OFF THE RECORD
Album Reviews
With Idle Wandering, Flourishing Illusions have brought a worthy offering to the altar of Omaha metal. The ten short tracks have it all: crushing riffs, tasteful leads, gritty growls, soulful cleans, and even catchy electronic interludes. As a drummer myself, I particularly appreciate the use of acoustic drums on this album - in a world of triggered and programmed machines, the natural sound and feel of real drums brings an energy to the music that simply can’t be achieved any other way. The lyrics may not be in the same vein as the last death metal album you bought, but they are fitting for a band called Flourishing Illusions. In the place of gore and blasphemy, we get tales of self-doubt and self-discovery. Even “My Brother Was Eaten By Wolves on the Connecticut Turnpike” contains some well-crafted imagery and has a strong allegorical vibe. The album’s biggest shortcoming is that at times the production sounds a little flat, but it’s still plenty listenable, and, hey, it’s death metal - not everybody needs to be Steely Dan! Flourishing Illusions may not be breaking any new ground on Idle Wandering, but they’ve made an excellent first effort and I look forward to hearing what they put out next. Favorite tracks: “Flourishing Illusions,” “Self-Preservation,” and “Ego Death”
-BEn K. (Age 24)
*play drums, guitar, and piano
*listens to metal, rock, hip hop, and classical
January 1st, 2018
What What? In the butt! "All Seer' has finally been released today. Check it out here: It turned out great. Hopefully no one goes into an epileptic seizure because of it.. Anyway, Big Shout out to Sam, with In the Attack, and Johnna, with Liquid Courage Tattoo (Omaha, NE), and The Conjure Shop (Omaha, NE) for working with us and making everything go smoothly. It means a lot to us. Support these people, because they are kick ass peeps!
This year has gone so fast and we've gotten so much accomplished. Our debut cd "Idle Wandering" that released in June was dope. We were able to release several music videos this year, as well as start writing on our second album. We are thankful for everyone that has supported us this year, as well as the venues and promoters that has worked with us.
Here is to an amazing year, full of music and passion. Go out and make this year better than the one before. Spread love & Spread Peace. Love yourself & Love mother earth. "When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place."
Snoochies
November 1st, 2017
It has been a while, but I assure you that we are all still alive, writing, and just released a new music video for our self-title "Flourishing Illusions." you can find it here:
Otherwise we have all been busy with daily life, but putting are head down and busting out some new tunes for all of you anyway.. Be glad that we like you. We are also gearing up to shoot our next video for "All Seer." So keep a look out for that early in 2018.
Make sure you check out our shows for when you can catch us next, maybe grab some merch.. and a hug.
Until next time; be kind to your fellow man, Love yourself, and take care of our mother Earth. Much Love!
If you missed out, you can check out our album on flourishingillusions.bandcamp.com
or cdbaby.com/cd/flourishingillusions2
June 5th, 2017
Now that I'm partially recovered from the exciting weeked, we want to thank everyone that made our release show such a great night!
Thank you Orpheus, Valley of Shadows, and RIFT for sharing the stage and killing it. To the fans that came out to watch everyone perform.. to see the enjoyment in your eyes you are what makes it worth it.
I hope everyone had a great time, because I know we did! Again, thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
If you missed out, you can check out our album on flourishingillusions.bandcamp.com
or cdbaby.com/cd/flourishingillusions2
June 3rd, 2017
It Is Official Everyone!
Today is Flourishing Illusions' album debut for "Idle Wandering."
For all you that are digital collectors you can find our awesome album on Bandcamp & cdbaby for digital download, or purchasing a physical copy!
We want to thank everyone who have supported us, and hopefully continue to support as we push this adventure as far as we can go.
we would much appreciate you share us with your friends!
We will see you all tonight at the show!
Snoochie Moochies
Bandcamp: https://Flourishingillusions.bandcamp.com