Absolutely stunning second album from Trees Speak new on Soul Jazz Records. Shadow Forms€™ blends 1970s German electronic and ‘motorik’ Krautrock instrumentals (think Harmonia, Can, Cluster, Popul Vuh, Neu!), haunting and powerful 1960s & 1970s soundtracks (think Italian prog-rock Goblin and John Carpenter horror movies, Morricone and existential John Barry spy movies), together with a New York no wave electronic synth and guitar analogue DIY-ness (think Suicide, anything on Soul Jazz'€™s New York Noise series or Eno’s New York No Wave)! Trees Speak€™ segue together all these elements into €˜Shadow Forms€™. Trees Speak are Daniel Martin Diaz and Damian Diaz from Tucson, Arizona and their music often draws on the cosmic night-time magic of Arizona’s natural desert landscapes. Trees Speak relates to the idea of future technologies storing information and data in trees and plants€“ using them as hard drives – and the idea that Trees communicate collectively.
| A1 | Large Array |
| A2 | Tear Kisser |
| A3 | Those Who Know |
| A4 | Transforming |
| A5 | Automat |
| A6 | False Ego |
| A7 | Communication |
| B1 | Crystal System |
| B2 | Agonize Signal |
| B3 | Magick Knives |
| B4 | Shadow Forms |
| A | Outtake 3 |
| AA | Transmitter |
