Four Trees

Caspian | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 10, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Dopamine
• ASIN: B000O3C5AG
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #381,387 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

"The melding of bombast and beauty, this is what Caspian does best. On their first release You Are the Conductor, perhaps the best instrumental EP of 2005, Caspian maintains a firm melodic foundation while not forgetting to bring the rock. This record displays maturity well beyond the band's years. The songwriting, cohesiveness, and grandiose sound all point to a promising future. If Caspian progress from the admirable debut of You Are the Conductor they could easily become a powerhouse in the post-rock scene." -- Delusions of Adequacy

Caspian's first full-length album for Dopamine Records finds one of instrumental rock's most promising young bands rising to new levels of creativity, execution, and sonic prowess. The Four Trees is a majestic journey deep into the imagination--the kind of record that won't quit until it has carefully probed the parts of your soul that delicately ask to be understood and discovered for the very first time. This is sonic storytelling at the height of its powers.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful soundscape, April 13, 2007

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bkhage01 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Four Trees (Audio CD)

If you've heard Caspian's first EP, The Conductor, then you probably don't even need to read this because you know how talented this band is. For those who haven't, this is instrumental post-rock at its very best. Ever single song meshes together until the entire album forms a towering wall of sound, and the result is absolutely beautiful. "Moksha", the opening track, sets the mood for the entire journey, and the ride doesn't let up. However, simply listening to the 30 second preview clips here won't do any justice to this kind of music. I suggest buying the first couple tracks on iTunes or even the band's whole first EP if you want to get more of a feel for their music. Or you could just take the advice from everyone who has heard them and get this album NOW!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Tranquil, Uplifting, Rocking experience, February 26, 2008

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IcemanJ (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Four Trees (Audio CD)

Caspian's EP, You Are the Conductor totally blew me out of the water. I was excited to hear more quality post-rock. It was familiar, yet fresh and exciting. The music style is very similar to Explosions in the Sky, but not to the point of ripping them off. They have twisted the post-rock characterization into their own personal sound.

The band's first full-length is similar to the EP, but not too similar. The main thing I noticed is it starts out very calm, opposed to the EP that started out very suddenly. But overall the soft and hard parts are very fluid and have seamless transitions alternating back-and-forth to one another. Overall this album is overwhelmingly calm and peaceful, without getting boring, which is something most ambient kind of bands cannot achieve. Calm and peaceful doesn't mean these guys can't rock it out; the album has plenty of fast and loud electric-guitar moments as well as the quieter portions. Even the heavier parts are calm in a sense, not becoming irritating or unsettling but just enough punch to deliver the right blend of calm and heavy. It is perfect for background music, having no strange experimental quirks, but still being experimental in the band's personal sense. The album as a whole sheds a warm sense of security, happiness, playfulness, and relief, which each different song having a different character to it, at the same time all songs flowing together into one super-song. It's great stuff, and I believe anyone with any kind of musical taste can enjoy it.

If you like this, check out (or if you like these, you will like this):
Mum, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Red Sparowes, Sigur Ros, and most importantly, Explosions in the Sky

5.0 out of 5 stars Post-rock, post-human experience..., June 22, 2008

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Jay Logan "Take responsibility" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Four Trees (MP3 Download)

I had the opportunity to see these guys at the paradise in Boston and I was NOT ready for what was to come. This album (along with "You are the Conductor") are fantastic, don't get me wrong, but seeing this show live will transport you to another level just beyond description. An out of body experience. Few albums really deserve 5 stars. Here is one.