Flowers Forever
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Flowers Forever is the side project of Tilly and the Wall
guitarist Derek Pressnall
. The band has released a full-length album of the same name on Team Love Records in 2008.
Additionally,
Recorded by Ian Eiillo at ARC Studio August 2007
Mixed by AJ Mogis at ARC Studio October 2007
Mastering at Focus Mastering by Doug Van Sloun
Released February 19, 2008
Tilly and the Wall
Tilly and the Wall is an indie pop group from Omaha, Nebraska. Their name originated from a children's book called Tillie and the Wall, written by Leo Lionni...
guitarist Derek Pressnall
Derek Pressnall
Derek Scott Pressnall is the guitarist for indie-pop group Tilly and the Wall from Omaha, Nebraska. He is also in the bands The Flamboyant Gods, Flowers Forever, and Dead Bird.He and fellow bandmate Nick White are from Dunwoody, Georgia...
. The band has released a full-length album of the same name on Team Love Records in 2008.
Background
From the Video Biography,
Flowers Forever is a
project that surfaced a
few months back in a
string of strange events
that occurred in my life.
It's an outlet of
performance, music,
painting, video, and
spirituality.
It's about self expression
and freeing yourself
from the start/stop,
beginning/end, A/B,
morning/night of
everything.
It's about trying to
comprehend the idea of
just being, always have
been, and always will be.
Tap into the current and
let it rush over you.
Bone, teeth, dirt
Personnel
- Derek PressnallDerek PressnallDerek Scott Pressnall is the guitarist for indie-pop group Tilly and the Wall from Omaha, Nebraska. He is also in the bands The Flamboyant Gods, Flowers Forever, and Dead Bird.He and fellow bandmate Nick White are from Dunwoody, Georgia...
– rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
, singingSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, percussion, bellsBell (instrument)A bell is a simple sound-making device. The bell is a percussion instrument and an idiophone. Its form is usually a hollow, cup-shaped object, which resonates upon being struck... - Chris Senseney – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, bass, trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, organElectronic organAn electronic organ is an electronic keyboard instrument which was derived from the harmonium, pipe organ and theatre organ. Originally, it was designed to imitate the sound of pipe organs, theatre organs, band sounds, or orchestral sounds....
, mellotronMellotronThe Mellotron is an electro-mechanical, polyphonic tape replay keyboard originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s. It superseded the Chamberlin Music Master, which was the world's first sample-playback keyboard intended for music...
, harmonyHarmonyIn music, harmony is the use of simultaneous pitches , or chords. The study of harmony involves chords and their construction and chord progressions and the principles of connection that govern them. Harmony is often said to refer to the "vertical" aspect of music, as distinguished from melodic...
singing - Craig Dee – drums, percussion, shouting, bells
Additionally,
- Shane Aspegren – steel drum
- Pearl BoydWalter BoydWalter Boyd is a football striker from Jamaica who plays for Arnett Gardens F.C.Nicknamed 'Blacka Pearl' or 'The Pearl', Boyd is an extremely gifted yet controversial player whose off field antics always appeared to get him in trouble...
– singing - David DowningDavid DowningDavid Downing is a contemporary British author of mystery novels and nonfiction. His works have been reviewed by Publishers Weekly, the New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. He is known for his "convincing" depiction of World War II and Berlin, likely due to his studies and familiarity with...
– celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is... - Tyler Hottovy – tromboneTromboneThe trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
- Ben Kristy – tubaTubaThe tuba is the largest and lowest-pitched brass instrument. Sound is produced by vibrating or "buzzing" the lips into a large cupped mouthpiece. It is one of the most recent additions to the modern symphony orchestra, first appearing in the mid-19th century, when it largely replaced the...
- Dan McCarthyMcCarthy TrenchingMcCarthy Trenching is a band from Omaha, Nebraska led by Dan McCarthy. It is currently signed to Conor Oberst's Team Love record label.-Discography:*Old Habits *It's Got Nothing to Do with the Drinking...
– accordionAccordionThe accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist.... - CJ Olson – shouting
- Ian Simons – saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
- Julia Bryson – tropical vocals
- Stephanie DrootinStefanie DrootinStefanie Drootin is the bass guitarist for the band The Good Life on Saddle Creek Records. She also plays or has played in Bright Eyes, She and Him, McCarthy Trenching, Azure Ray, Orenda Fink and Maria Taylor.-Album Appearances:...
– tropical vocals - Neely JenkinsNeely JenkinsNeely Jo Jenkins is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska best known for being a singer in the band Tilly and the Wall. She was also a member of the band Park Ave. with Tilly and the Wall bandmate Jamie Pressnall, . Previously, Jenkins sang "Contrast and Compare" and "Pull My Hair" with Bright Eyes on...
' – tropical vocals - other friends – group singing
Recorded by Ian Eiillo at ARC Studio August 2007
Mixed by AJ Mogis at ARC Studio October 2007
Mastering at Focus Mastering by Doug Van Sloun
Released February 19, 2008
Track listing
Total time 40:12 (13 tracks)- Beautiful Tornado – 1:15
- American Dream – 4:20
- Black Rosary – 3:06
- Wet Diamonds – 2:10
- Golden Shackles – 3:50
- Dirty Dollar Bill – 3:49
- Jealous Motherfucker – 3:06
- Happy New Year – 2:00
- Strange Fruit – 3:49
- Smash the Cool – 3:29
- Beach Bum – 2:43
- Elliptical Love – 3:13
- Black Pope – 3:29