And Also The Trees (album)
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And Also The Trees is the first album released by, English
, Post-punk
group, And Also The Trees
. It was released in February, 1984.
The album was produced by The Cure
's Lol Tolhurst and portrays the band in similar musical fields of other Post-punk
contemporaries like The Chameleons, The Comsat Angels, Echo & the Bunnymen
, Sad Lovers and Giants and The Cure
.
Although their sound stands out of the rest of the aforementioned bands, as it was extremely influenced by the rural surroundings of Worcestershire
(tha band's place of origin), Poetry
(on the lyrical side) and Old England.
Even John Peel had described their sound as being, "too English for the English".
The album was re-issued in 1992 on the German Record Label, Normal Records.
Recorded at Southern Studio, mixed at Livingston Studios.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, Post-punk
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
group, And Also The Trees
And also the trees
And Also The Trees are an English rock band, formed in 1979 in the United Kingdom. They are most notable for their poetic lyrics and evocative music which is strongly influenced by their native English countryside.-History :...
. It was released in February, 1984.
The album was produced by The Cure
The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
's Lol Tolhurst and portrays the band in similar musical fields of other Post-punk
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
contemporaries like The Chameleons, The Comsat Angels, Echo & the Bunnymen
Echo & the Bunnymen
Echo & the Bunnymen are an English post-punk band, formed in Liverpool in 1978. The original line-up consisted of vocalist Ian McCulloch, guitarist Will Sergeant and bass player Les Pattinson, supplemented by a drum machine. By 1980, Pete de Freitas had joined as the band's drummer, and their debut...
, Sad Lovers and Giants and The Cure
The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
.
Although their sound stands out of the rest of the aforementioned bands, as it was extremely influenced by the rural surroundings of Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
(tha band's place of origin), Poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
(on the lyrical side) and Old England.
Even John Peel had described their sound as being, "too English for the English".
The album was re-issued in 1992 on the German Record Label, Normal Records.
Track listing
- So This Is Silence - 3:10
- Talk Without Words - 3:19
- Midnight Garden - 4:33
- The Tease The Tear - 2:53
- Impulse of Man - 4:44
- Shrine - 3:38
- Twilights Pool - 4:38
- Out of the Moving Life of Circles - 4:06
Personnel
- Steven BurrowsSteven BurrowsSteven Burrows is an English bassist and musician.Steven Burrows grew up in the county Worcestershire. In 1983 he joined the band And Also The Trees till present...
- Bass - Nick Havas - Drums
- David Motion - Engineering
- Justin JonesJustin JonesJustin Jones is an English musician and guitarist.Jones grew up in Inkberrow. There he founded And Also The Trees together with Nick and Graham Havas and his brother Simon Huw Jones...
- Guitar - Laurence Tolhurst - Production
- Simon Huw JonesSimon Huw JonesSimon Huw Jones is an English musician, singer and photographer.Jones grew up in Inkberrow. There together with Nick and Graham Havas and his brother Justin Jones he founded the band And Also The Trees. He is the lead singer in the band.Jones attended art school where he studied photography...
- Lyrics, Vocals
Recorded at Southern Studio, mixed at Livingston Studios.