Treedeon Announce New Album Under the Manchineel Due Feb. 23
Right on the line between crunching noise rock and weighted sludge roll is where you’ll find the new track from Berlin sludge outsiders Treedeon, who three years after issuing the willfully bizarre Lowest Level Reincarnation (review here) will return on Feb. 23 via Exile on Mainstream with Under the Manchineel, their latest album. You can hear the rumbling-but-still-melodic-and-by-the-way-absolutely-crushing “Breathing a Vein” at the bottom of this post if you’re so inclined, and keep your ears open for the swell in intensity as it moves toward its blown-out, scream-topped finish. Shit is masterful and bombastic in kind.
Oh, and in case you’re wondering, a manchineel is a tree. Its fruit is apparently sweet but poisonous as all hell — clearly Treedeon working on a metaphor there. If you didn’t know, don’t feel bad. I had to look it up.
The PR wire brings album art and details and whatnot:
TREEDEON: German Sludge Trio To Release Under The Manchineel LP Via Exile On Mainstream In February
German trio TREEDON will release their monstrous second LP, Under The Manchineel, this February through their allies at Exile On Mainstream.
Offers bassist/vocalist Yvonne Ducksworth, “We recorded Under The Manchineel at Studio Wong in Berlin; they have a great Live setup for us. The song “Breathing a Vein” surprised me; turned out to be one of our favorite songs on the record. As far as vocals: it really melds what Arne and I do best to accompany one another. The song lyrics are echoing that as well: Two opposites who manage to belong together.”
Exile On Mainstream Records will release Under The Manchineel on CD, LP, and digital formats on February 23rd; find preorders RIGHT HERE.
Under The Manchineel Track Listing:
1. Cheetoh
2. Death Of Ceres
3. Breathing A Vein
4. No Hell
5. Manchineel
6. Protoplanet
7. Wasicu
TREEDEON returns with the follow-up to their debut, Lowest Level Reincarnation, which was released some three years ago. The bruising second album, Under The Manchineel marks the arrival of a new drummer Andy Schuenemann, of post-rock instrumental duo Alphatrip, joining bassist/vocalist Yvonne Ducksworth and vocalist/guitarist Arne Heesch, and taking the band in an even heavier direction.
The seven tracks on Under The Manchineel have foundations in sludge, noise, and doom, also incorporating unexpected melodies into their colossal wall of sound. This thunderous catharsis, reaches levels of emotional intensity previously untapped within the album’s forty-five-minute lifespan. The lyrics are fueled by a multitude of political issues including general disenchantment with world events, and the current world order. The track “Manchineel” — one of the album’s many highlights — is a clear example of this as raging vocals of lyrical angst target all the forces declaring war on our society and our planet.
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