trees speak Archive
30 Jan 2026
40 11 Great Albums You May Have Missed
A few issues back, SPIN Magazine asked its regular contributors (including me) to help build a list of 40 albums of the past 40 years that you likely missed. I […]
21 Feb 2025
Album Review: Trees Speak — Mind Maze
As I mentioned in a recent review, Mind Maze, the 2023 album by Arizona-based instrumental band Trees Speak slipped by without my notice. And as I’ve emphasized on many occasions, […]
24 Dec 2024
Musoscribe’s Best of 2024: New Releases
Everybody has their favorite new releases of each year; here are mine. This year I reviewed nearly 120 new releases. As per usual, the list reflects my particular interests, so […]
13 Dec 2024
Album Review: Trees Speak – Timefold
As I’ve observed before, Tucson, Arizona isn’t the first place one would look for krautrock. But in 2024, it may well be the best place. As Trees Speak, Daniel Martin […]
15 Apr 2022
Album Review: Trees Speak — Vertigo of Flaws
Musoscribe’s latest “vinyl week” wraps up today with a real stunner. When I first heard Trees Speak’s album Ohms back in 2020 I was knocked out; the group’s knowing embrace […]
27 Dec 2021
Musoscribe’s Best of 2021: New Releases
Picking my favorite new releases for 2021 has been exceedingly difficult. I have no way of knowing to what degree (if any) the infernal and tragic pandemic had the silver-lining […]
13 Jul 2021
Album Review: Trees Speak — PostHuman
Krautrock and its variants are not for all tastes. To some listeners, the idea of minimalism combined with an insistent beat is a recipe for migraine. But for those who […]
05 Apr 2020
Album Review: Trees Speak — Ohms
Using the term krautrock is – at least among those who are familiar with the term – a handy shortcut to explaining that the subject matter is minimalist, droning, sometimes […]