Forest for the Trees is a musical group. Forest for the Trees included input from many musicians, including Beck, John "coz" Acosta, Papa Bear Martinez, Mark Petersen, don device, and Jasper & Amadeus, among others. In addition to producing, Stephenson plays violin, guitar, sitar, drums, keyboards and the didgeridoo. "Forest for the Trees is also beautifully infected with a collage of sounds from answering machines to dripping water to roller coa...
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Forest for the Trees is a musical group. Forest for the Trees included input from many musicians, including Beck, John "coz" Acosta, Papa Bear Martinez, Mark Petersen, don device, and Jasper & Amadeus, among others. In addition to producing, Stephenson plays violin, guitar, sitar, drums, keyboards and the didgeridoo. "Forest for the Trees is also beautifully infected with a collage of sounds from answering machines to dripping water to roller coasters, which bring a real-life aspect to rather abstract music."
Entertainment Weekly's David Browne described the self-titled album this way: "With its bong-watered, headphone-ready melange of distorted vocals, hip-hop beats, space-cadet lyrics, and sampled effects, the album is a spiritual cousin to Beck's debut Mellow Gold, which Stephenson co-produced." The album's lead single, "Dream," enjoyed modest success in MTV's heavy-rotation "Buzz Bin," and received mixed reviews. As credit to the obvious psychedelic nature of the music, Shroomery...
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