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Bee and Flower

BERLIN / NYC - UK/EU tour Feb 2008

About Me


OUT NOW: "Last Sight of Land", Bee and Flower's 2nd album, on tuition records in Europe/UK. Visit www.beeandflower.com for full news, photos, mp3's, and more.
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UNCUT UK, April 2007, 4 Stars
Reminiscent at times of Low and Cat Power, Dana Schechter’s songs are minimalist but intense, their stark architecture layered with lush spookiness, but the real selling point is her out-of-body sounding voice; like Polly Harvey sticking pins into a voodoo doll of Burt Bacharach, and it’s a hugely arresting sound.
Q MAGAZINE, UK April 2007 3 stars
Bee and Flower specialize in slow and moody cinematic pop, not so far from where Portishead once made their mark. Recorded in Berlin with a 25-piece string section adding a grandiose swell to the piano-based heartache, their effect is dreamily soothing. (+ Playlist ‘top 50 songs of 2007”, April 2007, 34/50)
Clash, April 2007
'Homeland' is a crushing delight (imagine Mazzy Star recording in a desolate Berlin chapel).
------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ The music of BEE AND FLOWER (Berlin/NYC) envelops the listener into an intimate, luxurious and orchestrated world, filled with moody strings, piano, percussion, ghostly slide guitars, and lush female vocals. BEE AND FLOWER brings together elements of classically-arranged film-score soundtracks with well-crafted songwriting, weaving tales of the universal human experience: of hope and heartbreak, of love and living, and of isolation and oblivion.
Founded in 1999 in New York City by singer-songwriter, bassist, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer, Dana Schechter and keyboardist Roderick Miller, the core band relocated to Berlin, Germany, in 2004. Producer Toby Dammit also moved from NYBerlin, and the three began work on Bee and Flower's second album, entitled "Last Sight of Land".
"Last Sight of Land" features a 25-piece string section, a whirlwind of grand pianos, vintage electronics, delicate melodic percussion, a mammoth bass section, keyboards, guitars, lap steels, and sweeping vocal choirs. Musicians featured on BEE AND FLOWER's albums and the live group include members of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Calexico, Keren Ann, Iggy Pop, Angels of Light, Stephan Eicher, Swans, and Bertrand Burgalat. The european/UK release was March 2007 on Germany's tuition records (www.tuition-music.com).
BEE AND FLOWER released their debut CD "What's Mine is Yours" (Neurot Recordings, 2003) to critical acclaim press (including the New Yorker, the Village Voice, and Time Out New York). In addition, the band has composed two Original Feature Film Scores, toured in the US, and contributed to several compilation CD's. The deluxe music video for "I Know Your Name" (dir. Josh Graham) was released on Neurot Rec in 2004.
In Europe, BEE AND FLOWER have been performing regularly in varying formats, including the addition of a string ensemble, percussion, and horns, and are joined frequently by special guests.
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Member Since: 2/13/2006
Band Website: beeandflower.com
Band Members: Click here to get the NEW CD on iTunes! ..
Influences: sure
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Members, Live band:
DANA SCHECHTER: Vocals, Bass (Angels of Light, Keren Ann, Bertrand Burgalat) - RODERICK MILLER: Keyboards (April March, Les Hommes Sauvages, Richard Ruin) - JONI HEINE: Bass, Guitar (Martin Gallup) - SIBILLE ZEH: Cello (Sinfonetta 92) - THOMAS FIETZ: Drums (Frank the Baptist)

Main Musicians on "Last Sight of Land":
DANA SCHECHTER: Vocals, Bass ( Angels of Light, Keren Ann, Bertrand Burgalat) - RODERICK MILLER: Keyboards (April March, Richard Ruin) - THOMAS WYDLER, drums (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds) - TOBY DAMMIT: Percussion, Vocals, Keyboards, Producing (Iggy Pop, Stephan Eicher, Keren Ann, Swans) - PETER VON POEHL: Guitar, Vocals (solo, A.S Dragon) - KRISTOF HAHN: Guitar (Les Hommes Sauvages, Hugo Race, Swans) - YOYO ROEHM: double bass (Ben Becker, Richard Ruin), LUC BERGER: double bass - ALINA GROPPER: violin - MORITZ COLITTI: violin

Past + Present Collaborators - Recordings and Concerts:
THOMAS WYDLER, drums (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds); MARTIN WENK, percussion, trumpet (Calexico); PETER VON POEHL, guitar, vocals (solo/A.S Dragon); UDO MASSHOFF: Drums (ReadyMade, Winson); TOBIAS SEBASTIAN BROSDA, guitar, bass (200 Sachen); REBECCA GOH, violin; - KRISTOF HAHN: Guitar (Les Hommes Sauvages, Hugo Race, Swans); THIMO SANDER, guitar; DOUGLAS HILSINGER, pedal steel; ALINA GROPPER, violin; MORITZ COLITTI- violin; LYNN WRIGHT, guitar, lap steel; ANI CORDERO, drums; JON PETROW, violin, percussion
Record Label: Tuition Music / Neurot Recordings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

London venue OK? 13 FEB

OK folks. looks like Dingwalls' will be OK. If not, the show will be moved to the nearby Underworld. so far, the word is that it's going ahead as normal...>>>>old msg:the London venue (Feb 13) for the...
Posted by Bee and Flower on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:33:00 PST

Berlin gig date correction

Hi,The old flyer we posted (bulletined) last week had the Berlin gig date wrong. The correct date is 21 February at White Trash in Berlin.
Posted by Bee and Flower on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 06:43:00 PST

Tourdates Added- Berlin + Brussels...plus drums

2 dates have been added:February 15 @ La Filature, Brussels w/ HRSTA (ex Godspeed), 1a rue de la Filature, 1060 Brussels...(BF plays at 9pm) &February 21st @ White Trash Fast Food (upstairs), Berlin (...
Posted by Bee and Flower on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:06:00 PST

TOUR STARTS 03 FEB - gigs w/ american music club

hi kiddies,we're on our way back to the UK - this time for a full rash of shows & a handful of EU gigs.we're supporting longtime legends/pals, san francisco's american music club.we've also got a few ...
Posted by Bee and Flower on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:44:00 PST

7" - unreleased track from 1st album

New 7" - Feb 2008 - unreleased track from "What's Mine Is Yours"B&F are releasing the song "Dust & Sparks" - an unrelased track from the sessions of "What's Mine Is Yours" - as a 7" on new label Morni...
Posted by Bee and Flower on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 03:35:00 PST

THANK YOU everyone...

Thanks to everyone who helped make our tour a very memorable experience. we've just arrived home in Berlin safely.No tour is complete without the usuals: long, long drives, getting lost, seeing new si...
Posted by Bee and Flower on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:41:00 PST

More Spring Tourdates added

...a few shows in Netherlands and Germany added with American Music Club, Feb 2008. also a few instores in Belgium, at FNAC - info to come!
Posted by Bee and Flower on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:41:00 PST

Fall Europe/UK Tour starts SOON

Europe/UK Tour starts SOON! first gig 26 November 2007Tabor CZ/Prague CZ/Hamburg DE/ Berlin DE/Frankfurt DE/Antwerp BE/Gent BE/Brussels BE/London UK/Edinburgh UK/Manchester UK/Düsseldorf DEcome say he...
Posted by Bee and Flower on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:07:00 PST

Feb 08 gigs w/ American Music Club

we're touring supporting San Francisco's incomparable American Music Club in Feb 2008. UK dates are already posted + there may be a handful of europe shows as well.don't forget to check out our coming...
Posted by Bee and Flower on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 02:40:00 PST

"LAST SIGHT OF LAND" release, France Oct 2007

Finally! Available via JMS/Le Sphinx distribution. Email jms1 (at) club-internet.fr for more info directly from Le Sphinx.
Posted by Bee and Flower on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:04:00 PST