Trees Speak Mind Maze 2LP Violet & Orange Vinyl Ethio-jazz pioneer Mulatu Astatke

Ethio-jazz pioneer Mulatu Astatke

the record is unapologetically raw and finds her returning to jamming on her machines - trying to create something powerful without using too many instruments and layers

a squall of guitars swirling around his trembling tenor

The album's tracks are plaintive but don't pander and their melodies unfurl effortlessly while also unmistakably setting the hook

Trees Speak Mind Maze 2LP Violet & Orange Vinyl Ethio-jazz pioneer Mulatu AstatkeMind Maze is, amazingly, Trees Speaks fifth album to be released on Soul Jazz Records in the space of little over two years an output matched only by the intensity of their music created during this short time. As with all their previous releases, Mind Maze is a mind boggling tightrope walk across an array of musical influences that seamlessly create the unique present day world of Trees Speak. The bands sound is characterised by a combination of