Flourishing The Sum of All Fossils
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Hotelfire
September 9th 2012


17 Comments


Mixing of the new ep is almost done and will be mastered in 2 weeks. The ep has 3 new-ish tracks with a running time of almost 25 minutes. Look for a late November 2012 Release. I'm glad folks still enjoy "The Sum Of All Fossils" Thanks!

Brian (FLOURISHING)

DarkNoctus
September 9th 2012


12828 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

that makes me a happy noctus, thanks brian!! :]

Crysis
Emeritus
September 9th 2012


17653 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

newish probably as in were written a while ago but are being recorded now

Wizard
September 9th 2012


20635 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

FUCK YEAH!!!!



Still the best thing happening to DM at the moment.

Inveigh
September 9th 2012


27037 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

yes that is great news

Wizard
September 9th 2012


20635 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

This new E.P., new Portal, new Gorguts.....gotta go change my pants.

Motiv3
September 9th 2012


9351 Comments


Good album. Still doesn't hit me as hard as some of you guys. Respect what these guys are doing though.

chambered49
October 20th 2012


1727 Comments


this still rules

Hotelfire
October 25th 2012


17 Comments


new ep "Intersubjectivity" has been mastered and will be out in two weeks, Mid-November (digital download) and early January 2013 (CD Version). FYI

Hotelfire
October 26th 2012


17 Comments


FLOURISHING Intersubjectivity
It might read like a mess of comparisons but Decibel Magazine's Kevin Stewart-Panko hit the nail on the head when, in his review of Flourishing's 2011 full-length, The Sum of All Fossils, he described the band's sound as "Portal-esque rhythmic irreverence, Big Black-style noise rock, lurching Morbid Angel-meets-Soul of a New Machine death metal, and a bottom-heavy rumble injecting gooey gobs of sputtering warmth onto the mechanical/militaristic stomp of British industrial masters Slab, God, and Godflesh". An enthralling combination of influences, The Sum of All Fossils saw dissonant death metal and astral melodies laid atop a cold foundation of proto-industrial darkness. The album was partly cryptic, partly anthemic, and thoroughly cinematic in the way it pulled the listener through vivid landscapes -- bleak and horrific yet sometimes luminescent.

The new EP, Intersubjectivity, carries forth where The Sum of All Fossils left off, further establishing the New York City band's command of its own signature sound. Here in full effect are drummer Brian Corcoran's primitive cadences and merciless blasts, bassist Eric Rizk's almighty "G.C. Green" frequencies, and frontman Garett Bussanick's gut-wrenching vocal purges and astonishing guitar work. Once more we are transported to the cold factory setting evoked by The Sum of All Fossils -- an ominous, unsettling place, awash in ambient tones and mechanical repetition -- then launched suddenly skyward by transcendent melodic passages. The overriding effect is trance-like. The listener surrenders to the will of the music as it leads a tour of extreme depths and heights.

Intersubjectivity was recorded and mixed by the band themselves at Sound City in their hometown of Brooklyn, NY. It was mastered by Agalloch bassist Jason Walton at Audio Savant. The EP sees a November 13 release on The Path Less Traveled Records, the label that has released all of Flourishing's recordings to date, beginning with the 2010 debut EP, A Momentary Sense of the Immediate World.

Intersubjectivity track list:
1) A Living Sundial
2) The Petrifaction Lottery
3) Intersubjectivity

Hyperion1001
Emeritus
October 31st 2012


29794 Comments


ive decided this band rules

ShadowRemains
November 1st 2012


28758 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

the other decision was death

Tyrael
November 1st 2012


21108 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

do we get a free rez at the end of halloween?

Hotelfire
November 1st 2012


17 Comments


http://stereogum.com/1187102/flourishing-the-petrifaction-lottery-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/


Hyperion1001
Emeritus
November 1st 2012


29794 Comments


i submitted a news article with the stream but i guess the mod isnt on to approve it yet

Wizard
November 1st 2012


20635 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

New song rules.

evilford
November 1st 2012


71853 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I've had this on my ipod for like a month, guess I should prob listen to this today

Rev
November 1st 2012


9882 Comments


^ same, except it's been on mine almost as long as it's been out

Tyrael
November 1st 2012


21108 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

yeah its not too bad

evilford
November 1st 2012


71853 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

one song in im gunna go 5 this



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