: ' .. .:.... . ' ' ______________ : ________ : ' \ / .. .:. .. \ / : : \ /_________ \ / . .. ... .. . : .\ / /___ /\ \ / ______________ ___ _. : \ / / \ / \ \/ / \ \ \ \ \ . ...:..\ / _______/ \/ \ ___/__ / / / / / : /\ / / \ \/ \ / / / . sH! ' / \/ / / / \ / / . ... .:.... .. . :/ _______/ / / / _______/__ ___ __ .\ / / / / / / / / / / / \ / / / / / / / / / / / . . \ /\______/ / / / / \___ / / : \/ ____ \ / / / / / : \ / \ /\____/\ / / : : ________\/ \ / \ / / : ' \ / \/ \ /\ / : . ..:.. . \ / \/ \ / \ / \ / . ' : \/ F A N G \ / : ' ____ \ / . . .. .. .:.. . \ / presents \ / . . \/ \/ : : . ..:.. , : Artist......: Zoe Polanski : Album.......: Violent Flowers : : Label.......: Youngbloods .. .:.. . Genre.......: Indie : Catnr.......: YBZ028 . ' Source......: CD , ; Rip.date....: 2020-07-29 Str.date....: 2020-07-17 Quality.....: 255kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :.. .:. Url.........: http://zoepolanski.bandcamp.com ' ' , ________ ________ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / # title time \ / \/ \/ 1. Violent Flowers 4:36 2. Pharaoh's Island 3:50 3. Ya'ar Bein Olamot (Forest Between Worlds) 3:46 4. Closer 4:53 5. Humboldt Current 3:10 6. Apple Hill 4:59 7. Slopes 4:29 8. The Willows 5:15 9. Bubbles 3:06 ______ \ / ________ Runtime 38:04 ,\ /... . . .... .... \ / ' Size 73.18 ______ :\/ ', \ / , \ / ' '... ..\ /.. .. .....:. .. .... .. . ..\ /. : Release Notes: \/ , \/ , ' ' ,: New York-based record label Youngbloods presents Violent :, : Flowers, a glistening collection of Experimental Dream Pop from : :' Israeli singer, songwriter, and film composer Zoe Polanski. ': ,: Written in collaboration with producer Aviad Zinemanas, Violent :, : Flowers uses PolanskiÆs tranquilizing voice as a guide across a : :' vibrant landscape of inner musings that reflect her visual, and ': ,: often cinematic, approach to songwriting. :, : : :' Born to a musical family in the tense northern city of Haifa, ': ,: Polanski sought from an early age an escape from everyday life :, : through music, first learning cello then piano and eventually : :' guitar. In contrast to her family's affinity for jazz and world ': ,: music, Polanski was drawn to the entrancing and transportive :, : effect of ethereal, lo-fi sounds. After her obligatory service : :' in the IDF, Polanski moved to New York City to record with the ': ,: band Katamine and enrolled for a summer course in cinematography :, : at the School of Visual Arts. Becoming enraptured with musicÆs : :' ability to enliven a visual scene, she returned to Israel ': ,: settling in the liberal, multicultural hub of Tel Aviv and :, : started her new project named after the renown Hungarian avant : :' garde filmmaker BΘla Tarr. Like the projectÆs namesake, the ': ,: music was imbued with a sense of slow cinema veritΘ, juxtaposing :, : dark lyrical observations against the surreal aura generated by : :' spacious, floating guitar lines soaked in reverb. ': ,: :, : As she became more involved in the electronic and ambient music : :' scenes of Tel Aviv, Polanski started to experiment with sound ': ,: design, honing in on compositions created for singular movements :, : and moments in time. She began to perform live, becoming a : :' regular supporting act for the likes of Tame Impala, Swans, ': ,: Mark Kozelek, Alessandro Cortini, Bayonne and Lµtitia Sadier of :, : Stereolab. On a chance, BΘla TarrÆs cinematographer Fred Kelemen : :' caught her live show, intrigued by the projectÆs name. ': ,: Impressed by her style, Keleman hired Polanski to score his :, : upcoming film, further pushing her creative trajectory toward a : :' deeply delicate, visual, and personal place. ': ,: :, : Through several serendipitous encounters Polanski befriended : :' local sound designer and producer Aviad Zinemanas. Their ': ,: friendship, initially cemented by a mutual appreciation for :, : shoegaze and ambient music, would blossom into trading Ableton : :' sessions and shared explorations into broadening PolanskiÆs ': ,: productions. They would begin to write and refine PolanskiÆs :, : demos, culminating in what would become Violent Flowers. : :' ': ,: Their approach to sound design and songwriting pays homage to :, : PolanskiÆs love for cinematography in romantic fashion. Together : :' theyÆve designed an expansive atmosphere that nurtures, and ': ,: deepens, the lush intentional simplicity of PolanskiÆs :, : compositions. The albumÆs title track, alongside its subsequent : :' pieces (ôPharaohÆs Islandö and ôCloserö), demonstrate the duoÆs ': ,: creative balance most clearly, pairing PolanskiÆs hypnotic :, : vocals and shimmering guitar with ZinemanasÆ blend of implied : :' rhythms, soft percussion, and weaving keyboard pads. Even ': ,: without PolanskiÆs gentle singing, the creative pairÆs talent :, : for penning accessible melody is evident through the albumÆs : :' instrumental works ôYaÆar Bein Olamot (Forest Between Worlds)ö ': ,: and the more traditionally theatrical ôHumbolt Currentö. :, : : :' Where luminescent temperaments characterize the first half of ': ,: Violent Flowers, the albumÆs conclusive pieces permit a glance :, : at the dark clouds in Polanski's robust universe. ôApple Hillö : :' and ôThe Willowsö reflect a different side of the same coin, ': ,: trading pinks and vibrant blues for grey, marbled reflections of :, : relationships come and gone. ôSlopesö acts as a wispy, : :' contemplative nod to PolanskiÆs work scoring film, focusing on ': ,: ambiance and auditory distance as emotive characteristics. :, : Violent Flowers soars to a thunderous finale in ôBubblesö, : :' vocalizing aspiration for a less-divisive, understanding ': ,: future. :, : : :' Polanski finds adventure in her experimentations, and hopes ': ,: that the tonal vulnerability of Violent Flowers invites others :, : to join her in casting lights across the geography of her : :' memories and ideas. With a keen ear and open heart, they too ': ,: will find pleasure in the various shadows and shapes they make. :, : : :' ': : ' '.. ..' .. . :........... . . . . ............: . . ______________ ______________ \ / \ / \ / Shout out to all our homies from: \ / \ / \ / \ / iPC BOSS HiT2000 1way UKi i8 RNS \ / \ / RAGEMP3 MANDY DV8 pLAN9 BUTT \ / \ / \ / \/ ____ ____ \/ \ / F A N G \ / \/ 2 0 2 0 \/