MIKE SHANNON - Memory Tree

Now, having recently relocated to Berlin he’s crowning his first decade of active service with The Memory Tree, his third LP in all and the first for another notable Canadian export – Plus 8 Records. Anyone who knows his previous two albums will already be aware that Shannon’s music covers a broader spectrum than just minimal techno. In fact 2005’s “Possible Conclusions To Stories That Never End” was awash with downbeat electronica, highlighting a natural instinct for fusing rhythm and melody whatever the style or tempo. Although “Memory Tree” follows a more club oriented trajectory it retains much of the emotional response generated on “Possible Conclusions” and is all the better for it. As a result Shannon has put together a collection of tunes that are simultaneously dark and soulful, stays true to his roots while embracing the future and never fails to deliver a flurry of kick-ass, funk inflected beats.

Memory Tree - intuitive beats, evolving arrangements, homogeneous sounds and melodies...it’s all there. In a nutshell, Mike Shannon has created an album of extraordinary depth and composure that will burn brightly in the techno firmament for some time to come.

...and there’s more! Two exclusive digital tracks - La Tentation and Japanese Censorship lie in wait in cyberspace, completing the collection in tough, uncompromising style.

For a complete description of all the tracks including the tracklisting read on…