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Inspired by the book “Flora of Middle-Earth”

by Walter S. Judd & Graham A. Judd.

Humans suffer from a condition referred to as “plant blindness”, which leads those afflicted by it to the inability to recognize the importance of plants in the biosphere and to appreciate their role in human affairs.

Tolkien’s bushy legendarium is truffled with multicolored flowers, trees and leaves, all deeply meaningful to the professor’s work. Some of these plants were born from the mind of the author. Others already grow in our own backyard; thereby blurring the lines between Earth and Arda. 

This first endeavour into Tolkien's botanical garden tries to answer one question : What if these marvelous - and not always silent - beings each had melodies to whisper to our ears?

released April 1, 2022

Guillaume P. Trépanier : Synth & percussion

Pierre Brouillette Hamelin : Baritone guitar (II, IV, XIV), theremin (III), glockenspiel (XV) & voice (V)

Louis-Philippe Cantin : Synth (VII, VIII)

Plants illustrations, layout and music by Guillaume P. Trépanier,except “Apple”, music by Louis-Philippe Cantin

Cover illustration by Ellis Green (Sunken Grove)

Mixed by Vincent Lepage

Mastered by Pierre Brouillette Hamelin

Thanks to Paul Smith (Voices of the Ainur), Louis-Philippe Cantin, Pierre Brouillette Hamelin, Vincent Lepage, Ellis Green (Sunken Grove),Joanie Langevin, Patrick Paquin, Frédérik Roy, Yannick Valiquette, Étienne Lemay, Raphaël Fortin, Loomie Adams, Nicolas Poirier, Pierre-Luc Gilbert, Alexandre Frenette, Adriana Lombardi, Dominic Ouellette, Steven Ouellet, Samuel Milette, Olivier Durand, Frédérick Montplaisir & Liam (Overlooked).