tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24199975673633252722011-07-28T15:23:01.685-07:00the silvery elixer of everywhereHopi Torvaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391816427597043345noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419997567363325272.post-35022979561532861092011-05-05T09:03:00.000-07:002011-05-05T09:04:02.696-07:00<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/665WCmqmKfw" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2419997567363325272-3502297956153286109?l=treecreature.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hopi Torvaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391816427597043345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419997567363325272.post-79485435412045910672011-05-05T08:58:00.000-07:002011-05-05T09:05:16.094-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O1HCp_4GSeU/TcLJOkRLXvI/AAAAAAAAAKw/mnZisfG7nho/s1600/3798160675_a6280d561a_o.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O1HCp_4GSeU/TcLJOkRLXvI/AAAAAAAAAKw/mnZisfG7nho/s400/3798160675_a6280d561a_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603262138493394674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Cassette release we did for Sharkbite Tapes! A mashup of field recordings, studio meanderings, and a live set we did with Indian Jewelry at Eyedrum.............</span><br /><br />artwork by the illustrious Allen Taylor.....<br /><br /><br /><object height="225" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F763097"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F763097" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="225" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/tree-creature/sets/regarding-the-hippocampus">Regarding the Hippocampus</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/tree-creature">Tree Creature</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2419997567363325272-7948543541204591067?l=treecreature.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hopi Torvaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391816427597043345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419997567363325272.post-32533611570242899172011-05-01T18:52:00.000-07:002011-05-01T18:57:13.466-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q8o34Ms1ZVs/Tb4PFVReWfI/AAAAAAAAAKg/FnuES-N62Fs/s1600/artworks-000006589651-yzi3v3-crop.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q8o34Ms1ZVs/Tb4PFVReWfI/AAAAAAAAAKg/FnuES-N62Fs/s400/artworks-000006589651-yzi3v3-crop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601931570779675122" border="0" /></a><br /><object height="136" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F731324"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F731324" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="136" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/missiontrips/sets/untitled-magicicada-nomen">magicicada/nomen novum/tree creature 3 way mixtape</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/missiontrips">missiontrips</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">released april 22nd, 2011 for a show we all did at the goatfarm...great fun!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2419997567363325272-3253361157024289917?l=treecreature.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hopi Torvaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391816427597043345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419997567363325272.post-51072315117025384072011-05-01T18:41:00.001-07:002011-05-01T19:41:48.740-07:00<div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xQZ4ohATeMw/Tb4MIykJ76I/AAAAAAAAAKY/1SEClj-rtd8/s1600/zed%2Bcover%2Bart.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 384px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xQZ4ohATeMw/Tb4MIykJ76I/AAAAAAAAAKY/1SEClj-rtd8/s400/zed%2Bcover%2Bart.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601928331647381410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.mediafire.com/?ve81awc7lxcqzxw</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />here is our 2009 release, A Zed and Two Noughts, now available for free download. we're happy to be sharing this with you in this way, as it means a lot to us and we still enjoy listening to it.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">1. rise of the bear thing (3:35)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">2. wildcats achieving tranquility (9:47)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">3. turtle time at the great northern (3:19)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">4. the face of a stoic bird (4:25)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">5. lamenting the greying hare (1:15)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">6. a lazy symmetrical walrus (5:39)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">songs recorded, mixed and mastered at the holy amalgamation of his majesty's kingdom on earth by nathan brown and robby kee.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2419997567363325272-5107231511702538407?l=treecreature.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hopi Torvaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391816427597043345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419997567363325272.post-62866695888894829112009-09-24T19:38:00.001-07:002009-09-24T19:46:20.693-07:00so last night, i met up with june 11 to see what kind of sonic terror we could conjure up...the downloadable tracks here consist of miss thing there rocking the accordion as filtered through distortion and delay, myself on violin and a smattering of organ. the whole thing was recorded live on an ipod touch. the distortion that the accordion makes on these tracks make me want to go out there and be somebody. spirits were high and smiles abounded as the rumbly in-the-red fog slowly danced around us. i'm looking forward to future collaborations. enjoy these nasty little morsels...<br /><br />in a phew, nephs.<br />love, <br />nathan<br />tree creature<br /><br /><br />http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=cda326beff7a2c7324a64199ac7f73e5e04e75f6e8ebb871<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2419997567363325272-6286669588889482911?l=treecreature.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hopi Torvaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391816427597043345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419997567363325272.post-82985391831647868002009-07-27T21:54:00.000-07:002009-07-28T15:15:03.228-07:00<div style="text-align: left;">I've written this song tonight, and here's the first mix.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?mjfmhiiw2g5">Recurrence of Discernment</a><br /></div><br />Night,<br /><br />Robby<br />TC<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2419997567363325272-8298539183164786800?l=treecreature.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hopi Torvaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391816427597043345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419997567363325272.post-25317109079909505072009-06-12T06:57:00.000-07:002009-07-27T22:15:49.832-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">We have new downloads!<br /></div><br />First is our set from 7 Stages last week. It was a good time, and I enjoyed the bands we played with. I hadn't seen Scaffolds before, but they were great. Turns out I went to school with Josh. And we own most of the same equipment.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?yrwvnzzhwmv">http://www.mediafire.com/?yrwvnzzhwmv</a><br /></div><br />The second is a set I did at the last Kirkwood Ballers Club with Karl Kendrick (who Nathan and I both play with, in Ship at Sea and Bagumbo Snuffbox, respectively) and Aaron Ruscetta (who I'd never played with before, but is a good musician and lovely person). Karl and I are the electronics, Aaron is playing from a big tub filled with percussion goodies.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?ujztgz12o0o">http://www.mediafire.com/?ujztgz12o0o</a><br /></div><br />Enjoy and have a delightful weekend,<br /><br />Robby<br />TC<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2419997567363325272-2531710907990950507?l=treecreature.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hopi Torvaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391816427597043345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419997567363325272.post-87846202319272771792009-03-01T09:26:00.000-08:002009-03-01T10:17:02.900-08:00We've got a new song for download, currently called <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/ou3dvtmfgtm/Tree">He Shakes from the Water to Calm Down</a>. It's not on the current animals album, but it will probably be part of something in the future. In the mean time, check out these pictures of spiderwebs made by spider on drugs.<br /><br />Enjoy,<br /><br />Robby<br />TC<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.trinity.edu/jdunn/images/SpiderWebs/benzedrine.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 190px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://www.trinity.edu/jdunn/images/SpiderWebs/benzedrine.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://www.trinity.edu/jdunn/images/SpiderWebs/caffine.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 199px" alt="" src="http://www.trinity.edu/jdunn/images/SpiderWebs/caffine.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://www.trinity.edu/jdunn/images/SpiderWebs/marijuana.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 189px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://www.trinity.edu/jdunn/images/SpiderWebs/marijuana.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://www.trinity.edu/jdunn/images/SpiderWebs/lsd.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 331px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://www.trinity.edu/jdunn/images/SpiderWebs/lsd.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://www.trinity.edu/jdunn/images/SpiderWebs/mescaline.gif"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 189px" alt="" src="http://www.trinity.edu/jdunn/images/SpiderWebs/mescaline.gif" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.trinity.edu/jdunn/images/SpiderWebs/chloralhydrat.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 201px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://www.trinity.edu/jdunn/images/SpiderWebs/chloralhydrat.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2419997567363325272-8784620231927277179?l=treecreature.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hopi Torvaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391816427597043345noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419997567363325272.post-26010060169747640482009-02-06T10:26:00.000-08:002009-02-06T10:32:25.957-08:00<span style="font-family: arial;">We began working on a new release last night and got quite a bit accomplished. We're not sure about what we're going to do with it, but we will probably post it here once it is complete. The title is "A Zed and Two Noughts" and it's all about animals that we love. Last night we finished preliminary mixes on a song titled "Rise of the Bear Thing". It's a droney little number that disintegrates into a hypnotic percussion tyrade and repetitious vocalizing.</span> Other titles: "The Face of a Stoic Bird", "Asymmetrical Walrus", "Turtle Time at the Old Inn", "Wildcats Achieving Tranquility", and "Lamenting the Greying Hare".<br /><br />Next up, just working on recordings, including a new full length that we plan on polishing up pretty tight and working on some more shows. Let us know if you would like to do a show or some recordings.<br /><br />Love,<br />Nathan<br />TC<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2419997567363325272-2601006016974764048?l=treecreature.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hopi Torvaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391816427597043345noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419997567363325272.post-57744939897802406102009-02-01T18:52:00.000-08:002009-02-01T18:53:52.910-08:00<span style="font-family: arial;">welcome to the new tree creature blog page. maybe we'll toss up some songs, pics, videos etc.<br />thanks for tuning in.<br />love,<br />nathan<br />tc<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2419997567363325272-5774493989780240610?l=treecreature.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hopi Torvaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02391816427597043345noreply@blogger.com0