Alison Statton & Spike - The Shady Tree 12" as deceptively surreal as any

as deceptively surreal as any David Lynch movie

and inspired countless others to put out their own recordings

consisting of interviews by the group's leaders interspersed with musical examples by composers associated with the movement

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Alison Statton & Spike - The Shady Tree 12" as deceptively surreal as anyThe Shady Tree is the second album by Alison Statton and Spike, a duo featuring vocalist Alison Statton (Young Marble Giants, Weekend) and guitarist Spike Williams (Weekend, Reptile Ranch). Recorded between London, Penarth and Cardiff in 1996 97, The Shady Tree explores the complex relationship between music and math. It's a deliberately spooky record: none of the contributing musicians met or played together, with the object of inducing the same