 Tree Wave
"Cabana" CDEP
Made Up Records
Genres: shoegazer, experimental
pop
Nov 8 - 14 2005 |
Armed with electronic beats, ethereal female
vocals, and a sound program custom-created on a Commodore 64, Tree
Wave make electronic-heavy shoegaze/pop music that combines My
Bloody Valentine-esque vocals and atmospheres with more modern
synthesized rhythms. The combination is really solid, with enjoyable
textures and lush but strong melodies. "Sleep" is a particular favourite of mine; its intense beat makes for a lovely contrast with
the shoegazey sound. "Same" also has a really powerful, almost
monumental sound; it makes me feel like something very important is
going on, even if I'm just sitting in my chair clipping my toenails.
On this disc, there isn't much to complain about - aside from
"Instrumental 1b" coming off as a bit bland, I'm digging the Cabana
EP in its entirety. Even the last track, which the listener is told
explicitly not to listen to, is intensely mesmerizing. Check out
Tree Wave to hear a band with all the makings to become the next
hip thing... though its shoegazer tendencies are rooted in the past,
the modern touches look confidently ahead. And not only that, this
comes with two neat videos and a nifty Commodore 64 synth program that
you can use (assuming you have a spare C64 lying around.) Spectacular.
87%
Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 7 tracks, distributed by
the band,
released 2004] |
