8/19/2011
Tree No Leaves - Java Rave (2011)
/Art pop, Experimental rock, Cabaret pop, Post-rock, Dance rock, Psychedelic rock/
Comment: Actually Sigmund Freud was not right principially when he suggested that the human being is permanently forced to abandon the enjoyment for the overall socializing sake. Furthermore, delegating some of his/her rights to the rest makes no sense if he/she gets compensated instead of it with potent aesthetical pleasures from the other side. Subsequently this is the essential point of human being`s interactions, yet, observed from the tilted point of view then. The US-based collective Tree No Leaves is a representative of highly crafty music power, where can be seen lots of tensions channelized and elaborated right and left. It is highly enjoyable in the form of hysterical vocal manners, velvety cabaret-like appearances, at times, ascending into the frenzied grooves of exuberant post-rock, off-the-kilter forms of dance grooves, and bedecked art pop. In fact, the album rings out more convincing than its possible inspiration sources (the likes of Arcade Fire, and PJ Harvey) nowadays, for instance. The songs were recorded live at Java Rave in Tiffin, Ohio.