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FamiliarTrees

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CONTACT: [email protected]
Familiar Trees released their debut self-titled EP (limited edition) in October 2005 which featured a blend of acoustic (cello, bass clarinet, guitars, piano, brushed drums) arrangements combined with subtle electronics.
"Blending indie pop sensibilities with folk and ambient soundscapes, Familiar Trees is the dreamiest EP to be released in recent memory. Sustained keyboards, subdued acoustic guitars and crystalline, breathy female vocals flow throughout this mesmerizing collection of six pieces. Beautiful in every aspect, this EP comes in a hand-sewn cloth pouch." -Seldom Heard Radio
"Everyone was well impressed with the fancy stitched felt sleeve the disc came packaged in, then we put it on and floated off into a time of less stress, sun dappled ground (from filtering through a familiar tree, perhaps), and scent of cherry blossoms. Far from as new agey as that sounds, Familiar Trees walks the well loved, but somewhat overgrown, path previously tread by Mazzy Star and Slowdive, but both at their most quietly beautiful." -Fingerprints Record Store
"Desde California nos llega este Ep. del dúo Familiar Trees, integrado por Ken Negrete y Fabiola Sánchez; aunque los rumores indican que se encuentran trabajando en su nuevos disco, esto es hasta ahora lo único que tenemos de ellos. Editado en el año 2005 por Time Realease, este Ep sin nombre es una sutil combinación de texturas electrónicas y agradable instrumentación acústica de cuerdas, pianos y batería tocada con escobilla; los sonidos de la naturaleza no son dejados de lado y podemos escuchar a nuestro lado el canto de algún pájaro alegremente distorsionado. El clima de felicidad y armonía que se vive durante la escucha del disco, perdura por largo tiempo mientras la voz de Fabiola florece quién sabe en qué lugar de nuestra mente. Esto es el paraíso y la música de Familiar Trees lo ha creado." - LA SUITE
"Familiar Trees (Californie) est un trio utilisant cello, clarinette, guitare, piano, batterie jazz, le tout combiné à des arrangements electroniques d’une rare subtililté. La voix de Fabiola Sanchez, évoque la sensibilité et la fragilité d’une Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins) ou d’une Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star). Le packaging en tissu fait de cette série ultra limitée un bien bel objet tant sonore que visuel." - musique.fnac
"The delicately textured vocals of Fabiola Sanchez take the tender, ambient pop-sensibilities of Ken Negrete and Joel O'Neill to otherworldly places. While Familiar Trees create music that has immediate appeal, there is something much deeper happening within the chords, flourishes, and atmospheres. "Minutes Pass" opens the EP, and you are swooned with the soft rhythm of shakers, carefully strummed acoustic guitars, ethereal keyboard drones, and hauntingly reverbed breathy vocals. Warm orchestral strings dominate "Discreet Robots", and it's (ironically) the most organic moment on the EP. Again, Fabiola's voice defines the song and turns it completely angelic. The breathtaking instrumental "Serum" has a relation to the instrumental tracks found on Goldfrapp's Felt Mountain, only Familiar Trees makes instrumentals more pristine and less synthetic. "Dreamstate" continues right where "Serum" left off, as the vocal-less track mixes warm strings to the euphoria. Artistic nature sounds with a space-like undertone, along with gentle acoustic guitars bring "Nameless" to its wonderful climax. The vocals are doubled at times, and their reverb evokes Elizabeth Fraser (CT). The final "From Clay" is almost lullaby-like, quiet and pensive, yet rich with sonic appeal, as the synths are tenderly accompanied by a lone piano. I'm not hyping this EP at all...it simply blows my mind in a very subtle way. This is when pop crashes into art.
- the black and white magazine
Familiar Trees is currently recording, "Inner Course", a full-length record to be released upon completion. Listen to ...

'Sunspot' [V/A "Springs, Re:Makes and Mixes of RF": 2006]
'Kings' [RF & Lili De La Mora: Eleven Continents: 2007]
'Building' , 'Leafy Sanctuaries' and 'Between' [Familiar Trees: Inner Course: FORTHCOMING]
@ www.myspace.com/familiartreesaddendum or by clicking on the image link below

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/23/2005
Band Website: www.timereleaserecords.com
Band Members:
Ken Negrete (piano/synthesizers)

Fabiola Sanchez (vocals)

Familiar Trees is not technically a "band", however, banded by the songs that come through them. It is a recording project, live performances are few and far between. We are filters and love to record, believe in quality not quantity and we take our time to insure our songs are produced in a natural and unforced manner. Thank you for listening and sharing with your friends.

Musicians featured on familiar trees recordings (so far) include: Joel O'Neill (bass), Devin McNulty (bass clarinet), Shaun Darius Gottlieb (cello) , Jason Golday (guitar) , Davin Givhan (guitar), Tolga Yenilmez (percussion), Ryan Francesconi (guitar)

Lyrics for Nameless, Discreet Robots (most) & From Clay by M. Miyahara

Music composed, recorded and produced by Ken Negrete.

Influences: now, life, love, trees!
Sounds Like:

Familiar Trees EP
(cd in handmade felt pocket + leaf stitching) available at CDBABY & timereleaserecords.com / songs also @iTunes.

aural art, echoes of cocteau twins, bjork, shelleyan orphan, his name is alive, mum, hope sandoval (mazzy star), slowdive, Karen Peris (innocence mission), Mohave 3, Stina Nordenstam, Carrie, Juana Molina, Azure Ray, Sundays, Carpet Musics, Colleen, Aarktica, Angele David-Guillon (Piano Magic), Estelle (Elephant Parade). . . so we are told, what do you think? let us know.

Record Label:
time release records

Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

LISTEN: LAST DAYS: MAY YOUR DAYS BE GOLD.

Uploaded LAST DAYS: May Your Days Be Gold (vocals by Fabiola Sanchez/lyrics by Graham Richardson), a song from Last Days' newest album: The Safety Of The North, out now on n5md. Click on the image lin...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:51:00 GMT

MAY YOUR DAYS BE GOLD

Fabiola Sanchez of Familiar Trees collaborated vocally on "May Your Days Be Gold" for Last Days' album, "The Safety of The North", which is OUT NOW on n5MD.Clips of all TSOTN tracks here."Graham Rich...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:14:00 GMT

WATCH / LISTEN : "LEAFY SANCTUARIES" music video by Jakob.


Posted by on Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:42:00 GMT

MUSIC VIDEO: Between by Carol Jakob


Posted by on Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:44:00 GMT

SUNSPOT VIDEO by Smog Films + FREE CD ?

WATCH: 'Sunspot' (an RF Re:Make by Familiar Trees) VIDEO by Smog Films. NOTE: If you have previously left a kind comment regarding our music on either of our spaces, you will have the ...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:12:00 GMT

VIDEO: Here I am by Alec Cheer.

WATCH: 'Here I am' (Music by Familiar Trees) video by Alec Cheer. Familiar Trees - Here I AmThis song sounds a little like opening your eyes for the first time. It's all dark shades of red an...
Posted by on Tue, 27 May 2008 17:59:00 GMT

Inner Course Artwork by Christine Nguyen, lephant.com

"My work draws upon the imagery of science, but it is not limited to technologies of the present. It imagines that the depths of the ocean reach into outer space, that through an organic prism, vision...
Posted by on Sun, 18 May 2008 11:04:00 GMT

INNER VIEW of FAMILIAR TREES by EARZ-MAG

Familiar Trees is the breezy monicker for Californian duo Fabiola Sanchez and Ken Negrete, who make the kind of subtle drifting music that you would find stashed under "lullabies" and "ambient" at the...
Posted by on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:53:00 GMT

FAMILIAR TREES EP

Familiar Trees "Familiar Trees" [2005; Time Release] EP- Familiar Trees, the name by which Fabiola Sanchez and Ken Negrete create music, is a step through angelic tones and the softest textures. To pu...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Aug 2006 19:32:00 GMT

V.A. / SPRINGS, RE:MAKES AND MIXES OF RF

Springs, RE:Makes and Mixes of RF is now available, you can purchase it here: CD Babyclick on the image link below to listen to 4 of 10 songs.The fruits of this particular set of very creative loins i...
Posted by on Sat, 19 Aug 2006 10:52:00 GMT