Led by Dutch/American singer, composer and
guitarist Peter Quinnell, The Flower Machine were
first heard on their 2004 debut album Chalk Dust
Dream of the Tea Cozy Mitten Company which set
the template for their pastoral, revisionist
brand of psychedelic indiepop. Distribution deals
in Australia (2005) and Thailand (2006) helped
expand the bands notoriety, in addition to radio
play on taste-making stations such as WFMU in New
Jersey, KXLU in Los Angeles, and KZSC in Santa
Cruz. The Flower Machine is based in Los Angeles,
California, and has appeared at many clubs in the
area with live performances that add experimental
dimensions to the experience of hearing them on
record, incorporating synthesizers, echo boxes
and free-form jamming that extend the songs
beyond their 3-minute confines. Flower Machine
recordings typically are made at a remote cottage
30 minutes outside of Los Angeles, where the band
primarily utilize vintage amps and gear,
mellotron strings and flutes, backwards tapes,
and layers of sound effects. The
soon-to-be-released Orange Balloons/Blown single
(on microindie) is a preview of an elaborate
concept album put together at the cottage during
2005/2006. The meadow draws nearer.