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The Expanding Flower Planet
''The Expanding Flower Planet'' is the first studio album by Deradoorian, a former member of Dirty Projectors. It was released on Anticon on August 21, 2015. Co-produced with Kenny Gilmore, it features contributions from Jeremy Hyman, Michael Lockwood, Niki Randa, and Arlene Deradoorian. The title comes from a Chinese mandala tapestry that hung in Deradoorian's studio. Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''The Expanding Flower Planet'' received an average score of 78, based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Alex McCown of ''The A.V. Club'' gave the album a grade of B, saying, "Despite most songs consisting of little more than a simple drum beat, bass, and some synths buffeting Deradoorian's soaring and layered vocal tracks, it wouldn't be accurate to call the arrangements spare." Daniel Sylester of ''Exclaim!'' gave the album an 8 out of 10 and said, "On ''The Expanding Flowe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Deradoorian
Angel Deradoorian (born July 18, 1986), also known mononymously as Deradoorian, is a musician based in Los Angeles, California. She is best known for her work with Dirty Projectors as full-time member from 2007 to 2012. She left to pursue a solo career. In 2015 she released a solo studio album, '' The Expanding Flower Planet''. Life and career Born and raised in Orangevale, California and of Armenian descent, Deradoorian first found an interest in music at the age of five, when she was taught violin and piano at the private school she attended. Both her parents are artists and she has an older sister Arlene, who also tours with her performing solo material. At the age of 16 she decided to leave school and pursue a career in music. She moved to Brooklyn, joined Drive-thru Records band An Angle and then shortly after in 2007 she joined Dirty Projectors and played an important role in the recording of the album ''Bitte Orca''. In 2012, she moved to Los Angeles together with her then- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |