Believe it or not, this video did not actually take place.
While it may look and sound like The Meeting Tree presenting a keynote at @bigsound , this has not yet occurred. We used artificial intelligent technology to simulate what might occur in our Big Sound keynote, which is happening on Wednesday at 9:30am.
We will be discussing AI and itās impact on the music industry. Things will get firey. Please come and join in the fun.
Do you feel like going on an adventure?
We've made a 38 minute film to accompany our epic "LSD".
Head to themeetingtree.com (linkinbio) and immerse yourself FOR ONCE.
The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit.
New meeting tree double EP out now.
The top 10 drugs of all time (in no particular order.
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Look. I may just be The Meeting Treeās intern. But that doesnāt mean Iām not allowed to be excited about this double EP coming out tomorrow. Iāve written this track-by-track analysis, Iāve uploaded everything to bandcamp, serviced the music to radio and streaming services, made coffees etc. How do I get paid? I get paid in joy. The joy of knowing that I played a role. Anyway, Part 2 is where things get really silly. Hold onto your hats!
PART TWO, TRACK ONE - NANGS
One of the more literal representations of our top 10, this song has been described by critics as both ātriggeringā and ārepulsiveā. Well you know what I have to say about that? Fair enough.Ā
PART TWO, TRACK TWO - WEED FEAT. NICK LUPI
Very rarely will one listen to a song and think āImagine the sheer amount of hushed conversations in smokey back rooms it took to get this over the line.ā Thatās because good art hides the business well. I have to ruin the illusion though, because music isnāt all organic relationships and shared creative visions. A lot of the time itās someoneās publisher speaking to someone elseās manager who calls someoneās DJ and all of a sudden a group of artists are sitting in a room together flicking through synth presets wondering where it all went wrong in their life. That is not the case in this instance. We love our friend @nicklupi .
PART TWO, TRACK THREE - ALCOHOL (PRELUDE)
Let me be real with you for a sec: Iāve grown increasingly frustrated with the lack of sound design-based interludes in recent music releases. Is the modern artist not trying to tell a story? Does the modern artist not care enough to provide an aural world for you to explore and get lost in? We exist in a magical time of open world video games, cinematic universes and the like. So why the HELL arenāt musicians following suit? Thank god thereās an ADM duo brave enough to have a crack. Go on, have a wander around.
PART TWO, TRACK FOUR - ALCOHOL
Drink driving? Legalise it. (This song is in mono.)
PART TWO TRACK FIVE - COCAINE
.... Continued in the comments šš
Yea yea yea we're all excited about the double EP coming out on Friday. We all wanna know what the next three tracks are. But there's a reason part 3 of the track-by-track analysis is only one song. Many are calling it our magnum opus. 38 and a bit minutes of transcendency. Read on.
PART ONE, TRACK SEVEN - LSD
Good news, everyone: weāve shortened the acid experience from 8 hours long, to a snackable 38 minutes and 42 seconds. A blessing for those time-poor souls who, with work commitments and growing families, can no longer fully indulge in the sometimes euphoric, sometimes arduous journey that those little bits of cardboard can ship you off on. When discussing how we would approach the creation of this track, we knew we wanted to authentically recreate the voyage. From the gentle āease-inā of the experience; the joy in the throes of it all; the disconcerting sounds of suburban Australia towards the end, and - of course - bang for your buck. 40 minute songs still gets us only .000000003c per play. Is this song a rare strategic error from The Meeting Tree? Who gives a fuck.
Tomorrow- Part 2 (which is part 4 of the track by track. Stitched ourselves up with this naming convention šš
Hey Siri, what's a journey?
Something you havenāt been on for a while, given the current state of avant-pop music.
Until now.
The double EP you've been waiting for comes out this Friday. Here's some words about the next 3 tracks.
PART ONE, TRACK FOUR - PCP
Did Brad Hogg actually play for the Melbourne Renegades or is that just my summer of PCP talking? Impossible to say, and I refuse to look it up. I'll cherish those weird dreamlike memories forever- or at least for the next few years, by which point they would have fully dissolved due to the brain damage sustained from my summer of PCP. Birds chirping, DnB pumping, confusing all round, real Summer Of PCP areas.
PART ONE, TRACK 5 - MUSHROOMS
This song is our attempt at capturing the feeling of forgetting the real world exists. It's just you, your friends and the weird statue in Gough Whitlam park. The sun is going down in an hour, at which point you'll have to put on a brave face as you head to Marrickville bowlo to order pre-made Aperol spritzes (and keep em coming thanks) and yell at each other as you sit at the outdoor table closest to Sydenham Rd. No one knows you're on mushrooms there, they just think you're loud and annoying. I wish Gough Whitlam park had a bar.
PART ONE, TRACK SIX - DMT
We made this song with the help of our dear friend @simon_jackman : a fierce APRA point negotiator and a wonderful driver. He was walking past the studio while we were getting into the proper zone to make this song and we asked for his help. After a few hours, we had pretty much finished the track and he gave us and our DMT vape a lift to the Anthony Naples show at the basement. The car trip was understandably immense. Gig was a bit weird, we had a great time walking around Circular Quay looking at stuff though. 11/10 recommended.
What will the next 3 tracks be? Chat tomoz xx
Thatās right, you low dogs. Weāre back. And we have a DOUBLE EP coming out this Friday. Itās called The Top 10 Drugs Of All Time (In No Particular Order- Parts 1 & 2. Over the next few days, weāre gonna give you a run down of what to expect. Read on.
PART 1, TRACK 1 - INTRO: BECKYāS IN TROUBLE
Straight outta the gates you have rising pop sensation @beckylucas__ landing on a mysterious planet and going for a little explore, during which she meets a couple of otherworldly beings. Think Shpongle meets a BBC radio play.Ā
PART 1, TRACK 2 - MDMA (Caps Should Be A Human Right)
YKTFV. Summer anthem. House sensation. A feature from the UN Secretary General and Portuguese socialist Antonio Gutteres. Should caps be a human right? Yes. This is NOT some attempt at shifting the Overton Window, we actually believe this. Do you? Coz we do.
PART 1, TRACK 3 - K
Picture this: Youāre in the toilets of a Balinese nightclub with a German couple who just paid the restroom attendant a few thousand rupiah to not let anyone in. They pull out a bag of K and heap some on a key for you. You do it, and the German man says āOopsie, zat was qvite a lot yah?ā. Idk mate, you tell me, you loaded the fkn thing. Anyway 20 minutes later youāre crawling up a fire escape staircase trying to get away from the Polish guy whoās had one too many wodkas and wonāt stop headbutting you. In that moment, from the bump onwards, you wouldāve wished you were sitting back in the German coupleās VIP booth watching the bottle service sparklers drift through the lasers while the DJ played this. Instead youāre fighting for your life trying to manage the very short walk home.