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- David Swatling
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- Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Joined PRX: Jan 22, 2004
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- "The Story of A Tree"
- Summary: This sound rich piece shows us what it must be like to be a Christmas tree at this time of the year.
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Review of The Story of A Tree
David Swatling
Posted on December 18, 2005 at 03:40 AM
A highly original concept beautifully realized - Christmas from the point of view of the tree. Nothing so banal as what it might be thinking or what it might say - but what it actually hears as it grows and is harvested, as it is chosen and taken home to be decorated. The sound is wonderfully recorded and mixed, and I particularly like the wind that whistles through the branches as time passes. I must admit to being profoundly ever under the influence of watching "A Charlie Brown Christmas" at an impressionable age and to this day when choosing my own cannot keep the line "There's no such thing as an ugly Christmas tree" out of my head. Give your listeners an unusual treat for the holiday season. This piece is a one-of-a kind winner!