The Flowers of Hell - Greg Jarvis

<p>Greg Jarvis  - The Flowers of Hell - in conversation with David Eastaugh</p> <p>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 <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_music'>classical music</a> and <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-rock'>post-rock</a>, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoegaze'>shoegaze</a>, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_rock'>space rock</a> and <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_music'>drone music</a>, often resulting in their being described as an orchestral extension of the work of <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Velvet_Underground'>The Velvet Underground</a> and <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacemen_3'>Spacemen 3</a>. They are led by synesthete composer <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Jarvis_(musician)'>Greg Jarvis</a>. Much of their repertoire is an exploration of the timbre-to-shape <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia'>synesthesia</a> that causes Jarvis to involuntarily perceive all sounds as floating abstract visual forms.</p>