Les Fleurs du Mal

by VWAM

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1.	Lady Conductor 06:31	buy track
2.	Caves 03:34	buy track
3.	The Young Police Lieutenant 04:25	buy track
4.	Airplane Days 04:12	buy track
5.	Devil Doll 04:37	buy track
6.	Action Origami 03:01	buy track
7.	Krishna Shivfight and the Jets from Venus 04:38	buy track
8.	Highway Patrol Blues 04:55	buy track
9.	Incantation 04:37	buy track

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VWAM’s second release, Les Fleurs du Mal, was social-distance recorded during the Spring and Summer of Covid19. As Vancouver went into full shutdown, flowers began to stand out boldly in the midst of unfamiliar absences. A dark mood hung over the riot of their brilliance and among them lurked stingers, poisoners and mad stranglers with bewildering perfumes that lured susceptible admirers to their doom.

The tracks that make up this album were collaged together remotely from material collected through file-sharing and occasional duo recording sessions and feature feral vocals and hand-made percussion as well as VWAM’s usual synthesizers. Each track evolved over several months and is distinct yet complementary, a world unto itself, like the flowers.

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released November 1, 2020

Alice Hamilton - synthesizers, percussion, voice
Annie Wilkinson - synthesizers, percussion, voice
Tracy Bijl - synthesizers, percussion, voice
Carrie Selkirk - synthesizers, percussion
Cole Alexandra - synthesizers, percussion
Kristin Fraser - voice
Courtenay Webber - voice

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VWAM Vancouver, British Columbia

VWAM (nee Vancouver Women's Ambient Music Collective) consists of five women who've bucked the tide and created a magical chemistry in the male-dominated world of electronic music. With varied musical and artistic backgrounds, VWAM has created a distinctive chemistry that brings a fresh energy to Vancouver's electronica scene. ... more

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