Flowers and Machines take a fresh approach to uniting 80s Euro electronics with traditional instruments and neo-classical influences. Jones’ flute and saxophone contributions and Gerhards’ acoustic guitar and bass blend perfectly with the ethereal keyboards and synth beats to create a rich new sound.
Featured review of Remembrance
from OUTBURN magazine # 15 - May, 2001:
Ethereal Synthpop: Flowers and Machines debut full-length release is the fulfillment of many years of collaboration between Ken Gerhard and Kat Jones. Front-man for Bamboo Crisis and a member of Bozo Porno Circus, Gerhard has shed the harsh industrial sounds of those bands in favor of deep crooning vocals and ethereal washes of sound with Flowers and Machines. Jones, who is also a member of Positive Front, provides ethereal touches with her backing vocals but it is Gerhard standing strongly yet warmly against the music that is the key to Remembrance.The stunning opening track of Remembrance, "Eden", was also Flowers and Machines first offering when the song appeared on Delinquent Records compilation, The Pink and The Black. Other stand out tracks include the synth brilliance of "I Breathe" the dark melancholy of "The Garden," the steady beat and uplifting attitude of "All in Your Hands," and the touching "Sail Away."
Overall Remembrance is a soothing yet danceable release that you won’t soon forget. ~OCTAVIA OUTBURN MAGAZINE
