Plants Can Dance: Beneath the Soil

Season Two of Seeds begins with Brian d’Souza’s meditation on the secret social lives of sunflowers.

We’re opening our second growing season with something rather special: a new work from Scottish producer Brian d’Souza (also known as the excellent Auntie Flo) and his Plants Can Dance project. It’s a composition drawn from botanical research into how sunflowers interact, cooperate, and compete beneath the soil, where we can’t see them.

After a first season that saw sold-out releases from Woo, Davis Galvin, Graintable, E Ruscha V, Stella Z, and Lapalace, Season Two continues the intertwining of music with the process of growth and cultivation… but this time, we’re going underground.

The Underground World

Recent studies have revealed something remarkable about sunflowers. Below the surface, their root systems engage in complex social behaviours. They exhibit spatial awareness and a form of etiquette: avoiding competition when resources are plentiful, sharing nutrient patches when necessary, and positioning themselves strategically when they have better access to resources.

This delicate balance between cooperation and competition underpins Brian’s composition. It’s about the negotiations we can’t see, the quiet diplomacy happening in the dark.

“I chose sunflowers because they embody cooperation over competition - when they encounter nutrient-rich soil between two plants, they deliberately root elsewhere to avoid conflict, demonstrating that co-existence can be a stronger evolutionary drive than dominance, challenging our traditional understanding of survival of the fittest.” Brian

Brian captured biodata from his son’s sunflower growing in their London garden and converted it into sound using his modular synthesiser. The data became a means of artistically representing the different stages of a sunflower’s growth, from first emergence to the underground conversations between neighbouring plants.

Through minimalist production and field recordings, the composition captures both the patience of root foraging and those underground negotiations for resources. It’s ambient music that reflects the quieter aspects of plant communication, the things that happen when we’re not watching.

The perfect Season Two launch then!

Written & Produced by Brian d’Souza
Artwork by Daniel Hermann
Release Date: February 19, 2026

As always with our releases, this is about creating space. Space to plant, to wait, to witness the slow and rewarding process of growth. Whether you’re sowing seeds or simply sitting quietly, this is music for those moments.

Each release as always comes with its own set of seeds to grow along to the composition…

“You have to get up and plant the seed and see if it grows, but you can’t just wait around, you have to water it and take care of it.” Bootsy Collins

Head to our Bandcamp to pre-order/listen to the previews.

Welcome to Season Two 🌻