Artist and poet Félicia Atkinson to release The Flower And The Vessel on Shelter Press

Blending cut-up poetry, ASMR and Erik Satie.

Multidisciplinary publishing platform Shelter Press is releasiong a new album by experimental composer and poet Félicia Atkinson called The Flower And The Vessel this July.

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According to Shelter Press, Atkinson cites three French classical compositions as reference points on the album: Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges, Debussy’s La Mer and Erik Satie’s Gymnopédies – influences that are translated as sparse piano lines appearing throughout the album.

Sunn O))) mastermind Stephen O’Malley, who has previously collaborated with Shelter Press as one half of KTL for the score for Gisèle Vienne’s dance piece The Pyre, joins Félicia Atkinson on the 19-minute album closer ‘Des Pierres’.

Head here for more info ahead of its 5th July release, check out the cover art and tracklist below.

Tracklist:

Tracklist:

1. L’Après-Midi
2. Moderato Cantabile
3. Shirley to Shirley
4. Un Ovale Vert
5. You Have To Have Eyes
6. Linguistics Of Atoms
7. Lush
8. Joan
9. Open / Ouvre
10. L’Enfant Et Le Poulpe
11. Des Pierres