Alison Statton & Spike - The Shady Tree 12" rock of "Step Up

rock of "Step Up

as deceptively surreal as any David Lynch movie

Subtractive Synthesis

Four Line Whip Remix

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

Alison Statton & Spike - The Shady Tree 12" rock of "Step UpThe 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