*About the album:* *Bouquet *(May 3, 2024) is an inward exploration of one’s cumulation of connections, purpose, happiness and experiences. Dissecting the psyche, like pulling petals from flowers. It always goes back to the existential “Do I love me? Do I love me not?” A binary sway between guilt and forgiveness, self-loathing and progress. You reach a point when you realize you've gone through the entire bouquet—something that is often a blessing, but can feel daunting if taken apart piece by piece. In the end, all we can hope to find is beauty, memory, and a place to put it all. Sonically, it's a love letter to early albums from New Order, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Kraftwerk, Ruth and Absolute Body Control to name a few. *About the artist:* From his home in Winnipeg, Canada, C. Samms explores the familiar sounds of synthesizers and drum machines. With the cold, imperfect pulse of transistors and modulated frequencies, he gathers precious memories and personal experiences to form abstract, emotionally charged yet universally relatable lyrics. It’s this combination of warm and cold–empathetic and synthetic–that drives C. Samms to stay true to the source material of classic synth-pop acts from the early 80s and decidedly not the neon glow of retro/synthwave. After years of wading through waves and capturing sounds, C. Samms self-released his second full length album, *Bouquet*, on May 3, 2024—over five full years after his first album, *Synthetic Properties*.
