Flowers For Analog, by Marc With a C

Flowers For Analog

by Marc With a C

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basil Like a distant memory… it fades away… that’s what this trilogy was.. a memory becoming more and more distant… Favorite track: The Last Song, Part One.

zattach One of the most reflective albums ever made, as an aspiring writer, I can't help but see my own anxieties reflected in this music, and as someone who like everyone else has a limited amount of time on this planet it is humbling to see the inherently human fight against time reflected in the melodies and lyrics. Favorite track: The Last Song, Part One.

Sentinian excellent closer for an excellent trilogy Favorite track: Luckily, I'll Probably Forget!.

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Flowers For Analog isn't just the name of the newest Marc With a C album, it's the last entry in a trilogy that began with the albums Thanatophobia and Please Believe In Yourself, Alright? by the genderfluid songwriter.

A misdiagnosed type of cancer gave way to Marc Sirdoreus losing their short term memory -- at first. A few years later, these moments of confusion became "dementia-like symptoms" that inarguably made creating, recording, or functioning very, very difficult. Once Marc learned about the works of William Utermohlen, a painter who chronicled the internal impacts of his Alzheimer's Disease through self-portraits, Marc felt that the best course of action was clear: do that same thing sonically.

While most Marc With a C albums since 2010 have been recorded digitally, Flowers For Analog was begun on a cassette four-track recorder and finished digitally for each individual song. Classic tones abound, beats go out of sync, tapes spool out before songs are finished, yet the album remains singular, melodic, and focused - with a partial return to the lo-fi Marc With a C roots. If you got the ears to pick up on it all, it can be an emotionally devastating ride. There's still some trademark sarcasm on display, most evident in "The Last Song, Part Two". Often, moments of hope will arise ("The World's Gonna Kick The *** Out Of You"), just to deflate during anything that follows (the quietly sharp "Closuresque")

Lyrically, the final installment of the trilogy specializes in coded messages to those estranged from the narrator of the songs. Flowers For Analog is every bit as personal as it sounds. Around 80 vinyl copies will be self-released through the Marc With a C webstore/Bandcamp, with pre-order beginning 1/19/24, and full release on 3/1/24!

While the Marc With a C nomenclature will celebrate its 25th anniversary in December of 2024, in their personal life, Marc learned that no one alerts you when you've become chronically ill, and is "tired of being strong". We'll let the record do the rest of the talking, communicating, and remembering.

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1.	Living Breathing (In Theory) 02:06	buy track
2.	The Last Song, Part One 04:17	buy track
3.	The Last Song, Part Two 03:33	buy track
4.	The World's Gonna Kick The Shit Out Of You 03:08 video	buy track
5.	Closuresque 02:38	buy track
6.	Living Breathing (Dying Too) 03:06	buy track
7.	The Mono Analog 05:07	buy track
8.	People Don't Want To Be Found 05:00	buy track
9.	Postmortem Saints 03:35	buy track
10.	Luckily, I'll Probably Forget! 04:24	buy track
11.	Every Lancaster 05:02	buy track

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Flowers For Analog isn't just the name of the newest Marc With a C album, it's the last entry in a trilogy that began with the albums Thanatophobia and Please Believe In Yourself, Alright? by the genderfluid songwriter.

A misdiagnosed type of cancer gave way to Marc Sirdoreus losing their short term memory -- at first. A few years later, these moments of confusion became "dementia-like symptoms" that inarguably made creating, recording, or functioning very, very difficult. Once Marc learned about the works of William Utermohlen, a painter who chronicled the internal impacts of his Alzheimer's Disease through self-portraits, Marc felt that the best course of action was clear: do that same thing sonically.

While most Marc With a C albums since 2010 have been recorded digitally, Flowers For Analog was begun on a cassette four-track recorder and finished digitally for each individual song. Classic tones abound, beats go out of sync, tapes spool out before songs are finished, yet the album remains singular, melodic, and focused - with a partial return to the lo-fi Marc With a C roots. If you got the ears to pick up on it all, it can be an emotionally devastating ride. There's still some trademark sarcasm on display, most evident in "The Last Song, Part Two". Often, moments of hope will arise ("The World's Gonna Kick The **** Out Of You"), just to deflate during anything that follows (the quietly sharp "Closuresque")

Lyrically, the final installment of the trilogy specializes in coded messages to those estranged from the narrator of the songs. Flowers For Analog is every bit as personal as it sounds. Around 80 vinyl copies will be self-released through the Marc With a C webstore/Bandcamp, with pre-order beginning 1/19/24, and full release on 3/1/24!

While the Marc With a C nomenclature will celebrate its 25th anniversary in December of 2024, in their personal life, Marc learned that no one alerts you when you've become chronically ill, and is "tired of being strong". We'll let the record do the rest of the talking, communicating, and remembering. ord do the rest of the talking, communicating, and remembering.

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released March 1, 2024

Art direction/layout: Catherine Blackard
Literally everything else: Marc Sirdoreus

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Marc With a C Orlando, Florida

For 21 years, Marc With a C was a persona portrayed by Marc Sirdoreus, bridging the gap between analog and digital worlds, using low fidelity pop music as communication.

On 1/16/21, Phase One ended, planned for over 10 years. As Marc began his “intermission” a mere coincidence saw him battle illnesses, born of cancer.

Phase Two began 2/22/22 with THANATAOPHOBIA on Needlejuice Records! ... more

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