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January Tree
Dead Soul Tribe
January Tree
Genres: Pop, Rock, Metal
 
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January Tree marks the third release of Dead Soul Tribe, headed by ex-Psychotic Waltz singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Devon Graves. "Everything I write has a message, an approach to poetry," says Graves. "It?...  more »

     
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All Artists: Dead Soul Tribe
Title: January Tree
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Inside Out U.S.
Release Date: 9/13/2004
Genres: Pop, Rock, Metal
Styles: Progressive, Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 693723609027, 885417020823

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January Tree marks the third release of Dead Soul Tribe, headed by ex-Psychotic Waltz singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Devon Graves. "Everything I write has a message, an approach to poetry," says Graves. "It?s the major function of poetry not to provide answers, but to raise questions - to be thought provoking and to create space for individual interpretations." Mixing dark industrial with metal and progressive rock, Dead Soul Tribe carries the listener further into the abyss of longing and fear with new tracks to make your soul shudder. This release will appeal to any connoisseur of music's dark side.

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Deadsoul Tribe - The January Tree Progressive/Industrial Met
Mr D. | Cave Creek, Az United States | 11/09/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Having been tepidly appreciative of Deadsoul Tribe's sophomore effort, A Murder of Crows, I decided to pick up their junior release, The January Tree a few days ago and that was a great move if I do say so myself.



For me Deadsoul Tribe's strength is that they remind me of Tool, one of my favorite bands. They have a dark morose sound and lyrics, a similar disjointed, syncopated style, a heavy stop and go drum and guitar beat with unusual melodies, somewhat de-emphasizing the vocals for the sake of the strong instrumentation. That's not to say that, as a singer, Graves doesn't have his moments. He has a pleasant mid to high pitched voice and a decent style that together, with echo chambers and dual tracks, happens to compliment the music.



For those familiar with Tool, you know that the music is all but impossible to describe except in generalities, as is Deadsoul Tribe. The first six tracks from "Spiders And Flies" to "Toy Rockets" have a feel strongly reminiscent of Maynard James Keenan, either Tool or A Perfect Circle, except track five "The Coldest Day of Winter". "Spiders And Flies" and "The Love of Hate" feature heavy bass drums and a crunchy guitar throughout. "Sirens" starts with a little jazzy guitar intro, then settles in but finishes with a slow ethereal ending, on "Why" we have more crunchy guitars and heavy drums but it slows down in the middle and Graves is accompanied by an acoustic guitar building to a cresendo.



"Wings of Faith", my personal favorite, has a snappy medium fast beat but is sung at half speed. It also features at least one or two female background singers, a nice touch. "Toy Rockets" is similar to most of the songs except it features a flute, another nice touch.



While I'm not yet quite ready to describe, The January Tree as 'sensational', after only a few listens, it is nonetheless, a very strong effort, warranting a five star rating.



If you have never heard of these guys or know little of them, I suspect that is about to change!

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Keeps on improving...
Leo Tubay | Lancaster, PA United States | 10/24/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)

"Being relatively new to DST, my only other point of reference for them is "A Murder of Crows." While the albums are not vastly different, I found myself more drawn into this work, paying more attention to the lyrics and the moods created by the music. Devon Graves is on target here, whether he is questioning the underlying intentions of U.S. involvement in other parts of the world ("Why?") or painting a surrealistic picture that sounds like equal parts 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' and 'Minstrel in the Gallery' ("Just Like a Timepiece"). Fans of heavier Jethro Tull will no doubt appreciate this album, especially when Devon breaks out the flute! Enjoy."
Too bad this stuff is unknown....
John | Here | 09/29/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Batmaz is ABSOLUTELY correct when he said that Devon is not only just a vocalist, but is a "modern poet" who hasn't been noticed by hardly anyone in the modern rock scene. I wish there was a way to put "Just Like a Timepiece" on pop radio in its entirety and chain people to their chair and force them to listen. After hearing even this ONE song's captivating melody and song structure, I bet people would wake up just a LITTLE BIT.



This entire album functions as a continuous whole, with one theme broken up into different yet similar components. If you listen to A Murder of Crows (DST's second album, for all those unfamiliar with it) you will see a similar theme presented in more of a raw sense. This album could almost be plugged right on the end of that album to make a continuos stream of hypnotic "music." By putting this in quotes, I mean that this is a modern ART creation that paints pictures in your head and entrances you with the lyrics. The line "Their vessels lined upon the shelves, yet empty every one" really spoke loudly to me in terms of actual theme of this disc.



In summary, this album is a must have for EVERYBODY, even the 'gangstas' and 'dance divas' This is an experiance that will open your eyes if you just give it a chance. This would probably be the top album release of the year in my opinion."