Go back...

121324	Sent Patrick session for Ghost is Proud for either Real Flower Pots or Girl for Samson.

120724	God's Horn on the Fresh on the Net playlist.


120224	Girl for Samson's Winter Mourning 
	available for streaming/purchase now.

120124	Evaluate 29 will begin 
	rotation on Radio Wigwam's 
	BANDwagon show this 
	Wednesday.  This was one of 
	our first collaborations as a duo.
	The song is available on Johnny 
	Marie's "Sweet, Soft Gollum."

112624	Sent Patrick a first mix of Ghost 
	Is Proud.  Will resing everything 
	over the holiday and send him 
	the session on Monday.

	Another status check of songs for
	Here Come The Real Flower Pots. 
	Asterisk denotes compositions 
	that are either still being mixed or 
	are incomplete:

	God's Horn
	Holiday
	Look Who's Come To Call
	Saturnine
	Pigeon Falls
	*Moonsynth
	*Storm Shelter #6
	*Birdie
	*DFEACE
	*Drain The Last of the Sand
	*Fake as Straw 
	*Ghost Is Proud
	*Quatro

112524	We originally planned for Here 
	Come The Real Flower Pots to 
	be an 8-song album but I talked 
	to Patrick today about including 
	Moonsynth and Birdie and he 
	agrees.  This pushes the release
	date back a bit but we should 
	still get it finished within a 
	year of the birth of the project and 
	certainly with a year of the 
	release of the first single and it 
	will make the album a complete 
	meal!

112324	God's Horn still getting plays.  
	Today I saw spins by Amazing 
	Radio and Lonely Oak Radio.

112224	New Girl for Samson music - 
	You Better Run now available 
	on Bandcamp and Soundcloud.

112024	Should be getting final mixes for 
	Storm Shelter #6 and the currently 
	titled Quatro soon.  Here Come The 
	Real Flower Pots looking good for 
	a 1/25 release.
	
111724	Thank you Prospect Radio for 
	spinning God's Horn.

	Uploaded Monosynth for Patrick 
	and will start on something new 
	on Monday.

111524	Re-sang 7 tracks of Monosynth.  Getting a good feel for it now and should be done with it by Monday.

111424	Took more "group" pictures.

111224	Set up a Facebook Page for us 
	because without it or a Twitter page 
	we can't get tagged in playlists or 
	reviews, and I shan't be setting up 
	a Twitter account.

	Birdie has been cleaned up and 
	uploaded.  Not sharing the link 
	with my partner yet because he 
	gets distracted by shiny things.

111124	Extremely grateful for anybody 
	who plays our music on any 
	format - broadcast or online.  
	A few stations played God's Horn 
	today, one amongst a lot of 
	double-kick barking songs and 
	90s punk and alternative.  We are 
	difficult to file comfortably and again, 
	I appreciate anybody who bothers 
	to try.

110824	A quick status check of songs for
	Here Come The Real Flower Pots. 
	Asterisk denotes compositions 
	that are either still being mixed or 
	are incomplete:

	God's Horn
	Holiday
	Look Who's Come To Call
	Saturnine
	Pigeon Falls
	*Moonsynth
	*Storm Shelter #6
	*Birdie
	*DFEACE
	*Drain The Last of the Sand
	*Fake as Straw 

110724	Patrick came up with some melody 
	variations for Moonsynth so re-singing 
	today.  Finalizing my contributions to  
	Birdie over the next few days.

110624	Sent Patrick a rough mix of Birdie.  Like 
	Moonsynth the song is wonderful but  
	overwhelming.  Also, like Moonsynth, 
	I inserted a simpler version of the song 
	at the start and developed a melody 
	off of it.  When his original parts kick in, 
	in both songs, it's boom-boom rockety.

110524	We'll just keep making music.  What 
	else can we do?

102924	Sent Patrick a mix of Moonsynth.  He 
	approved so sent him the session.

102724	Worked on (working title) Moonlight Synth 
	this weekend.  This is a wildly modulating 
	piece that took a while to figure out how to 
	tame.

102624	God's Horn on Fresh on the Net
	SoundClound playlist.

102524	I've been whoring Real Flower Pots and Girl for 
	Samson music lately and consequently haven't
	been recording anything.  Today I cracked open 
	Patrick's Moonlight Synth.

	"Keeping it Local" radio show playing 
	Look Who's Come to Call this evening.

102424	Decided that Storm Shelter #6 will be the next "single."

More God's Horn reviews:

God's Horn review from Wax Vinyl Records in the UK
God's Horn review from Rockola Indie in Italy

102224	God's Horn review:

The Real Flower Pots - God's Horn

Two brilliant brains, two complementary artists 
who in 2024, give rise to a project that finds the 
point of convergence within the vein of Progressive 
Rock close to Pink Floyd and the artistic vision 
of Steven Wilson, in one of the initial albums of 
Porcupine Tree; choosing the name of The Real 
Flower Pots and deciding to choose God's Horn 
as their debut song on platforms .

Patrick Meagher and Johnny Marie form this 
creative partnership that leads them to conceive 
true music to fly, adopting instruments that are 
not so recurrent in the handling of current 
progressive rock and leaving aside the virtuoso 
part in the structures and in the choice of bars 
and complex rhythmic handling; to opt for the 
choice of atmospheres and reflective moments, 
one hundred percent sensorial.

Where progressive rock usually tends towards 
metal, they have chosen sensitive music, using 
orchestral instruments and lap steel to generate 
a completely different and more natural style; 
using fewer effects and more and better real 
performances that give them a more organic 
handling. Imposing and sublime.

Progressive rock in the atmospheric and 
cinematic vein, which avoids affected and 
artificial sounding at all costs, using orchestral 
instruments and generating a natural sound; 
this is the most faithful description of the work 
of the North American group "The Real Flower 
Pots" and their first song debuting on digital 
platforms "God's Horn".

(Translated to English by Google)

102124	God's Horn review:

The Real Flower Pots - God's Horn

This song is one of those that through its 
instrumental takes us to feel an emotional 
decline, listening to the American project of 
The Real Flower Pots  I have found beautiful 
atmospheres that took me to a state of 
anesthesia, its game of pads build a sound 
that relaxes and takes you to navigate between 
your thoughts, " God's Horn" is a journey that 
without the need for voices (at least in the first 
part) takes us through an enveloping and 
energetic soundscape, its acoustic sound 
manages to take us to live an unrepeatable 
mental journey, majestic music that captivates 
from the first seconds.

I must confess that it is very beautiful, I have 
loved every sound, its flute interplay and subtle 
rhythms that are captivating due to their softness, 
it is a song that I recommend for meditation, 
100% recommended! Play it right now!

Find inspiration in the great sound environment 
that The Real Flower Pots gives us!

(Translated to English by Google)

102024	God's Horn in rotation at Radio Wigwam.

101924	Look Who's Come to Call on Lonely Oak Radio today.

	Thank in advance to the following curators, bloggers for 
	their Real Flower Pots song reviews and shares:

	American Pancake
	Cosmonauta Radio
	Bearnie
	West Jupiter
	Rockola Indie
	Zona Emergente
	MoochilaTv
	Wax

101724	The Real Flower Pots on the 
	Play it Again Show show on 
	Way Out Radio tonight at 7 PM.

101624	AI tagged God's Horn as Prog Rock.
	So many emotions.  Also:

	Pigeon Falls
	Indie Rock (46%)
	Alternative Rock (38%)

	Holiday
	Folk (32%)
	Alternative Rock (22%)

	Look Who's Come to Call
	Alternative Rock (33%)
	Indie Rock (24%)

	Saturnine
	Alternative Rock (35%)
	Indie Rock (28%)
	Shoegaze (16%)

	Thank you MoochilaTv for playing 
	God's Horn.

101424	Banks Radio Australia playing 
	something from The Real Flower Pots 
	soon.

101224	"Keeping it Local" radio show playing 
	Look Who's Come to Call this evening.

	RealFlowerPots.com originally pointed 
	to our BandCamp page.  Moved it here 
	to provide more info about the project.

100724	The Scene double-dipping wiht Pigeon 
	Falls and God's Horn.

091624	Pigeon Falls out now.

	The Real Flower Pots getting 
	plays today from 
	The Scene with Pretty Boy
	and 
	The Local Show on Warrior Radio.

093024	Thank you Pretty Boy for playing Pigeon Falls.

092924	Thank you Warrior Radio for not only 
	spinning Pigeon Falls but also Girl for 
	Samson's One Pass.

082924	Thanks KKFI  for playing The Real 
	Flower Pots' God's Horn.

	Sent Patrick Fake as Straw (from 
	Jam #9) for Real Flower Pots.  I 
	added words, melodies and a few 
	synth parts.  He's going to sort out 
	the arrangement and then make me 
	come up with a chorus.

082824	Send Patrick DEFACE for Real Flower 
	Pots.  This was built from all of 
	my discoveries during my obsession 
	with the DFEACE tuning.
  
	Added a verse to Pigeon Falls.

082724	Thanks to The Scene w/ 
	Pretty Boy for spinning The Real 
	Flower Pots' Holiday last night.

082524	Added bass and drums to DEFACE.

081924	Sent Pigeon Falls to Patrick yesterday 
	for Real Flower Pots but now I am 
	agonizing over "pews of sleepy proles" vs 
	"rows of sleepy proles".

081724	Got a middle-of-the-night verse for Pigeon 
	Falls.  Pretty much have it finished.  Need 
	to add a few more vocal takes and tinker 
	with the drums but will send to Patrick on 
	Monday.  Sent him a reference file today.

081624	Words and vocals for Pigeon Falls bridge.

081524	Added a bridge to Pigeon Falls.
	This is an unverving act but I 
	almost always survive it.  I think 
	it came out really well.  Added 
	piano solo, acoustic guitars, bass, 
	conga (back of classical guitar) 
	and vocals.  I think this song 
	is too far along to make it a 
	Real Flower Pots production.

081424	I dreamed the a chunk of a 
	song a few days ago (Pigeon Falls) 
	and as always tried to capture 
	the spirit of it in Pro Tools.  I 
	rarely get the feel of the dream 
	but I always get something. 
	Patrick helped with me some 
	MIDI connectivity issues so 
	now it's all plonky, sparky and 
	tinkley.

081324	Added better bass and acoustic 
	guitar takes to Pigeon Falls.

081124	KC radio station KKFI playing 
	something from The Real 
	Flower Pots on 08/29/24.

080924	Decided to celebrate my 
	birthday by getting some 
	JMLP and other jams that are 
	on my phone set up as songs 
	in Pro Tools.  Session-70, 
	Session-76 and Deface now 
	share a birthday with me.  I 
	love you guys. 

080124	Had a sleepless night which 
	was useful for coming up 
	with better words for Drain 
	the Last of the Sand.

073124	Patrick working on Quatro.

072824	Spent a couple of days on 
	Drain the Last of the Sand.  
	Spent most of today on the outro.  
	Sent it to the man who has to mop 
	up after me.

072624	Added melodies, bass and 
	percussion to Drain the Last of the 
	Sand and sent to Patrick for 
	feedback.

072424	Started on Real Flower Pots 
	song #6 currently titled Sound 
	Hold but soon to be titled Drain 
	the Last of the Sand.

072324	Set up distribution for what will 
	tentatively be titled "Here Come 
	The Real Flower Pots".

071724	Holiday is available for 
	doing stuff to right this very now.

071624	Heard the final mix of Holiday
	Should have the master tomorrow.

	Worked on melodies and synth  
	stuff for song #9.  This will likely 
	go on the 2nd album.

071224	Patrick sent me a rough mix 
	of Holiday.

071124	Look Who's Come to Call out 
	now.

071024	Got the final mix for Look 
	Who's Come to Call from 
	Patrick.  Should be out 
	this week.  May also have 
	Holiday out in the next 
	week or so.  These are 
	really good songs.

070824	The Scene is playing some 
	Real Flower Pots music on 
	their show tonight.

070224	Saturnine is available for streaming 
	and downloading.

	Patrick will start on Holiday next.

	Fun JMLP rehearsal right up until 
	my Jazzmaster died.

	Decided this morning that it makes 
	sense for me to finish all of the Real 
	Flower Pots stuff I have on hand 
	before starting another solo album.
	And finishing all of the Real Flower 
	Pots stuff I have on hand I shall do.
	Started on song #9.

070124	Saturnine will be the next Real Flower 
	Pots release.

	"Of a person: having a tendency to be 
	cold, bitter, gloomy, sarcastic, and slow 
	to change and react."

063024	Sent P. a mix of Saturnine with my 
	new parts added.  Let the hand-wringing 
	begin.

062924	Got inspired and recorded some alt 
	drum and bass parts for Saturnine.  
	Also add some jumpy piano.

062724	Patrick sent me Saturnine (this was 
	Ravioli in my unfinished songs box) to 
	consider for any additional parts.

	Thank you  Barry Lee and KKFI 
	for the spin.  Every time somebody 
	plays Dingus 
	on the radio grumpy Thomas gets a .
	valentine.

062424	Patrick is working on some 
	of his contributions and mixing 
	mine.

	Summary: Don't bother Patrick.
	He's super busy.

061224	God's Horn now 
	available on SoundCould.

061124	I bought a Boss SL-2 last weekend.
	That and this stupid DFEACE 
	tuning are about to make me go mad 
	with bits.  Do I make a 20 minute 
	song out of this barrel of bits or do 
	I make 4 reasonably-sized songs?

060724	First Real Flower Pots single 
	"God's Horn" available today 
	exclusively on BandCamp.

060524	Got a mix of Look Who's 
	Come to Call back from P.

052224	Got the first God's Horn mix 
	back from Patrick.

051724	It's painful listening to past 
	recordings.  All I hear are 
	my influences.  I would like to 
	think that I have finally found 
	my own "voice" but I'll wager a 
	future review will prove me 
	wrong.  I wonder if Burton 
	Cummings feels this way.

043024	Started work on one of the 
	DFEACE songs.  Going with 
	Sonny Philip's Magnet Box.

042924	Unweildy pile of ideas 
	using DFEACE turning 
	and freshly learned 9th 
	chords swaying in my 
	head fruit.

041224	Did a bit more editing 
	on God's Horn and sent 
	a V3 mix to Patrick.

041124	Bravely added a 40 
	measure bridge to 
	God's Horn .  It was 
	terrifying and exhilarating.

040524	First mix back for 
	God's Horn .  This is 
	going to be glorious.

	Started fooling around 
	with some 9th chords.  
	Tenatively titled Here 
	Come the Ants.

	Scheduled some time 
	with Danny to write a 
	song ala Seven Little Eyes.

033124	Sent Patrick the session 
	for Real Flower Pots 
	song #6 - now named 
	Storm Shelter #6 after 
	adding some alt takes 
	of bass, lyre and lap 
	steel.

	Girl for Samson "12" 
	and "sleepnovox" 
	remixes available 
	everywhere tomorrow.

032924	Added lyre, bass, 
	cabassa, hi-hats, 
	snare, lap steel and 
	lyre to song #6 
	currently titled  
	Shelter Jam #6.

032824	Added a xylophone, 
	lyre, set of triangles 
	and a pair of UFIP 
	hi-hats to the arsenal 
	today.  I have fantasies 
	about worming my 
	1970s blue sparkle 
	Ludwigs back into my 
	space.  I don't think I've 
	used them up here since 
	I record the drums for 
	juiceboxberries.

032524	Sent Patrick the session 
	for Real Flower Pots 
	song #10 - now named 
	Look Who's Come To Call.

	That puts 3 of his that I 
	fleshed out in the queue:

	God's Horn
	Holiday
	Look Who's Come To Call

	and he is in various 
	stages of completion 
	with 5 of mine.

032424	Getting after RFP #10. 
	This is one Patrick 
	knocked off in a day 
	but was never moved 
	enough to come up 
	with a vocal melody.  
	One of the advantages 
	of not having much of a 
	melodic range AND not 
	being a perfectionist is 
	that any collection of 
	3 to 5 notes is enough 
	to inspire me to the  
	mediocrity you've come 
	to love and deserve.

	Added vocals, classical 
	guitar and harmonica 
	and sent him P. a mix 
	before I write words and 
	get better takes of things.

032224	Came up with lyrics in 
	like 3 seconds for RFP #12. 
	which is now Holiday. 
	Sent a copy to my comrade 
	for review.


032124	Added loads of hand 
	percussion to RFP #12.  
	Also added a lap steel 
	and sampled a didgeridoo 
	for some warped 
	melodies.

032024	Sent P. my ideas for 
	his Real Flower Pots 
	demo DFAM-fun.

031524	Started on another 
	Real Flower Pots song.
	#12, I think.  Trying to  
	find an inspiring melody 
	using an instrument that 
	only has 4 note holes.

031324	Sent P. the God's Horn session.

031224	God's Horn: Re-sang everything 
	and started the process of trying 
	to get better recorder parts.  
	Tracked the bass recorder right 
	before a Petunias practice.

031124	Sent Patrick a mix of God's Horn.

030924	Started fiddling with vocals 
	on Real Flower Pots 
	Groove 3.  Added cello, 
	viola, recorders, bells, 
	banjo and classical guitar.
	Bought a nice recorder set 
	that included a soprano 
	and bass for sugar on top 
	later this week.

	Note to future self: research 
	how to stop Pro Tools from 
	incrementing the input channel 
	assignment every time you 
	create a new track.

	Note to future self: buy viola 
	dope.

030824	Starting work today on Real 
	Flower Pots stuff.  Groove 3, 
	for the record.

030724	Fiddled with some sampling 
	using Structure.  Fiddled 
	with recording with Boom.  
	Fiddled with recording the 
	Sire.  Fiddled with getting 
	my cello up to code.  Made 
	a fiddle out of a two liter 
	coke bottle and a dust 
	pan.

	Got a pile of beautiful grooves 
	from Patrick for Real Flower 
	Pots.

030624	Real Flower Pots songs are 
	officially in progress.  My 
	demo Ravioli is currently 
	under construction and I'll 
	be starting on something 
	new today.

120723	Talked to Patrick about 
	doing something together 
	once I am finished with 
	Blind Cat Missing.  Will 
	call it The Real Flower Pots.