As we had barely touched on any of the extensive Filigree & Shadow’s range of fragrances, this week is a return conversation with James Elliott from Filigree & Shadow. This time. staying on track came a little more easily and we touch on community, dug a little deeper into the DIY punk ethos and breeze past self diagnosis.

Filigree & Shadow is an artisanal perfume house based in Seattle, Washington State, where each fragrance has a personal story, as well as possible origin based around music. The brand ships internationally and is water based (for all or sensitive skin souls), so if you are able to whittle down you selection to 7 scents, it’s really worthwhile picking up a discovery set.

Fragrances mentioned:

Notget - Filigree & Shadow

Blume - Filigree & Shadow

Rema - Filigree & Shadow

Surfer Rosa - Filigree & Shadow.

Anonymity - Filigree & Shadow  

Books mentioned:

The Tao of Pooh and the Te of Piglet - Benjamin Hoff

On the Road - Jack Kerouac

Adrienne Rich

Olga Broumas

Suheri Hammad

Inga Muscio

Larry Kramer

How to Be Idle - Tom Hodgkinson

You can find out more about Filigree & Shadow via the website - they are also on Instagram and TikTok

The image of James Elliott is AI generated and stunning

Theme music for the show was created by Raul Sanchez I Jorge. Check out his solo work on Wild Animal Records

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