Sunflowers - Endless Voyage
Sunflowers return with their third LP, 'Endless Voyage'. A conceptual sci-fi record about the end of the world, the rise of the machine, doubt about one's individuality and the acceptance of chaos.
This is a story about the Studiomaster… an entity seeking out the decadent minds of mankind and warping their reality from within as it pulls you into its world. As you feel the calmness settle in, you begin to question your surroundings. The journey continues until you can no longer draw the line between your perception of reality and what the machine wants you to believe is real. A simulation where the user is always kept away from the world around them and kept distracted to the machine's plan. Don't get distracted, he might be listening in on your thoughts… You will be taken on a voyage with many ups and downs and you will beg to do it over and over.
Listening to it, the classic psych punk, noisy pop sound that the band has been preaching has been polished and tamed (to some degree) with a fresh air of exploration into their sound. A ping pong game between pulsing drums, bouncy bass, reverberated echoes of vocals and loud schizophrenic guitars meet a mellower, smoothed electronic compositions that go deep into the band's musical knowledge.
Truly a rollercoaster of a record, 'Endless Voyage' runs smoothly through its 40 minutes, pulling you in and out of a trance you forget your in. Then morning comes and you realise you’ve been fully gripped by it, leaving a howling hiss in your ears and your soul.
The band recorded Endless Voyage during the summer of 2018 and spring of 2019. Recorded between Arda Recording Co., Casa do Soto in Arouca and their house in Porto. The sonic mayhem will be released through Bristol's Stolen Body Records and Poitiers' Only Lovers Records. Be warned and be prepared.
Track Listing:
1. Prologue
2. Defective Machine
3. Forest Wind (Interrupted)
4. A Conflict Taking Place
5. Dreaming Of Distant Shores
6. Dreamweaver
7. Maybe Gallery
8. Oscillations
9. Contemplation
10. Endless Voyage I
11. Endless Voyage II
12. Epilogue
