The People Tree Sessions
Encyclopedia
The 1998 release, The People Tree Sessions, was recorded by David Turin
and Milla Jovovich
during several late night sessions at David Turin
's apartment in the Hollywood Hills
.
Before issuance, it was remixed in a San Francisco apartment on Haight Street
by D.Elder, who is now known for Noise Music
. Issued originally on Turin's People Tree Recordings, hence the name, the release at first circulated only in small record shops in Los Angeles
and received some airplay on community and pirate radio stations. A copy fell into the hands of The Dust Brothers who remixed "Queen Of the Parade" to make "Queen Electric", one of the more recognizable tracks from the sessions. "The People Tree Sessions" is now regarded as a classic of home-made electronic music
and of lo-fi folk
music.
The release has provoked heated debate (see Amazon.com reference) with some listeners rating its intimacy and musical style and others reviling its sound quality and incomplete, unpolished songs. Shortly after its original issuance, Jovovich and Turin disputed about the releases' legitimacy, much of their debate showing up online as Jovovich, who was filming The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
at the time, attempted to quell the spread of the release over the nascent Internet
and Turin vied for its artistic merit and its legitimacy. Legal action was never taken and Cherry Red Records now issue the remastered CD version of the sessions.
In 2000, The People Tree Sessions was chosen as the 'CD of the Week' and given 4/5 stars by the Guardian
newspaper, who called it "so barking, it's great".
David Turin
Emit Bloch is an American guitarist, songwriter and journalist.Emit Bloch is known for low fidelity recordings. Born to George L...
and Milla Jovovich
Milla Jovovich
Milla Jovovich December 17, 1975)is an American model, actress, musician, and fashion designer. Over her career, she has appeared in a number of science fiction and action-themed films, for which music channel VH1 has referred to her as the "reigning queen of kick-butt".Milla Jovovich began...
during several late night sessions at David Turin
David Turin
Emit Bloch is an American guitarist, songwriter and journalist.Emit Bloch is known for low fidelity recordings. Born to George L...
's apartment in the Hollywood Hills
Hollywood Hills
The Hollywood Hills is an affluent and exclusive neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, in the southeastern Santa Monica Mountains. It is bound by Laurel Canyon Boulevard to the west, Vermont Avenue to the east, Mulholland Drive to the north, and Sunset Boulevard to the south.-Hollywood Hills...
.
Before issuance, it was remixed in a San Francisco apartment on Haight Street
Haight Street
Haight Street, in San Francisco, is perhaps best known as the principal street in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district, also known as Upper Haight. It stretches from Market Street to Stanyan Street, at Golden Gate Park. It is named after California pioneer and exchange banker Henry Haight ....
by D.Elder, who is now known for Noise Music
Noise music
Noise music is a term used to describe varieties of avant-garde music and sound art that may use elements such as cacophony, dissonance, atonality, noise, indeterminacy, and repetition in their realization. Noise music can feature distortion, various types of acoustically or electronically...
. Issued originally on Turin's People Tree Recordings, hence the name, the release at first circulated only in small record shops in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
and received some airplay on community and pirate radio stations. A copy fell into the hands of The Dust Brothers who remixed "Queen Of the Parade" to make "Queen Electric", one of the more recognizable tracks from the sessions. "The People Tree Sessions" is now regarded as a classic of home-made electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
and of lo-fi folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
music.
The release has provoked heated debate (see Amazon.com reference) with some listeners rating its intimacy and musical style and others reviling its sound quality and incomplete, unpolished songs. Shortly after its original issuance, Jovovich and Turin disputed about the releases' legitimacy, much of their debate showing up online as Jovovich, who was filming The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc is a French/American historical drama film directed by Luc Besson. The screenplay was written by Besson and Andrew Birkin, and the original music score was composed by Éric Serra....
at the time, attempted to quell the spread of the release over the nascent Internet
Internet
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and Turin vied for its artistic merit and its legitimacy. Legal action was never taken and Cherry Red Records now issue the remastered CD version of the sessions.
In 2000, The People Tree Sessions was chosen as the 'CD of the Week' and given 4/5 stars by the Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
newspaper, who called it "so barking, it's great".
Track listing
- "Queen Eletric" (Milla Jovovich, David Turin, D. Elder) – 3:43
- "Flu w/ Adam" (Milla Jovovich, David Turin) – 3:53
- "Sweet Heart" (Milla Jovovich, David Turin, D. Elder) – 4:22
- "DJ Punk Ink" (Milla Jovovich, D. Elder) – 2:30
- "I Tell" (Milla Jovovich, David Turin, D. Elder) – 3:20
- "Going Down" (Milla Jovovich, David Turin, D. Elder) – 3:03
- "The Origial Flu" (Milla Jovovich, David Turin) – 6:20
- "House Of Spiders" (Milla Jovovich, David Turin) – 7:04
- "Purge" (Milla Jovovich, David Turin, D. Elder) – 3:22
- "Flu @ SINC" (Milla Jovovich, David Turin, D. Elder) – 2:44
- "Secret Society" (Milla Jovovich, David Turin, D. Elder) – 3:09
- "Separate Worlds" (Milla Jovovich, David Turin) – 2:45
- "Separate Worlds" [Remix] (Milla Jovovich, David Turin) – 3:16
- "Wake Baby" (Milla Jovovich, David Turin) – 4:12
- "Saturday" (Milla Jovovich, David Turin) – 2:47
- "House of Spiders" [Remix] – 1:35
- "Hidden Track" (Milla Jovovich, David Turin) – 1:33
Credits and personnel
- Milla JovovichMilla JovovichMilla Jovovich December 17, 1975)is an American model, actress, musician, and fashion designer. Over her career, she has appeared in a number of science fiction and action-themed films, for which music channel VH1 has referred to her as the "reigning queen of kick-butt".Milla Jovovich began...
– main vocals and guitar, producer - Chris Brenner – keyboard, mandolin
- David TurinDavid TurinEmit Bloch is an American guitarist, songwriter and journalist.Emit Bloch is known for low fidelity recordings. Born to George L...
– acoustic guitar, keyboard, producer - D. Elder – programming, producer