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flowering head

by Jenny Banai

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ashwin4224 Jenny Banai, lovely voice, this album is very very good, i used to listened to this album while riding my bike in the middle of the night through a forest, or in the afternoon, very touching, so folksy. my fav is boars Favorite track: Boars.
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1.
Water 03:59
Oh my heart the insignificant has arrived Oh my mind My thoughts are drowning me dry The clutter of weighty clouds tend to toss about the failing sighs are crass sails I attempt to grapple the smooth and stable ground to feel so tidy as before Take me back to the place Take me back to the safe place Oh my world the meaninglessness of life I won't bother twisting this rag of red dye In waves you call me here to feel the sorrow spill the silent mark of open tides You hear the crave of the ocean still Scarlet covers a crimson night and is Alive Take me back to the place Take me back to the brave place
2.
Here 03:55
I do not remember the former things Nor do I ponder old days gone Now it will spring forth, something new Rivers in the desert, the wilderness sings Unaware am I surprised by this dream Come forth are the waters of life that you bring If you're here than I'm here so close When I'm far and he's near I know Just being here, inside and beside it is so clear Distance has created the room to close In the heart of the valley the river flows Don't be far from me my mountain song The grey scale alone has darkened tones But endless colours we can know My hope in true love remains in my soul If you're here than I'm here so close When I'm far and he's near I know Just being here, inside and beside it is so clear Fear cannot reside in endless love my home Throughout all of time perfect love remains my dear here
3.
Alright 03:20
High and far above me, you are Your mind, your thoughts aren't mine, they're yours and I, I will climb high up to the tree tops Where you are and you say It'll all be alright I will fly in the air that you provide I will soar upon your wings I will lie down beside your feet It's where I'll stay because you say there It'll all be alright
4.
Still 01:48
I'm so hungry for you No one else has my attention I'm so thirsty for you You're the only one who fulfills me I'm so desperate for you I don't know what to expect So I'll wait here, I'll stay still here In your presence, in your love
5.
About You 04:20
I can't wait to wake to be with you today to hear your whispers as the morning breaks mmmmmmm I will run to you into your loving arms On your chest I lay To you I sing a song mmmmmmm Now all my thoughts descend like heavy rocks But deep inside my heart I hear your knock mmmmmmm What are you saying? What are you doing? I wanna know because I'm about you I'm about you, God
6.
Boars 05:08
There's a swamp near my home Infested with boars And my heart, so vulnerable to the tusk in their throat Here inside I am scared to go out anywhere Because those nasty creatures, they come around Try to pierce my soul with their ugly sound You can't bring me down no no I will not lie down in this stagnant pool I'm found out and run to hide Took a chance and sold my pride I am missed almost kissed By the sun at its best Then I tripped into haze See the dial on his face Don't think wrong, the heat is gone Help me lift this tattered song You can't bring me down no no I will not lie down in this stagnant pool oh oh oh oh oh oh you can't bring me down
7.
Glue 04:39
A window alone it stays The clearly full and vacant dark compels Through windy trees Blowing hearts Where are they? Over there and over here again I bet he'll find me dropping tears But at least the fear has left with wind and no one stops the break it bends oooooooooo Lately sleeping has lost its charm I rather respond to night's wake wonder Bending low my mouth is dry Honey wine descends my jaw Grace is glue Your grace is the glue Keep all my pieces See my misread lines Fit me into a new time ooooooooo I feel a new time ooooooooo Lately sleeping has lost its charm I rather respond to night's wake wonder Bending low my mouth is dry Honey wine descends my jaw My mind's afloat again Surely night has more than achy bones, tired limbs, gnawing hopes Grace is the glue that sees my lines and keeps all of my pieces
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Behind Me 06:05
10.
Before Me 05:05
You were before me I was after you I'm still after you my king My lover and friend Holy, holy Holy God This is the song from my heart Unveil in me the things you are Here I am sitting still Before my beloved Overcome by his beauty I'm lost in his mystery Holy, holy Holy God This is the song from my heart Unveil in me the things you are I know I please and trust your eyes Tell me what you see in mine

about

flowering head. The collaborative life co-existing in this project from a wide spectrum of friends and family through variable space, makes it every bit valuable and beautiful. It is a gift inspired through deep connections and carried by encouragement, affirmation and love. The collection of willing and dear ones my heart and song invited in overwhelms me. I am a blessed human being. How much I have learned, been formed and released through risking the created to exist outside my lonely bedroom and space with God. The interwoven fabrics created to design flowering head are just as they are meant. The soft intimate lyrics and melodies and intricate happenings cloud this piece with fullness. I am discovering more in my heart through every moment it speaks, and I hope it will continue to openly speak.

Likened to that of Joni Mitchell and Lesley Feist, Jenny Banai’s voice has been described as “explosively fluid”. When she sings, it is much like a tap has been turned on cleansing the souls of listeners. Though she is armed with years of classical training and performance experience, she carries within her an experimental and spontaneous nature, stemming from the imaginative early years of her childhood. An interweaving of liturgical poems and unconventional melodies are the patchwork that is her debut, flowering head. “There’s no shortage of soothing positivity in flowering head, but the depths she finds confronting adversity make for the most powerful—and poignant—revelation of the gift she’s sharing” (Grey Owl Point)

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released October 17, 2015

All songs written by: Jenny Banai
(Except for 'Alright', co-written by Victor DeVries)

Produced by: Jordan Klassen, Daniel Klenner and Jenny Banai
Engineered & mixed by: Daniel Klenner
Mastered by: Brock McFarlane of CPS Mastering
Recorded at: the Space Studios in Vancouver BC

Vocals, violins, guitars, ukulele & organ: Jenny Banai
Background vocals, guitars, ukulele, bass, piano, organ, percussion & synths: Jordan Klassen
Background vocals, drums, percussion & trumpets: Daniel Klenner
Cello: Brian Chan
Gang vocals on 'Boars': Luke Agawin, Jenny Banai, Evan Bourque, Jordan Klassen, Jillian Levey, Nathan Moes, Taylor Swindells

Album art by: Lindsay Schroeder
Album design by: Bre McDaniel & Daniel Robertson
Photography by: Lindsay Sjoberg & Daniel Robertson
Album & insert font handwritten by: Hannah Dias

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Jenny Banai Vancouver, British Columbia

"She is able to ebb her voice in dynamic with masterful control, rocking you gently into a dream, yet gripping your ears to keep you awake: lucid and loose" (SAD MAG).

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