Like Trees

In the autumn of 2023, when Nina walked through the door of Pela Pela, Charlie Schoolmaster gasped: “Nina Hagan.” Time and space slowly dissolved into saw solos, chants, smoke, and laughter, and somewhere inside it a new form of being emerged: moss people.

In this current alignment, moss people are embodied by, but not limited to, multidisciplinary artist Nina DesNuits, multi-instrumentalist Ryan Ball, and pianist/trombonist Steve Peck.

Sketches, field recordings, and unfinished songs gathered slowly over time. As tiny spores settle on fallen logs and gradually become carpets of green, these four pieces coalesced slowly into the form heard here on their first EP.

With thanks to the family and friends who gave the spores somewhere to settle, and time to grow.

Dedicated to the memory of Stephen Andrew Ball.

2023年の秋、ニナがPela Pelaの扉をくぐったとき、チャーリー・スクールマスターは「ニナ・ヘーゲンだ」と声を漏らした。のこぎりのソロやチャント、煙や笑い声のなかで、時間と空間はゆっくり混ざり合い、その夜のどこかから “moss people” が生まれた。

現在のmoss peopleは、表現者Nina DesNuits、マルチ・インストゥルメンタリストのRyan Ball、そしてピアニスト／トロンボーン奏者のSteve Peckによって形づくられている。

スケッチやフィールドレコーディング、未完成の曲の断片は、時間をかけて少しずつ集まっていった。小さな胞子が倒木に根づき、やがて緑の層になっていくように、この4曲もまた、ゆっくりとひとつの形になり、このミニアルバムとなった。

胞子たちに根を下ろす場所と、育つ時間を与えてくれた家族や友人たちに感謝します。

スティーヴン・アンドリュー・ボールに捧ぐ。

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Performed by

Nina DesNuits (vocals track 4, vocals and guitar track 2)

Stephen Roessner (drums, tracks 2 & 4)

Stephen Peck (vocals track 1)

Ryan Ball (vocals, guitar, keys, bass, trumpet)

Recorded at Treeline Studio and Wynton's Garage in Gifu Japan,

as well as under bridges in Seto and bedrooms in France and Germany

Track 1 written by Steve Peck and Ryan Ball

Track 2 witten by Nina DesNuits

Track 3 written by Ryan Ball

Track 4 written by Nina DesNuits and Ryan Ball

Arrangements by Ryan

Engineered by moss people with irreplaceable assistance from Steven Roessner and Steve Rollinson

Cover art by enlightened things