VA-Presence Under The Tree

Attacknine Records presents their first ever compilation, PRESENCE UNDER THE TREE: Attacknine Family & Friends. 23 EXCLUSIVE, previously unreleased tracks by 17 artists from the Attacknine archives selected for your listening pleasure. This compilation is a treasure chest of the many gems Attacknine has collected over the years from the artists we work with and the many friends we've met. A quiet ride through nightfall. The leaves are blowing and the sunlight is fading,beneath the tree. Included are: Two previously unreleased songs and one alternate version from Women & Children, a completely different recording of "Moving" by Freescha, two earlier versions of Winter Flowers' "Misty Morning Land" and "Ivory Path", Canyon Country's newly recorded version of "Honey & Gold" with the full live band, The Surf The Sundried's previously unreleased "Cave-in" and Emmett Kelly's original recording of "Strangers", John Webster Johns' previously unreleased "You & I", an alternate instrumental version of The Cairo Gang's "No Meaning", Nick Huntington of Freescha's remix of the previously unreleased track "Ryan Run" by Am-Boy, a new recording from Free Festival, and to showcase the many good things to come, exclusive music by A.P. English (Rob Barbato of Darker My Love), Anorak, Cri Du Chat, Owl Bear, Sewing Circle (Kevin Lasting from Women & Children), Old Toy Trains, Hi-Fi, Orick, and The White Lodge. "Label compilations are a tricky proposition, particularly for small, homegrown indies that don't have the benefit of a flagship (i.e., name) artist to attract the general public. While it's a common marketing ploy for such labels to offer exclusive tracks from their stable of artists at a discount price to attract folks to sample their wares...this 2xCD set is the deal of the year. Chock full of 23 previously unreleased tracks from Attacknine artists and their friends (visit their website above to see who's who), the deal is even better when you realize that if you find an artist you like and want to pick up their full length, you don't already have two or three of the tracks on the sampler! So don't let your unfamiliarity with the artists prevent you from picking up this wonderful [Cd]... with almost every track a winner that I'll want to hear over and over again, "Presence Under The Tree"... is a successful introduction and overview of the Attacknine roster which will have me investigating said artists in much more detail in 2007." 9/10 -- Jeff Penczak FOXY DIGITALIS