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The FLOURISH Fest Collab Series brings together artists from around the world to collaborate remotely on a new track with East Coast artists.

Our inaugural edition brings together artists and musicians from the East Coast of Canada and Scotland. All tracks were co-written, co-created and produced (for the most part) totally remotely from the artists home country.

Deadheadding is a collaborative single by lil omar & Pocket Knife with a visual response by multi-disciplinary artist Mindy Harris.

How did it work?
- We hosted an open call for music and visual artist submissions across the two regions.
- Artists were selected from a jury panel based on their applications.
- Musicians met remotely to learn more about each other and determine a process to write, produce and record their collab track. Everyone worked different, it wasn't a one size fits all and artists were given full freedom to work how they pleased.
- Once the track was completed, it was sent to a visual artist to respond to. Likewise, visual artists were given full freedom as to what medium they used, and how they responded to the track.
- Visual art and music have now been paired up for release and designed into very lovely single covers by Erin Goodine. Full visual art pieces are available to view full-size on our website www.flourish-fest.com and there will be an open exhibit in the spring / summer of 2023.

Thank you so much to the artists and collaborators. A HUGE thank you to Canada Council for the Arts for funding this project through their Digital Initiatives Project Fund.

Any proceeds from purchasing this track will go directly to artists.

Released November 7, 2022

lil omar // Fredericton, NB
lilomar.bandcamp.com

Pocket Knife // Glasgow, Scotland
bandpocketknife.bandcamp.com

Mindy Harris // Lewis Lake, NS
visualarts.ns.ca/artist-pages/mindy-harris/

lyrics

Nobody wants to be the bad guy
And I really don’t want to see cry
But you let all me houseplants die
I think I’ll have to say goodbye

If you’d saved one or two
I could still be with you
But now you’ve let me down
There’s nothing I can do

I know you tried x 2
But they all died x2

How did you not hear their screams / Did the guilt not deep through to your dreams x 2

Was it too much to ask ?
You had one simple task
Just a watering can
More like watering can’t

Laissez laissez laissez
Laissez laissez faire
Is all that happens
When I’m not there

You say you’re sorry
You’ll do better with another try
You’ll find my patience like my leaves
Shrivelled up and dry
Dry

If you’d saved even just one or two
I could still be with you
Be with you


Instead you brought destruction
To my garden of Eden
You fucked my greens
And crushed my dreams
Abundance to ashes
Green gold to dust
I guess it goes to show
Be careful who you trust

Strawberries and pumpkin
Cucumber and kale
It’s time to admit this love has gone stale
Lettuce coriander
Lemongrass and peas
Now that they’re all gone
Could you leave my house please ?

You’ve been busted you cannot be trusted x 8

Nobody wants to be the bad guy
And I really don’t want to see cry
But you let all me houseplants die
I really don’t want to see you cry

Nobody wants to be the bad guy
And I really don’t want to see cry
But you let all me houseplants die
I think I’ll have to say goodbye

credits

released November 7, 2022
Written by lil omar and Pocket Knife between New Brunswick and Scotland.


Mixed and recorded by Oscar Tecu, Pocket Knife and Pete MacDonald.

Mastered by Dylan Ward at Shiftwork Studio.

Artwork by Mindy Harris.
"Deadheading"
Cotton Embroidery on linen

Click the link below to view a high-resolution version of the artwork:
ibb.co/zGWG8kD

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