First limited edition of 160 - straight out of the box. 13 tracks. Sleeve art by Benjamin Paskins.
Geoffrey Datson and Annette Hughes' duo debut album, produced by Meju.
Due for digital release in Jan. Only available now in vinyl for friends, collectors and audiophiles.
40 years in the making, the production of this record is immaculate.
Includes unlimited streaming of FLOWERS AND THE AXE
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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edition of 160
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T-Shirt/Apparel + Digital Album
FLOWERS AND THE AXE SHORT SLEEVED T-SHIRT.
+ free digital album download.
Choose from a full range of sizes.
Regular fit and soft feel
Male model shown is 6'1" / 186 cm tall and wearing size Medium
Printed front panel is 96% polyester/4% spandex.
Solid color back panel, sleeves and neck bind are 100% cotton
Crisp, vivid colors.
Includes unlimited streaming of NOW & FOREVER via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Includes unlimited streaming of FLOWERS AND THE AXE
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 5 days
Purchasable with gift card
$50AUD
about
Though written before the death of Geoffrey's father, it is deeply resonant of the night he suffered his first stroke. Geoffrey rode in the ambulance with him to the hospital - 'by the engine, resplendent and co-eternal", then it spins out onto images of eternity and durability and return with the second part of the song.
Songs are ever-there, their rhythms scaffold our capacity to make poetic associations and form memory. They substrate all our imaginings - the songs a mother sings a son are the songs a father sings a daughter, and so the cycle goes.
lyrics
Ours oft' was the afternoon
Shiloh emphatica
Last night by the engine
we were resplendent, co-eternal
This is a song that you can sing
because you can’t be with everything
This is a sing that you can song
because you can’t be with everyone
It’s full of time
The songs, they are floating in the air
The songs, they are floating in the air
if you pluck them lightly when they are ripe, see
the songs are floating in the air
I walked out into your world’s
golden morning
I want to thank you for the longest wait
stood still stood still
the song that a mother sings a son
/the song that a daughter sings her father
the song that a mother sings a son
/the song that a daughter sings her father
complex and dumb in exasperated ardour
the song that a daughter sings a son
the bride and bridegroom have a tune
/the diamond and the circle love affair
sealed forever in their room
/infinity, the sound forever there
wedding up their minds in moments of time
the bride and bridegroom have a tune
the songs they are floating in the air
the songs they are floating in the air
springing to life when the time is right
the songs are floating in the air
credits
from FLOWERS AND THE AXE,
released December 29, 2017
by Geoffrey Datson & Annette Hughes
Sleeve by Benjamin Paskins
Mastered by John Ruberto, Mastersound
Pressed to Vinyl by Zenith, Melbourne
Megan is coproducer on our masterpiece releases and is the voice of those etherieal female vocals. She is a gifted musician. Check out her guitar work. Mesmerising. datsonhughes
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