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The Flowers of Hell "Come Hell or High Water" Benbecula Records, 2009 (BEN046CD / SBV HELL / BEN046D) LP CD / Vinyl / Download 5021449194223 / 616892009665 Release date: 06 April 2009 BUY THIS RELEASE Track Listing 01 Opus 66 (Part 1) 02 Bluemchen 03 Forest of Noise 04 The Strength of String 05 White Out 06 Darklands 07 Pipe Dreams 08 The Invocation 09 Past Tense 10 Occasional Tears The Flowers of Hell are a 16 piece trans-Atlantic rock orchestra based in London and Toronto who explore the cross points of classical and psychedelic blues based music. They have collaborated with numerous well respected musicians including people from Spiritualized & Spacemen 3, The Patti Smith Group, Broken Social Scene, Death In Vegas, British Sea Power, Bat For Lashes, Guided By Voices, and others. The full line up come together on recordings and gig as separate halves in Europe and North America with key members going back and forth. They have opened for My Bloody Valentine, Dean & Britta (Luna/Galaxie 500), Spectrum (Sonic Boom of Spacemen 3), The Clientele and The Black Angels. "Come Hell or High Water" is a UK only licenced release on Benbecula and was recorded in over 40 sessions with 30 musicians in London, Prague, Toronto, Detroit, & Texas. Guests and band members on it have played in the Patti Smith Group, Cale’s band, Spiritualized, Spacemen 3, Broken Social Scene, British Sea Power, Bat For Lashes, The Clientele, Guided By Voices, The Earlies, the and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Reviews *** Album of the Month - Avalanche Records *** "Stirringly evocative - 8/10" NME "Takes orchestral pop to the next level ... slow, soothing, expansive ..." Rolling Stone "A treat throughout ... lavish opulence" Clash Magazine "Astounding ... excellent stuff" Rocksound "Highly recommended" Rock-a-Rolla "Breathtaking" The Skinny "Exhilirating" Plan B "Superb" Buzz "Pure, unadulterated brilliance" Narc. |
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Vistas"
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