Century Flower

by Shelleyan Orphan

Century Flower cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Rough Trade
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 36:36
  • Community rating: 3.63/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Emily Burridge, Robert Irvine, Jeanette Murphy, Martin Evans, Annette Hales, Danny Thompson, Paul Hookham, Charlie Morgan, Geoff Blythe, Michael Winfield, Katie Wilkinson, Anne-Louise Hyde, Jacqueline Norrie, David M. Allen, Jack Emblow, Tony Roberts, Paul Goodey, Jim Russell

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The eccentric British duo curates a lush, pastoral dreamscape driven by intricate chamber instrumentation and intertwining vocals. Elegantly weaving oboes, strings, and acoustic guitars, 'Century Flower' evokes a timeless, romantic melancholia deeply rooted in English literary traditions.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, nature, rhythmic, dreamy, delicate, chamber, orchestral, female-vocals, folk

Tracklist

  1. Shatter (3:07)
  2. Timeblind (3:35)
  3. Tar Baby (4:33)
  4. Self (3:00)
  5. Summer Flies (3:25)
  6. The Silent Day (2:46)
  7. Century Flower (3:46)
  8. Amanita Muscaria (4:18)
  9. Between Two Waves (4:08)
  10. A Few Small Hours (3:58)

Credits

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