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When the band Trees Speak, coming out of nowhere, released an exclusive one-off 100-pressing white label 45, described as Can/Neu! meets Liquid Liquid, it sold out so quickly (in less than 30 minutes) that Soul Jazz Records decided to release their album almost immediately. Soul Jazz Records rarely release new music but found the music of Trees Speak’s album ‘Ohms’ so stunning and to have so many elements of music that they admired that they felt compelled to release it. The group Trees Speak are from Tucson, Arizona and create new music that sounds like German Krautrock meets no wave/post-punk and psych rock - music for fans of Cluster, Tangerine Dream, Can, Neu!, Silver Apples and early Kraftwerk.

The album ‘Ohms’ sounds at times like a tripped out and moody John Carpenter/Goblin/Morricone soundtrack that seamlessly segues into propulsive, ‘motorik’ Krautrock instrumentals loaded with fuzzy, hypnotic mellotron, synths and analogue effects, as well as elements of Art Ensemble free jazz, and all at times reaching a kind of post-rave psychedelia. More recent comparisons would include Beak> and Ghost Box who draw upon similar themes and styles. Trees Speak are Daniel Martin Diaz and Damian Diaz plus musicians from the Tucson, Arizona scene such as Giant Sand, XIXA and James Hunter. 

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: A very rare 'New Album' outing from the venerable Soul Jazz here with the thumping, krautrock majesty of 'Ohms'. Like if Kraftwerk got off those bloody podiums long enough to rail a significant slug of ketamine and break the cones on their amplifiers. ACE.

TRACK LISTING

CD
Soul Sequencer
Nitrous Cross
Shadow Circuit
Blame Shifter
Spirit Duplicator
Nobody Knows
Sadness In Wires
State Of Clear
Sleep Crime
Knowing
Splendid Sun
Ohms
Out Of View
Psychic Wounds
Silicone Emotions
Octave Cycle
Witch Wound

LP
Soul Sequencer
Nitrous Cross
Shadow Circuit
Blame Shifter
Spirit Duplicator
Nobody Knows
Sadness In Wires
State Of Clear
Sleep Crime
Knowing
Splendid Sun
Ohms
Out Of View
Psychic Wounds
Silicone Emotions
Octave Cycle