Title: Plants Can Dance (Curated by Auntie Flo) (Various Artists) Artist: Various Artists Label: A State of Flo Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 820200897237 Genre: Dance Release Date: 2026-06-26 Number of Discs: 1 Additional Details: COLORED VINYL, WHITE
Curated by Brian d'Souza (aka Auntie Flo), 'Plants Can Dance' is a forthcoming new compilation bringing together a global community of artists, exploring the creative possibilities of biosonification - transforming signals from plants, ecosystems and the natural world into sound. The project marks the culmination of several years of d'Souza's work across music, ecology and technology.The album arrives at a time when more artists are turning toward nature as both subject and collaborator, such as Brian Eno's Earth Percent, which formally recognizes 'Nature' as an artist. 'Plants Can Dance' sits within a wider cultural shift, which is redefining the relationship between sound and the living world.The project builds on several years of work by d'Souza, whose Plants Can Dance events have taken place across the UK, Europe, India and Africa, appearing in institutions including the V&A, Tate and the Design Museum. What began as a series of intimate gatherings has since evolved into a global platform, reflecting a growing appetite for work that reconnects music with the natural world.The compilation features contributions from leading practitioners including Modern Biology (Tarun Nayar) in collaboration with saxophonist Zekarias Musele Thompson, OMMA (Olga Maximovam founder of Playtro (more...)
Tracks: 1.1 A1. Brian D'souza - Hector's Sunflower (Edit) 1.2 A2. Jason Singh - Tsubaki 1.3 A3. Modern Biology ; Zekarias Musele Thompson - Growing Roots 1.4 A4. Justin Wiggan ; Arve Henriksen - a Spectral Wind 1.5 A5. Helen Anahita Wilson - Porcupine and the Outdoor Girls (DR. Who Mix) 1.6 B1. Omma - Voices 1.7 B2. Lamine - Bougainvillea 1.8 B3. Bit Marten - Sansevieria 1.9 B4. Balam - Ixora Coccinea 1.10 B5. Brian D'souza ; Lamine - Monstera Vs Snake Plant
