Pantha Du Prince

Conference of Trees

With strings, xylophone, and homemade wooden percussion in addition to his usual synths and bells, the German musician ponders the secret life of trees.

Did you know there’s a map of all the street trees in New York? The one outside my apartment that’s been looking a bit sheepish lately is a Norway maple, I discovered. It’s not its seasonal nudity that’s lending it an awkward edge, but a crop of fresh, blond scars—round-shaped reminders of branches that once were. ... read more

Morning bells calling for supper - grass is pulverized to molecules - I see through the sun - ever floating bellybutton on the diamond asteroid lakes - noble peacock sitting on the trees, watching the monastery lights falter - for now, you are forgiven.

Rating: Ehh
The “ambiance” of this feels way too sloppy most of the time, I mean that. It’s not really bordering on anything exciting for the eardrums, just filling up the sound with literal bells and whistles. I guess you could say the tracks that break into a jumbly crumbly groove exceeds more attention, but that’s more like a third of the record or something like that. Easily very forgettable in the grander terms. Go listen to the Minecraft soundtrack or something.

Favorite tracks : ROOTS MAKING FAMILY, THE CROWN TERRITORY and SUPER NOVA TIME DRIFT.