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''Come Hell or High Water'' is the second studio album from the experimental rock group
The Flowers of Hell The Flowers of Hell are a transatlantic experimental orchestra made up of a revolving line-up of 16 or so independent musicians based in Toronto and London. Their mostly instrumental sound builds bridges between classical music and post-rock, sh ...
. Released in April 2009, the album was recorded in over 40 sessions with 30 musicians in London, Prague, Toronto, Detroit, and Texas. According to an interview in ''Now'' magazine and a review in ''URB'', the album was conceived of as a celebration of
synaesthesia Synesthesia (American English) or synaesthesia (British English) is a perceptual phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway. People who rep ...
, and composer Greg Jarvis based the composing, recording, arranging, and preliminary mixing on his synaesthetic visions. Noted guests on the record include Patti Smith/
Iggy Pop James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, musician, songwriter and actor. Called the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Godfather of Punk", he was the vocalist and lyricist of ...
collaborator
Ivan Kral Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ...
on bass who had been a mentor to Jarvis, mix work from Spacemen 3's Peter Kember, strings from British Sea Power's
Abi Fry Abigail Helen Fry (born 1981) is an English violist and Bafta award-winning composer. She plays with various acts including Sea Power, Bat for Lashes, The Flowers of Hell, Sad Season and Euchrid Eucrow. Fry grew up in Ealing, West London and res ...
and The Clientele's Mel Draisey and Broken Social Scene's
Julie Penner Julie Penner (born 1976) is a Canadian violinist who has played with The FemBots, Broken Social Scene, Do Make Say Think, Hylozoists, The Lowest of the Low and The Weakerthans. She also worked as the music producer for Stuart McLean's ''The Vi ...
, amongst others. The LP sleeve is one of six displayed at the Tate Britain and Paris's Musee d'Orsay in their major 2020 Aubrey Beardsley retrospective. Beardsley's work was adapted for the cover by
Greg Jarvis Gregory Bruce Jarvis (August 24, 1944 – January 28, 1986) was an American engineer and astronaut who died during the destruction of the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' on mission STS-51-L, where he was serving as payload specialist for Hughes ...
and features in the exhibition catalogue as well as in the exhibition itself.


Track listing

# "Opus 66 (Part 1)" – 4:12 # "Blumchen" – 6:17 # "Forest Of Noise" – 3:44 # "The Strength Of String" – 4:00 # "White Out" – 3:22 # " Darklands" – 5:08 # "Pipe Dreams" – 5:25 # "The Invocation" – 3:33 # "Past Tense" – 4:41 # "Occasional Tears" – 4:03


Personnel

*Acoustic Guitar - Steve Head *Baritone Sax - Tom Hodges *Bass -
Ivan Kral Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ...
, Will Carruthers,
Greg Jarvis Gregory Bruce Jarvis (August 24, 1944 – January 28, 1986) was an American engineer and astronaut who died during the destruction of the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' on mission STS-51-L, where he was serving as payload specialist for Hughes ...
, Barry Newman, Ronnie Morris *Bass Harmonica - Tom Hodges *Cello - Amy Laing *Clarinet - Miss Hypnotique *Drums & Percussion - Jon McCann, Guri Hummelsund, Linda Noelle Bush, Dave Gee *Ebow & Feedback Manipulation - Jeremiah Knight *Flute - Brian Taylor, Tom Hodges *Electric Guitar -
Greg Jarvis Gregory Bruce Jarvis (August 24, 1944 – January 28, 1986) was an American engineer and astronaut who died during the destruction of the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' on mission STS-51-L, where he was serving as payload specialist for Hughes ...
*Harmonica - Barry Newman,
Greg Jarvis Gregory Bruce Jarvis (August 24, 1944 – January 28, 1986) was an American engineer and astronaut who died during the destruction of the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' on mission STS-51-L, where he was serving as payload specialist for Hughes ...
*Keys & Programming - Jan P. Muchow, John Mark Lapham,
Greg Jarvis Gregory Bruce Jarvis (August 24, 1944 – January 28, 1986) was an American engineer and astronaut who died during the destruction of the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' on mission STS-51-L, where he was serving as payload specialist for Hughes ...
*Musical Saw - Tom Hodges *Piano -
Greg Jarvis Gregory Bruce Jarvis (August 24, 1944 – January 28, 1986) was an American engineer and astronaut who died during the destruction of the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' on mission STS-51-L, where he was serving as payload specialist for Hughes ...
, Jan P. Muchow *Soprano Sax - Ray Dickaty *Swerpeti -
Greg Jarvis Gregory Bruce Jarvis (August 24, 1944 – January 28, 1986) was an American engineer and astronaut who died during the destruction of the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' on mission STS-51-L, where he was serving as payload specialist for Hughes ...
*Tenor Sax - Ray Dickaty *Trombone - Owen James *Trumpet - Owen James, Ian Thorn, Tom Knott *Viola -
Abi Fry Abigail Helen Fry (born 1981) is an English violist and Bafta award-winning composer. She plays with various acts including Sea Power, Bat for Lashes, The Flowers of Hell, Sad Season and Euchrid Eucrow. Fry grew up in Ealing, West London and res ...
*Violin -
Mel Draisey The Clientele is a London-based indie pop band, formed in 1991. The band is currently composed of lead singer/guitarist Alasdair MacLean, drummer Mark Keen and bassist James Hornsey. Since its inception, the Clientele has released eight full-l ...
,
Julie Penner Julie Penner (born 1976) is a Canadian violinist who has played with The FemBots, Broken Social Scene, Do Make Say Think, Hylozoists, The Lowest of the Low and The Weakerthans. She also worked as the music producer for Stuart McLean's ''The Vi ...
*Voice - Anna Nicole Ziesche, Guri Hummelsund, Inayat Khan


References

*http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17619/reviews/4146360
The Independent
*http://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/records/45267-the_flowers_hell_come_hell_high_water 2009 albums The Flowers of Hell albums {{2000s-post-rock-album-stub