruses. The final compositions were augmented and stitched together by Stephen Orsak using guitars, electronics, field recordings and sequencers. Floating across the sea, changing forms, and taking us to an unknown place, The Language of Flowers is a soundtrack for nostalgic dreams.

Twigs & Yarn is Stephen Orsak and Lauren McMurray.

An ethereal, ambient affair with soothing guitar loops and layers of soft, tender moans drifting ever so gently on a cloud of hypnagogic textures washed in seas of static. The wonderful languid atmosphere will have you dreaming of all things beautiful - Music For The Masses

-tracklist-

01 Laverne

02 Static Rowing
03 If I Were an Artery
04 Conscious Strings
05 Mermaid Wetness

06 An Honest Moment
07 Rosy Cheeked Pumpkin
08 Bristle of Mundane
09 Flowers Thirsty
10 Marigold Ride
11 Strings of Complacency
12 Learning to Glisten

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