In 2012 the moonflowers were fairly active and performed at
Camp Bestival
Shambala Festival
The Exchange in Bristol
Two days at The Cube in bristol introducing their play “The Life and Death of Life and Death” and playing a live set after each.
a song from Shambala:
These clips from the cube 2nd december:
the benefits of a strict diet (mustard on baguette) followed by a scary trans-siberien flight
Its a Psychedelic Theatre Musical show for all the family written by Sean Sonik Ray O’Neill during the past 89 years.
The Legendary Moonflowers present their 21st century psychedelic musical:
The Life and Death of Life and Death – A Love Story.
A multidimensional event including acting puppets, projections and live music from the Moonflowers.
Plot teaser: Awaken and celebrate the joys and despairs of eggsistance; Undertake a journey of life and death with the soundtrack to birth; Play where lovers meet and the lost grieve, holding hands betwixt your own tears of joy and sadness to be tenderly and safely delivered into the rest of your life stronger and kinder.
Here’s an example of the soundtrack:
The Life and Death of Life and Death by Sonik Ray
We’re looking for skilled craftpersons, orators, lighting technicians and theatre production staff and equipment to help with logistics and actualisation.
sign up below if you like
also here’s the proj facebook page :
http://www.facebook.com/thelifeanddeathoflifeanddeath
here’s footage from the performance in 2012:
yes its on the 26th October performing at one of Qujunktions fantsatic multi-media events at a new Bristol venue called The Exchange.
We’re honoured to be playing alongside the amazing François and The Atlas Mountains
A bolstered lineup struggled through 2 hours of solid performance whilst singer Sean gave a conceptual award ceremony between the songs – many of which had never been heard before by surprised diehard fans (especially the slow tunes which seemed to go on for about 100 years). After an hour (of the by now bare-chested) crowd chanting “Get Higher” the band acquiesced and did storming versions of that, Tighten Up and um… some of their other smash-hits from the 90s.
The emotionally windswept night was garnished with a blazing rendition of John Lennons Imagine, the entire audience on their feet and singing the chorus “..and the world will be as One One One One One One” – it’s the date you see.
More fun to be had in 2012 from the lads who are BACK
The Moonflowers entire back catalogue is going to be available online digitally for the first time soon in conjunction with Disco-ordination records. But here are a few highlights and strange clips….
The From Live and unreleased Vol 1. mostly recorded live in Dublin 1991
Warshag Warshag
Fire fire
GroovePower groovepower
My Baby My Baby
Bring Me Down Gently Bring Me Down Gently
Excerpt from Live at Newcastle Under Lyme with Drummy Green 1995 Colours and Sounds Tour
Serpents Of The Deep Serpents Of The Deep
I Would Like To See Egypt (One Of These Days) prince green
When I Was A Young Man young man
1988 – 89
Sean O’Neill – Guitar and Vocals, Paul Waterworth – Bass, James Stewart-Menteith – Guitar, Yoddom Christian Pope – Drums, Jesse D Vernon – keyboards, violin,
’89 – 90
Sean O’Neill – Guitar and Vocals, Paul Waterworth – Bass, Yoddom Christian Pope – Drums, Jesse D Vernon – Guitar, Sam Burns – Sax, Keys, Liam Yeates – visuals
’90 – ’91
Sean O’Neill – Vocals, Tobias Merlin Pascoe – Drums, Paul Waterworth – Bass, Yoddom Christian Pope – percussion, Jesse D Vernon – Guitar, Sam Burns – Sax, Keys, Liam Yeates – visuals, Ian Pirie – Sound, Graham Norton – driving
’91 – ’93
Sean O’Neill – Vocals, Tobias Merlin Pascoe – Drums, Anthony (Errol) Flynn – Drums, Paul Waterworth – Bass, Yoddom Christian Pope – percussion, Jesse D Vernon – Guitar, Sam Burns – Sax, Keys, Gina Griffin – Violin, Liam Yeates – visuals, Craig Pyrah – Sound, Graham Norton – driving, Adam – visuals and merch, Rasha Shaheen – merch
1994
Uk disaster tour
Sean O’Neill – Guitar and Vocals, Tobias Merlin Pascoe – Drums, Anthony (Errol) Flynn – Drums (italy tour), Meurig Griffiths – Drums, Paul Waterworth – Bass, Mike Vince – Drums and percussion, Jesse D Vernon – Guitar, vocals, Sam Burns – Sax, Keys, Bass; Craig Pyrah – Sound; Graham Norton – driving
1995
Sean O’Neill – Guitar, Vocals (sometimes drums); Tobias Merlin Pascoe – Drums (for a few shows), Drummy Green – drums (5 shows); Maff Scott – Drums (2 shows) ;Jesse D Vernon – Guitar, vocals, Sam Burns – Sax, Keys, Bass; Richard – driving