The duo Trees Speak hails from the American desert state of Arizona. The sound of the two musicians is clearly inspired by krautrock acts such as
Can and the electronica of
Tangerine Dream, but they like to take alienation a step further. The short tracks (playing times longer than three minutes are exceptional) are fairly minimal in character, but each contains at least one element that reminds
… the listener that Trees Speak does not do simply pretty or groovy songs. This could be an excessively overdriven instrument, false overtones in the synths, or an unexpected sample. They know how to dose that craziness just fine, by the way. On Mind Maze, a nice atmosphere is set, reminiscent of aforementioned musical heroes, but also evoking images of vast arid plains near their hometown of Tucson. (JV)more
