"O" (Flowers of Hell album)

"O" studio The Flowers of Hell Wiki_-_Flowers_Of_Hell_-_O_cover_art.jpg 2010 11 09 Absolute music, Experimental 45:40 Optical Sounds Greg Jarvis Come Hell Or High Water 2009 Odes 2012 All Music 4 5Raggett, Ned. "Album Review: The Flowers Of Hell - O". All Music. Retrieved on May 29, 2014. Drowned In Sound 7 10Gourlay, Dom. "The Flowers Of Hell - O" https://web.archive.org/web/20151208115610/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/15801/reviews/4141474 2015-12-08 . Drowned In Sound. Retrieved on May 29, 2014. Eye Weekly 8 10Bilton, Chris. "The Flowers Of Hell - O (review)". Eye Weekly. Retrieved on May 29, 2014. Now. 3 5Trapunski, Richard. "The Flowers Of Hell - O (review)" https://archive.today/20140615104352/http://stage81.nowtoronto.com/music/story.cfm?content=177823 2014-06-15 . Now. Retrieved on May 29, 2014. __NOTOC__ "O" is the third studio album from the orchestral rock group The Flowers of Hell. It consists of one song lasting 46 minutes in its stereo mix and 42 minutes in its surround sound mix.http://www.discogs.com/Flowers-Of-Hell-O/release/2529006 Flowers Of Hell, The - "O" (Hybrid, Album) at Discogs Discogs.com 2014-06-27 The release's liner notes state that the piece is an exploration of band leader Greg Jarvis's synesthesia and was conceived as a piece of absolute music (music with no specific subject matter). It consists of rehearsed improvisations performed with-in a 12 part fixed song structure, recorded in one take at the end of a 9000 km tour. Everett-Green Robert For Musician With Synaethesia, The Cello Can Sound Too Fury. Or Too Red. The Globe and Mail The Globe and Mail Dec 3, 2010 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/for-musician-with-synesthesia-the-cello-can-sound-too-furry-or-too-red/article1318371/ September 9, 2012 Gheciu Alex Nino Sound Advice: O by The Flowers of Hell 30 November 2010 The Torontoist http://torontoist.com/2010/11/sound_advice_o_by_the_flowers_of_hell.php February 5, 2011 In a 2010 interview with Spinner, Jarvis said that "O" was also designed to explore music's unique capabilities as an art form that unfolds over time. MacNeil Jason Flowers Of Hell Release 45 Minute Space Rock Song As New Album http://spinnerdev.blogsmith.com/category/new-releases/page/86 May 29, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235502/http://spinnerdev.blogsmith.com/category/new-releases/page/86 March 3, 2016 The album was produced by Jarvis with recording taking place in Toronto with engineer Jon Drew (Stars, Fucked Up). Trapunski Richard Flowers Of Hell - O (review) http://stage81.nowtoronto.com/music/story.cfm?content=177823 May 29, 2014 dead https://archive.today/20140615104352/http://stage81.nowtoronto.com/music/story.cfm?content=177823 June 15, 2014 It was mixed in Manchester by Jarvis and fellow synesthete Tom Knott of The Earlies. Everett-Green Robert For Musician With Synaethesia, The Cello Can Sound Too Fury. Or Too Red. The Globe and Mail The Globe and Mail Dec 3, 2010 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/for-musician-with-synesthesia-the-cello-can-sound-too-furry-or-too-red/article1318371/ May 29, 2014 "O" was initially released by Optical Sounds on a double sided CD / DVD disc, coupled with a concert film, Live At The Music Gallery. The Flowers Of Hell performed "O" live as a seated 12 piece with Jarvis conducting at Toronto's Yonge-Dundas Square (now Sankofa Square) as the closing act of the 2011 Intersection Festival of experimental and new classical music. Hudson Alex Flowers Of Hell To Perform O At Toronto's Free Intersection Festival http://exclaim.ca/News/flowers_of_hell_to_perform_o_at_torontos_free_intersection_fest May 29, 2014 Huffa Joanne Flowers Of Hell in full bloom 2 September 2011 https://nowtoronto.com/music/flowers-of-hell-in-full-bloom/ May 29, 2014 Critical reception "O" received favourable ratings from media sources including All Music (4/5),Ned Raggett http://www.allmusic.com/album/o-mw0002048861 O - The Flowers of Hell - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards AllMusic 2010-10-25 2014-06-27 Drowned In Sound (7/10), Gourlay Dom The Flowers Of Hell - 'O' http://drownedinsound.com/releases/15801 May 29, 2014 July 15, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140715162604/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/15801 dead and Eye Weekly (8/10). Bilton Chris The Flowers Of Hell - 'O' http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/2315/The-Flowers-of-Hell-O.aspx May 29, 2014 ChartAttack declared it, "A tiny step for mankind, but a giant step for orchestral rock." Flowers Of Hell Releasing 45 Minute Song http://www.chartattack.com/news/2009/11/24/flowers-of-hell-releasing-45-minute-song/ May 29, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122804/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2009/11/24/flowers-of-hell-releasing-45-minute-song/ 2016-03-04 usurped Stooges biographer and former Creem writer Jeffrey Morgan wrote that it rivaled works of Terry Riley, Brian Eno, and Gavin Bryars and, "transport(s) the mind to places records rarely seek to reach these days." Morgan Jeffrey Sizzling Platter Of The Week: The Flowers Of Hell - 'O' http://www.jeffreymorgan.info/2010.11.14_arch.html May 29, 2014 Cover versions In 2013, Toronto group The Ostrich Tuning released a cover version of "O" titled "Uh", running 46:17.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxyCHQ6__-Y Ostrich Tuning - Uh (Part I & II) YouTube 2013-06-23 2014-06-27 Track listing CD Side "O" - Stereo Mix – 45:40 DVD Side "O" - 5.1 Surround Sound Mix - 42:02 Live At The Music Gallery - Concert Film - 49:03 Special Feature: Opus 66 Animated Video – 3:54 Special Feature: Opt Out (Live In Aberdeen) - 10:00 Special Feature: Sympathy For Vengeance (Live In Toronto) – 6:01 Special Feature: Opt Out (Live In Prague) – 4:25 Personnel Greg Jarvis – treated guitar Jeremiah Knight – treated guitar Ira Zingraff – trumpet Regis Pomes – baritone saxophone Brian Taylor – flute, organ, tom tom Laura C. Bates – violin Jennifer Moersch – cello Hollie Stevenett – double bass Ami Spears – percussion, drums, chimes References Category:2010 albums Category:The Flowers of Hell albums Category:Articles with quotation marks in the title