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Nobody & Mystic Chords of Memory – Tree Colored See… (Mush Records, 2006)
A former member of Beachwood Sparks, Jen Cohen previously of the Aislers Set and a producer that, in the past, has worked with Project Blowed come together to create an album that should defy categorization. Instead Tree Colored See… avails itself to be just another second millennium electro/indie mash-up. If the first Mystic Chords of Memory album, filled with West Coast folk-pop, is familiar to you, simply add electronic production backing the entire endeavor and that’s what Mush Records has given the world here. The music is definitely soothing; you can make love to it, you can fall asleep to it afterward. Driving across the vast plains of Wyoming coupled with listening to this disc may be fatal though. Relatively strong song writing along with guest appearances, including Omid (another Project Blowed producer) keeps this offering interesting – at least on occasion. But, the hallmark of good collaborations is not being able to differentiate what party is responsible for what sounds. And on a number of occasions there’s no way of knowing who fashioned the melodies of Tree Colored See…
01 – The Seed
02 – Decisions, Decisions
03 – Broaden a New Sound
04 – Coyote’s Song (When You Hear it Too)
05 – Memory
06 – Klaw Prints
07 – Walk in the After Light
08 – When the End Meets the Beginning
09 – Feet Upon the Sand
10 – Softer Sail
11 – Floating
Beachwood Sparks Interview: You might think less of them after watchin’ this, but you get to see their house…
Dntel (Jimmy Tamborello) – “Umbrella” features a Chris Gunst vocal line.
