a r t i s t : The Tree People
t i t l e : The Tree People
d a t e : 2006
l a b e l : Tiliqua (TILAR-5003CD)
g e n r e : Folk
r l s. d a t e : Feb/2007
t r a c k s : 09
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 42,1 MB
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Tiliqua Records is psyched about being able to present a whole
new audience and generation with the lysergic beauty of the
Tree People's sole recorded artifact, a privately released
acid folk gem out of 1979. In times when people are all
getting excited about media-created scenes like New Weird
America and Freak Folk, they seem to overlook the fact that
such music was already being created decades ago. The Tree
People is evidence of such a splash of creativity that sadly
enough was doomed to disappear within the cracks of obscurity.
Until now. Tiliqua was granted the opportunity to restore this
gem and with the kind collaboration of Mr. Cohen of the Tree
People, who provided me with the master tapes and a seemingly
unlimited support, Tiliqua was able to prepare this reissue.
To me, this album is one of the singular most beautiful gems
to have crossed my path and words always fall short in an
attempt to describe the aural sensation it unleashes. ügUpon
listening today this hushed and intimate feeling still
resonates through the music -- the record possesses an
extraordinarily potent atmosphere that still intoxicates the
senses after so many years. Over a combustible backing
dominated by shimmering strings, bone-shaking hand percussion
rhythms, and quivering sensuous threads of eastern-toned flute
playing, the group succeeded in concocting up a syncretic
combination of meditative Indian raga, western folk stylings
and idiosyncratic melodic ideas. The music breathes out
intimacy and communicates with a rare directness - hooking you
instantly with sheer aural bliss derived from the melody, from
the flowing beat, from the sound of the words and syllables
and of all those separate elements interacting with each
other, rendered into a concentrated, gracious flow of lunar
notes. The album's compositions have so many hidden qualities,
all breathing out deep and affectionate sentiments that
reveal, just like a lotus flower centered on the axis with its
petals unfolding towards the circumference, a streamlined
adhesion towards the group's' own singular creed. Listen to it
and you may feel like awakening from a deep slumber, your
unconsciousness leaking away as aspects of reality slowly mix
in with the rest of your already blurred mindset. First time
ever official reissue, housed in a sturdy mini-LP styled
gatefold sleeve. Original artwork with reproduction of a rare
Tree People concert poster opening up in the gatefold.
http://www.tiliqua-records.com/
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01-Stranger [03:40]
02-Sliding [03:45]
03-Pot of Gold [05:10]
04-Opus [05:24]
05-Morning Song [03:30]
06-Space Heater [04:18]
07-The Pineapple Song [04:16]
08-No More School [03:10]
09-Bring in the Water [02:48]
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36:01 min