Artist : Plants
Title : The Mind Is A Bird In The Hand
Genre : Folk
Year : 2006
Date : Apr-2006
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 09
Label : Audiodregs ADR 063
Source : CDDA
Length : 38:24 min
Size : 47,1 MB
Tracklist:
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01.acorn child 06:38
02.wolves and hooves 04:00
03.blue maiden 02:29
04.the western lands 05:49
05.the cage 02:36
06.evil spirit 04:45
07.the coming storm has passed 03:33
08.the mind is a bird in the hand 06:35
09.invisible islands 01:59
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38:24 min
Portland, Oregon's Plants are a psychedelic folk act that
blend ethereal acoustic textures with melancholy lyrical
beauty; employing strings, organs, flutes and bells they
create a sound that's 'quietly intense', like the sound of
a storm in the distance.
It's their own kind of personal folk music for their an
imagined world of half conscious dreams, living forests and
mystical creatures. The band is the brainchild of
singer/guitarist, Josh Blanchard's and cellist/pianist
Molly Griffith's musical and romantic partnership.
Molly is classically trained in medieval music and
harpsichord and has played in the past with Portland
notables such as The Decemberists and 31 Knots. Joshua has
spent ten years crafting pop songs and hallucinatory
electronic pieces, from the acidic Point Line Plane (Skin
Graft) to previous efforts with avant-psychde band The Mome
Raths.
Its their mutual love of things both very old and very new
that keeps the band fresh, as Plants collect ideas from
modern ambient composers, 60's acid folk voyages, and
ancient musical texts.
Recorded one rain and whiskey soaked Oregon springtime, the
group's debut album "The Mind is a Bird in the Hand" is an
achingly restrained and moody affair. From the brooding
opener "Acorn Child" to the closing chords of
Fantasy-folker, "Invisible Islands", the record explores
themes of redemption and turning darkness into light.
The record hosts a great cast of subtle guest performances
by Michael Hendrickson (Jackie O Motherfucker), Brian Foote
(Nudge) and Jason Buehler (Nice Nice) and is mastered by
respected "folktronica" guru, Greg Davis.
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