{"id":3881,"date":"2020-06-05T16:59:57","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T15:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/?p=3881"},"modified":"2020-06-05T11:29:34","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T10:29:34","slug":"video-premiere-bhopals-flowers-diamond-queen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=3881","title":{"rendered":"Video Premiere: Bhopal&#8217;s Flowers &#8211; Diamond Queen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Shindig! Magazine<\/em> premiere the video for &#8216;Diamond Queen&#8217;, A side of the latest single by Canadian mystic psychedelic explorers BHOPAL&#8217;S FLOWERS which is released released today through Hypnotic Bridge Records.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bhopal&#039;s Flowers - Diamond Queen\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4WxTlGFjR4Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A collective of like-minded musicians led by Lionel Pezzano and based in Montreal, Canada, Bhopal\u2019s Flowers are inspired by both Eastern and Western influences in their soulful, sophisticated approach to songcraft. Guided by the spiritual science of Anthroposophy (a formal educational, therapeutic, and creative system established by Rudolf Steiner, seeking to use mainly natural means to optimise physical and mental health and well-being &#8211; ed.), the band seeks truth through beauty, with each song blending modal and harmonic systems in a dancing constellation of esoteric concepts, powered by sitar and 12-string Rickenbacker guitar and driven by catchy melodies and intricate psychedelic arrangements.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3882\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BF2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BF2.jpg 903w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BF2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BF2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BF2-730x485.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\n\u201c&#8217;Diamond Queen&#8217; represents the gift of plurality received from the deity of dawn, Usha, to mankind. It is both a love letter and morning prayer to Lakshmi that blends stringed instruments from different eras. Employing a gently swept tamboura and sitar played according to the traditional Hindustani raga aesthetics in an alap style (non-rhythmic and very ornamented) on verses, with a catchy riff on choruses, the music is inspired by traditional Hindustani short compositions, known as gat.&#8221; explains Pezzano.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;B-side &#8216;The Majestic Purple Sky&#8217; is a tribute to <em>Surayana<\/em> and dusk, and is inspired by the idea, from an Olivier Messiaen (French composer and noted ornithologist &#8211; ed.) interview, that birds sing much better at dusk, creating a choir that reflects the beautiful red-orange-purple colours of the sky during that short but intense period of time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3883\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Diamond-Queen-Cover.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Diamond-Queen-Cover.png 667w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Diamond-Queen-Cover-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Diamond-Queen-Cover-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Diamond-Queen-Cover-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Diamond-Queen-Cover-48x48.png 48w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Diamond-Queen-Cover-96x96.png 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Diamond Queen c\/w The Majestic Purple Sky&#8217; is available as a Ltd 7&#8243; and Digital Download directly from BHOPAL&#8217;S FLOWERS <a href=\"https:\/\/bhopalsflowers.bandcamp.com\/album\/diamond-queen-the-majestic-purple-sky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERE<\/a>, or alternatively from Hypnotic Bridge Records <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hypnoticbridge.com\/shop\/hyp-018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<span class=\"synved-social-container synved-social-container-share\"><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F3881&#038;t=Video%20Premiere%3A%20Bhopal%E2%80%99s%20Flowers%20%E2%80%93%20Diamond%20Queen&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F3881&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F06%2FBF2-Colour-Credit-Matthieu-Girroy.jpg&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Video%20Premiere%3A%20Bhopal%E2%80%99s%20Flowers%20%E2%80%93%20Diamond%20Queen\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F3881&#038;text=New%20post%20on%20our%20site\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Video%20Premiere%3A%20Bhopal%E2%80%99s%20Flowers%20%E2%80%93%20Diamond%20Queen&#038;body=New%20post%20on%20our%20site:%20https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F3881\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shindig! 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A collective of like-minded musicians led by Lionel Pezzano and based in Montreal, Canada, Bhopal\u2019s Flowers are inspired by both Eastern and Western influences in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[762,645],"class_list":["post-3881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music-videos","tag-bhopals-flowers","tag-hypnotic-bridge"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3881"}],"version-history":[{"count":-4,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3881\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}