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Established in 1979 in a small village in Worcestershire & inspired by the ideology of a still-developing post-punk movement,
AATT from their very beginnings were different. Unlike more urban contemporaries like PIL & Gang Of Four, AATT were influenced
almost exclusively by the landscape & history of the rural environment that surrounded them, an influence that has remained
throughout their entire existence to this day.
Their first, self-titled album, released in 1983 reflected those early, tentative post-punk roots, but it was with 1986's seminal
Virus Meadow - an album of ...read more
Established in 1979 in a small village in Worcestershire & inspired by the ideology of a still-developing post-punk movement,
AATT from their very beginnings were different. Unlike more urban contemporaries like PIL & Gang Of Four, AATT were influenced
almost exclusively by the landscape & history of the rural environment that surrounded them, an influence that has remained
throughout their entire existence to this day.
Their first, self-titled album, released in 1983 reflected those early, tentative post-punk roots, but it was with 1986's seminal
Virus Meadow - an album of rich, pagan melancholy & disturbing laments - & the resulting European tours, that AATT truly found
their own identity & seemingly an audience that were enraptured by the dramatic, understood the poetic nature of their work &
The dense, chiming guitars & relentless rhythmic spirals perfectly complementing the rich, nursery rhyme-like lyrics of Simon Huw
Jones & the almost pre-Raphaelite artwork.
Subsequent albums The Millpond Years (1987), Farewell To The Shade (1989)& Green Is The Sea (1991) continued in this rich,
creative, & influential vein & seemingly elevated AATT to an almost mythical status in parts of Europe where they regularly played
to audiences in their thousands & introduced them to transatlantic audiences for the first time via a highly successful US tour.
The release of 1993's The Klaxon, however, saw the beginning of a new chapter in the life of AATT, the esoteric, rural influences
replaced by a 50's beat-group feel, still challenging & lyrical but somehow more urbane. The twanging guitars, Morricone
trumpets & growling organs punctuating a trilogy of releases (now endearingly referred to as the 'hard boiled' trilogy) including
Angelfish (1996) & Silver Soul (1998).
From '98 to 2003 however saw AATT almost wilfully fade from view. No live shows or new releases gave rise to rumours of a
split but in truth the band were biding their time, waiting for their muse to return with something akin to a more honest &
contemporary styling. Further From The Truth, their 2003 album, is a testimony to the timeless quality of And Also The Trees &
their music. « hide |
Similar Bands: The Cure, Bauhaus, Joy Division, Sad Lovers And Giants, The Chameleons
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