Paper Cloud Improvisations were recorded live in our rehearsal space, usually with one or two microphones and some pedals. Many of our songs are "written" in this way, with stream of conscience lyrics and improvised guitar accompaniment. 

Paper Cloud Improvisations - Bird whisperer

The Language of Flowers is the debut LP from Texas born artists Twigs & Yarn. It is an intimate story pieced together between continents and bedrooms, a collage of musical messages assembled from traditional instruments, found objects, lonely nights, paper cups and trembling voices. The songs range from simple improvisations to meticulously arranged soundscapes, with subtle textures and melodies held together by a drowsy ambience and fuzz that will leave you sleepy-eyed and dreaming. The album was beautifully mastered by Nick Zammuto (The Books, Zammuto). 

Recorded during a yearlong separation, the music embraces the discovery of sharing sounds from across the sea through ftp servers and email. Utilizing lo-fi recorders, homemade microphones, looping pedals and layered vocals, the songs developed slowly from the random joining of sound clips never intended for each other, creating beautiful unexpected moments.

Many of the sounds for the album were recorded by Lauren McMurray while living in Japan: radio frequencies, people talking on the streets, temple bells, and quiet vocals hummed into coffee tins in the dead of night. Her voice is ethereal and strange, and she uses it to create a texture of sounds from dreamy whispers to full choruses. The final compositions were augmented and stitched together by Stephen Orsak using guitars, electronics, field recordings and sequencers. Floating across the sea, changing forms, and taking us to an unknown place, The Language of Flowers is a soundtrack for nostalgic dreams.

Twigs & Yarn is Stephen Orsak and Lauren McMurray.

Bristle of mundane

New ambient drone by Twigs & Yarn, Casiopia.
Available for streaming and for download.
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Live looping using Lauren's childhood Casio PT-1, a Strymon TimeLine and an EHX 2880 looping pedal, organic sounds, and chimes. 

Casiopia

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