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THE SUN SAWED IN ½ GUITARIST AND SONGWRITER RELEASES

LATEST PROJECT: FRESH MOWED LAWN



Timothy Rose, former guitarist and songwriter of the

illustrious pop band The Sun Sawed in 1/2 announces

the release of his latest project by his new band, the

self-titled Fresh Mowed Lawn. The album features

eleven new songs recorded by Rose along with the help

of some of Europe’s best musicians. Recorded last year

in Vienna, Austria, FML incorporates the familiar

power-pop sound of The Sun Sawed in 1/2 with both jazz

and classical touches. "I wanted to make an album that

pushed the boundaries of power-pop and reflected the

type of music I'd been listening to while living in

Austria and Italy. I frequented many Viennese jazz

clubs and found the best players to form the rhythm

section. I wanted musicians who were used to playing a

different style of music to see what they could bring

to the project," explained Rose.


Earlier that year in Vienna, Rose had fatefully met

Hector McDonald, the director of the horn section of

the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. That chance meeting

allowed Rose to hire renowned Dutch classical

composer, Rens Newland, to score the album and to use

members of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra on the project.

The result falls into the lush category of pop in the

Brian Wilson/Burt Bacharach/Elvis Costello world and

pushes to new levels what Rose had previously created.

"I also used an accordion player who I discoveredd at a winery in the Vienna hills, an Austrian steel pedal

player,a Greek opera singer and a German jazz vocalist."

Over the course of fourteen months in the studio, Rose

and Austrian co-producer Florian Manchek created Fresh

Mowed Lawn. "When it came time to mix the album, we

were confronted with up to seventy individual tracks

on some songs. It was quite challenging to cull. We

took a sculpture approach of chipping away at the tracks

to find the most beautiful combinations. Rose learned a

lot about the recording process during the making of

some of his SS.5 albums with veteran LA producer Keith

Olsen (Santana, Grateful Dead, Fleetwood Mac). "Keith

really pushed me to focus on the songs and make sure

every choice was made to enhance my albums." Rose added.

Not Lame Record label owner Bruce Brodeen says of the

new FML release, "The time has come for a reintroduction

of the challenging talents, stunning beauty and carefully layered soundscapes from FML. This album is

the aural equivalent of a duck downquilt; lulling you,

enveloping your ears and mind with its luxurious mix of

exotic instrumentation,carefully strummed guitars and

electric-drizzled ambience."

Recently, Rose and his family relocated to the

mountains near Boulder, Colorado, where he'll

begin playing live this summer with some of the area’s

most talented musicians.

To purchase and hear soundclips of songs from Fresh

Mowed Lawn, visit www.notlame.com.htm or visit
www.freshmowedlawn.com to hear all of

Tim Rose's music and The Sun Sawed in ½, get concert

updates and information.

For additional information, contact:

Gayle Wilson Rose

Communications Director

303-459-0343

gayleandtim@hotmail.com

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