Abrasive Trees have been described as ‘stunning’ (BBC Introducing) and ‘transcendent’ (Post-Punk.com). Their musical creations display a willingness to experiment alongside a sound that sits loosely within a post-punk and post-rock aesthetic.
Creating a visionary, cinematic sound, the band use intertwining guitars, distorted cello and leviathan drums set against stark vocals and spectral spoken-word - noted as “utterly enticing” by Louder Than War. Their line-up includes members of Bella Union’s Silver Moth as well as regular contributors to the music of Evi Vine, Rothko and Jo Beth Young.
PRESS RELEASE: Abrasive Trees EPOCHA compilation release
Post-Punk/Post-Rock/Post-Folk crossover band Abrasive Trees have announced a CD-only release of their compilation album EPOCHA.
The new collection features 9 tracks all written and recorded by Matthew Rochford between 2019 and 2021, and mixed by Rothko's Mark Beazley. Rochford, a member of Bella Union's recently announced collective Silver Moth (along with fellow Abrasive Tree Ben Roberts) created much of the music in isolation working closely with Beazley to finalise each track and enlisting an array of musicians to guest. Jo Beth Young, Peter Yates, Steven Hill, Laurence Collyer, and Roberts are among those who appear. Beazley added bass to tracks such as Before and Replenishing Water, which features celebrated drummer and Rochford's younger brother Sebastian.
Matthew Rochford says of the release:
"This work marks a particular phase of creativity, borne from a unique set of adverse (yet special) conditions. I was fortunate to work with Mark Beazley on these tracks with additional support from Jo Beth - which was invaluable. After these were made things definitely changed as we moved into more of a traditional band set-up. It's a chapter that I think is worth celebrating and one that I will always be hugely grateful for."
The album is available for pre-order now and starts shipping on Friday 10th March, with a launch gig at The Black Heart, Camden on Saturday 4th March (supporting This Is Radio Silence
Links:
Pre-Order: https://click.mlsend.com/link/c/YT0yMTQ0MjMzOTk1NTY1NTM4Mjg3JmM9eDVtMCZlPTAmYj0xMDc3OTIzODc4JmQ9ZTl0OGs3cg==.Qb6212BGY1G0NdpQfr-vIPJSR7mWKh9v9sAM--onT2Y
Launch gig: https://click.mlsend.com/link/c/YT0yMTQ0MjMzOTk1NTY1NTM4Mjg3JmM9eDVtMCZlPTAmYj0xMDc3OTIzODg3JmQ9ZzhuNmwzYg==.nArdzjnehyRvqOczPHqhiEadY_jMY5HN5xxB-M1s4ew
Silver Moth: https://click.mlsend.com/link/c/YT0yMTQ0MjMzOTk1NTY1NTM4Mjg3JmM9eDVtMCZlPTAmYj0xMDc3OTIzODcwJmQ9ejNwMXEyeA==.wD17ODsXDlZtnP-3WCxLUpkVgJf0dwv41sVZr-NVFEk
Listen to the most recent recordings: https://soundcloud.com/abrasivetrees/sets/moulding-heaven-with-earth/s-ZdYfTFZjdlA?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Watch the video for Without Light: https://youtu.be/SZeKk0wWJ_k
Interviews/podcasts/queries: Sophie - shapta@mail.com
The Review..."EPOCHA"
This Track starts out fantastic with guitar and synths playing in harmony that introduces the main Vocalist. This is an absolutely amazing track. The vocalist starts the track singing.."The Shadows Of What You Do, Fallow you" with the guitars and bass playing in harmony. This track sounds similar to the Cure. This is just an amazing track. The kinda track you can listen over and over again.
In conclusion, This is a fantastic band and a fantastic track like I said, there sound is rich and the lyrics tell a story what you do, will fallow you. Epocha is a track for everyone. Give it a listen and decide for yourself. I found it to be absolutely fantastic of a track.
Review by: SchizoFranic
Link: https://linktr.ee/SchizoFranic
