Incorporating places around Houston has always been very important to me when doing photo shoots or videos,” she said. “I happened to be at this location outside of downtown Houston taking photos for my sister's wedding and I knew instantly that I wanted to do a photo shoot or music video there. Murillo said the clip was shot by Alec Lasar, who also filmed the band’s video for “Turquoise Prince” from last year’s EP.
The video, for “I See in Auras,” released on Monday. The future may be exciting but we reel back to the present to discuss its big news, namely the album’s first video and the album release events. She said the EP does not yet have a title but fans should “definitely expect fuzz and sludge songs paired with some psychedelic pop and rock.” We're so excited about our new songs and sound that we've started playing some of them live,” Murillo noted. “Chris Dunaway in the studio is a true pleasure to work with and his ability to adapt to new styles and create beautifully layered bass lines completely help each song come to life. Murillo said his inclusion in all things Cactus Flowers has sparked so much creative energy the lineup has already completed a five song follow-up EP to Incantations with Griffin (Wild Moccasins, The Tontons, Flower Graves) once again at the helm. Of late, the group’s added Houston music legend Chris Dunaway to the mix on bass. Carcamo’s been the yin to Murillo’s yang, keeping the beat beneath her fuzzed-out, psych rock leanings. Getting the final product into the hands of music listeners is important because she’s proud of the work she and drummer Mark Carcamo did on the record. Murillo has recently leaned hard on her background in music management and entertainment law. “We could not be happier with our end product and it just makes this process and project even more special because it is a true collaboration of art and music.” “Since we knew Incantations was going to be a self-released album, I found myself wearing all the various different department hats, but surprisingly enough everything came out perfectly planned,” she continued. Our producer, John Griffin, had told us what typically holds up most album releases is art and design and boy, was he right. Finding the right artwork, layout and design, finding someone to press the record, edits and proofs.
“The most challenging process was everything that comes after the music is finished being mastered. “Releasing our first album, and our first vinyl, has been one of the most fulfilling experiences of my life,” Murillo says matter-of-factly. They began work on the record in October 2018 and will present the finished product to fans at a Cactus Music in-store performance Saturday afternoon ahead of the official release show at Cottonmouth Club later that evening. The album is titled Incantations and Murillo explains, “Each song is an incantation of itself, a mantra hoping to invoke, conjure and inspire growth outside and within.” The band allowed each song to work its own magic. Was it giving the body of work a name? Not really. Murillo said the music is a collection of songs she’s written over time, as far back as ten years ago and as recently as two weeks before recording began. Was it writing the nine tracks on the record? Nope. Just days before her band celebrates the release of its new album, Jessica Murillo considers what’s been most challenging about the process of creating the first-ever Cactus Flowers LP.
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