Please go check out the full beautiful full video produced by
Gandy.tv / @discoscum (San Francisco)
youtu.be/8ZcK-qwZF98
CLAIR welcomes the listener to Mother nature’s boudoir of colourful mischief by way of field recordings sent to her by San Francisco based filmographer Andy MacLennan.
Andy and Clair were both frequenters of the legendary Glasgow club night ‘Optimo’ in the early 2000s, ran by JD Twitch and Jonnie Wilkes who’s musical ethos has always been a spectrum of diversity and creativity, something Andy and Clair connected with, and which has continued to be an underlying influence for them both ever since.
Dissected and sculpted cries of the Yucatan jungle in Mexico are blended with shards of vocal and instrumental experimentation for CLAIR’s latest musical project. ‘Body Blossom’ is a journey from the vibrant brightness of the canopy to the dark brooding rainforest floor. From euphoria to sadness it’s an emotive ode to the forest and the challenges life faces in the endangered tropics
'BEAUTIFUL!' Ninah K - ResonanceFM radio / Shesaid.so / LCR music board
'A highly physical piece' Alex Knight - Director at FatCat Records
'An ecstatic celebration of Mother Nature' Concrete Islands
‘Super good’ Keith McIvor (Optimo)
'Lovely track' Ned Raggett (journalist - The Quietus / Pitchfork ++)
'Utterly Enchanting' Gary Smith (Programmer / curator ADE)
'This is the balm I need! Music for Healing' Richard Norris (The Grid / Mute)
'Like an elegy to a lost Eden' Neil Cooper (writer)
'brilliant, engrossing piece' Bobby Gant (Writer)
'Magnificent' James Thornhill (Writer, Electronic sound ++)
Big love to all of the above and every one of YOU who've supported me on this new journey so far , and mostly to my brothers from another mother Will Croxford & Blair Govan for their support (as always).
Next up is the Extended version & remix package with Euan Dalgarno, Polypores and Paul Cousins, can hardly contain my excitment for that one.
Love & light CLAIR <3
released July 14, 2022
Thanks To Andy MacLennan for the field recordings
Thanks to Sam Smith at Green door for mastering
Everything else: CLAIR