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FLOWERS OF HELL TO RELEASE SOPHOMORE ALBUM, COME HELL OR HIGH WATER JUNE 15th 2010 16 PIECE ORCHESTRAL ROCK GROUP COMPLETES PROJECT WITH HELP FROM MEMBERS OF BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, THE PATTI SMITH GROUP, BRITISH SEA POWER, BAT FOR LASHES AND MORE.

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FLOWERS OF HELL TO RELEASE SOPHOMORE ALBUM, COME HELL OR HIGH WATER JUNE 15th 2010 16 PIECE ORCHESTRAL ROCK GROUP COMPLETES PROJECT WITH HELP FROM MEMBERS OF BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, THE PATTI SMITH GROUP, BRITISH SEA POWER, BAT FOR LASHES AND MORE.

Over 30 musicians in over 40 sessions were pulled together in London, Toronto, Prague, Detroit, and Abilene, Texas for this masterpiece to be realized. Early support from the likes of NASA (as in the space orginazation), My Bloody Valentine, etc…

The trans-atlantic space orchestra known as the Flowers of Hell has plans to release their sophomore album, Come Hell Or High Water, June 15th 2010 on Unfamiliar Records. The 16 piece experimental orchestra led by Greg Jarvis recruited help from some of the industry’s best musicians including members of Broken Social Scene, Guided By Voices, The Patti Smith Group, Spiritualized, British Sea Power, Bat For Lashes, Spacemen 3, and others to help complete the project. Over 30 musicians in over 40 sessions were pulled together in London, Toronto, Prague, Detroit, and Abilene, Texas for this masterpiece to be realized.

In 2002, Canadian Greg Jarvis started the Flowers Of Hell as a studio project in London. Three years later the project expanded into a live British band and extended across the ocean to Toronto in 2008. Their debut self-titled album received critical praise for creating classical tangents reminiscent of The Velvet Underground & Nico and the late Spacemen 3/early Spiritualized sound.

In the Fall of 2008 by special request from My Bloody Valentine’s Kevin Shields, the group opened for My Bloody Valentine on one of the eight dates of the North American reunion tour. Yet an accolade came from a much higher place when NASA’s mission control staff declared their love for the band’s symphonic space rock, synching one of their songs with footage of Discovery’s 2009 voyage. The video went viral amongst Space Center workers, resulting in the band appearing on the Space Channel.

The composing, recording, arranging and mixing of Come Hell Or High Water was done largely by Greg Jarvis following his timbre-to-shape synaesthetic visions. Synaesthesia is a neurological phenomenon where two senses are intermingled. With the rare timbre-to-shape variant, sounds involuntarily trigger a translucent visual layer of moving shapes which follow a consistent audio-visual language. Greg Jarvis explains, “I see sounds. When I hear sounds, I see each timbre in front of me as shapes that follow patters, often gliding, pulsing and swirling, while the rhythm and timing interlock them all. Each timbre behaves differently, and that’s the main reason we’ve got such a variety of instruments on the album.”

“They take orchestral pop to the next level” -ROLLING STONE

“Stirringly evocative” -NME

NASA’s 2009 Discovery voyage accompanied by Flowers Of Hell

FLOWERS OF HELL – COME HELL OR HIGH WATER
1. Opus 66 (Part 1)
2. Bluemschen
3. Forest Of Noise
4. The Strength Of String
5. White Out
6. Darklands
7. Pipe Dreams
8. The Invocation
9. Past Tense
10. Occasional Tears