and also the trees – Gentlemen Recordings

New in our shop! 2016 release ‘Born Into The Waves’ by And Also The Trees

Adwin — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 21:54:31 +0000

From now on Born Into The Waves by And Also The Trees is available in our shop. It is the 13th studio album from the influential cult British band. Inspired by the band’s recent concerts in previously unvisited countries – Ukraine, Romania, Lithuania and Japan – Born Into The Waves evolves from four pieces composed by guitarist Justin Jones on the theme of love songs from around the world. Following the recent success of acclaimed albums Hunter not the Hunted and (Listen For) The Rag And Bone Man, this album encompasses a new spirit of optimism and liberation in the lyrics of vocalist Simon Huw Jones.

This album is available on cd and vinyl here: https://www.gentlemenrecordings.com/product/and-also-the-trees-born-into-the-waves-cd-vinyl/

And Also The Trees celebrates 40th birthday with a re-issue of debut album from 1984

Adwin — Tue, 25 Aug 2020 21:35:25 +0000

In recognition of their 40th anniversary ‘And also the trees’ are re-issuing their self-titled debut album in a special double-vinyl remastered edition.

Recorded in London in 1983, the album was produced by Laurence Tolhurst of The Cure, with whom they toured during the first years of the bands life.

Considered by many now as a post-punk classic, the album is excellently recorded and whilst the production is polished and meticulously executed, the youthful energy and raw passion of ‘And also the trees’ is perfectly captured.

With the addition of both A & B sides of their first two single releases ‘Shantell’ and ‘The secret sea’, the second disc of the release also features the debut recordings made in 1981 with Robert Smith and Mike Hedges for the self-released cassette ‘From under the hill’, available on vinyl for the very first time and something of a holy grail for both collectors and fans of ‘and also the trees’ and The Cure alike.

The album will also be made available in a single-disc CD edition.

You can order at https://www.gentlemenrecordings.com/product/and-also-the-trees-and-also-the-trees-re-issue/

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Adwin — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 10:36:03 +0000

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Announcing the release of ‘November 2nd’ the second album by NOVEMBER, the group formed by Bernard Trontin , drummer with The Young Gods and film soundtrack composer and Simon Huw Jones, singer and lyricist of and also the trees. November 2nd will be released on March 22nd, and will be available on vinyl, cd and digital download.

‘November 2^nd‘ subtly turns from the urban ‘Midnight rain’ to the mountains of ‘The Foehn and the fountain’ and onwards into other sound and landscapes… stark minimalism is followed by atmospheric ballads, occasionally showing glimpses of ‘And also the trees’ here and ‘The young Gods’ there but always keeping the separate identity and originality that is NOVEMBER.

The group NOVEMBER was created in Geneva where Bernard Trontin, a Frenchman but lifelong resident of the Swiss city met Simon Jones shortly after he moved there from England in the early 2000’s. An initial idea of Jones recording a vocal for a single track on an album of Trontin’s music quickly changed as it became clear that when combined, their unusual musical talents created a unique and powerful chemistry. Their first, self title album soon followed.

Released in 2007 ‘NOVEMBER’ was well received by press and public alike. They played live just once, a memorable sell out performance as part of La Bätie Festival in Geneva. The use of the percussive instrument the ‘Hang’ on ‘November 2^nd ‘ and the addition of other acoustic instruments (and musicians) coupled with an even stronger desire to bring their music to life on stage will open up new possibilities for live performances when they plan to tour next autumn.

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Op 22 maart aanstaande verschijnt het tweede album van NOVEMBER, de band gevormd door Bernard Trontin (drummer van The Young Gods en film soundtrack composer) en Simon Huw Jones (zanger en tekstschrijver van And Also The Trees). ‘November 2nd’ verschijnt op 20 maart via Gentlemen Recordings als cd, download en vinyl en is nu beschikbaar als pre-order.

Op ‘November 2nd’ komen verschillende landschappen voorbij. Van de stedelijke omgeving van ‘Midnight Rain’ richting de bergen van ‘The Foehn and The Fountain’ en andere gebieden met bijpassende geluiden. Minimalisme wordt opgevolgd door sfeervolle ballades. Met hier en daar een scheutje van And Also The Trees en The Young Gods, maar vooral toch met het sterke eigen geluid en de eigenheid van November.

Ontstaan NOVEMBER
NOVEMBER werd gevormd in het Zwitserse Geneve. Hier liep Bernard Trontin, Fransman van origine maar jarenlang inwoner van de stad, Simon Jones tegen het lijf. Jones verhuisde naar de stad nadat hij in de vroege jaren 2000 thuisland Engeland had verlaten. Jones wilde in eerste instantie alleen de vocalen van een losse single inzingen, maar al snel bedacht hij zich. Eenmaal samen werd het direct duidelijk dat hun muzikale talenten samen garant stonden voor een unieke en krachtige chemie. Al snel volgde het debuutalbum.

Met dat album – uitgekomen in 2007 – werd NOVEMBER zowel door pers als door publiek erg goed ontvangen. Slechts één keer speelden ze live. Een nooit meer te vergeten uitverkocht optreden op het La Bätie Festival in Geneve. Dat gaat nu anders zijn. Door een extra percussie-instrument, wat extra akoestische instrumenten én extra muzikanten wordt het wel heel verleidelijk om meer live te gaan spelen. Dit staat voor najaar 2019 in de planning.

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