Produced by our own Niall Parker- our friends at Abrasive Trees have released their debut album:

Moving at the intersection of slow-burn dark-rock, full-on intensity, and textural experimentation, Abrasive Trees unveil their debut full-length album — a record of luminous detail and encroaching weight, set for release on 29 May via Argonauta Records.

The album stretches beyond the band’s earlier post-punk-esque work into something more immersive and elemental: spectral guitars dissolve into dense, low-end pressure; quiet passages fracture into towering crescendos. There’s a sense of space — where each track is a story unfolding with deliberate, almost cinematic pacing. The subject matter drifts from trauma recovery to energised highs; from facing death alone to responding to our fractured society; ending with a near 11-minute passage of beauty and noise.

Featuring former members of Silver Moth, Quiet Quiet Band, Rothko and Jo Beth Young’s RISE/Talitha Rise project, Abrasive Trees draw on a shared language of restraint and eruption, shaping material that feels equally suited to close, dimly lit rooms and overwhelming, high-volume/high-ceilinged environments. 

Written and recorded by a core trio of Matthew Rochford, Jay Newton and Will Tyler the album also features cameos from former member Ben Roberts on cello and Gravity Machine singer Yunala Songweaver. It was produced and mixed by Niall Parker of Gravity Machine and mastered by Rothko’s Mark L Beazley.  Live, the tracks have been augmented by new bassist Georgia Swallow, whilst Jess Wooller has provided all the videos for the album.

Now aligned with the Italian doom label, Argonauta, Abrasive Trees extend their reach beyond the UK underground, positioning themselves within a broader current of experimental heavy music.

Matthew Rochford reflects on the release:

“Seeing this album being released feels like a relief, but it carries a quiet sense of creative satisfaction. Everything has somehow aligned to make this imperfectly perfect collection ready. Like all albums, it’s been a journey, but I’m deeply happy with how we’ve conveyed the feelings behind the music and it genuinely feels like we’ve arrived somewhere meaningful with this work.”

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A great review from Steve Hawkins at MusoMuso:

“Opening the evening were Gravity Machine, though I must confess I didn’t catch all of their set. Partly because I’m not the tallest person, and the stage stood barely eight inches high.

Their songs leaned heavily into the shamanic rock territory of Heilung and Wardruna, complete with face paint and ritualistic atmosphere. Tracks such as ‘Standing Stones’, ‘Dreamtime’, and the epic set-closer ‘Nine’ were groove-laden and atmospheric, enhanced by violin and bodhrán. The female vocalist delivered a commanding performance, her voice strong and clear, with the presence of a pagan priestess.

They clearly have a devoted following, as evidenced by the group at the front—barefoot, arms flailing, lost in their own ecstatic ritual.”

LIVE SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT!

We’ll be playing a full-band live set in a very special autumn invocation with Abrasive Trees on the 4th October. New material and new takes on existing material, from both ourselves and Abrasive Trees. This is going to be a very special evening.

Tickets are on sale now: https://wegottickets.com/event/659142

Aaannnd….we’re up to mischief again, Niall and Yunala laying down tracks at @middlefarmstudios again, with Izzi Bard at the helm with this vintage Trident Audio desk front and centre. There are more developments to follow…! We’ve all been busy…

The moment has come to announce our new single & video, called “Find The Healer”…

The video is available on Youtube, and the single is released through our Bandcamp page. The song is an arc through healing, integration of shadow-aspects of the psyche and all the layered human facets of growing and exploring the soul. Featuring twin vocals, from Niall and Yunala, the song is propelled by a titanic groove courtesy of a guest appearance from Mike Malyan (he of Monuments, Tesseract and others) and backed up by performances from Flo Smith (on violin) and Harry (additional vocals). As ever, it was engineered, mixed, produced and mastered by Pete Miles at Middle Farm Studios.

The video is a collaboration between Gravity Machine and a crew of our friends, taking the roles of the Shadows, and of concepts & masks created by Adriana Banari, with costumes created by Yunala herself and by Bea Hammond. Shot & edited by Harry Duns and directed by Adriana Banari, the video echoes the song against a backdrop of the forest.

We hope you enjoy this!