Tracks : 01. These Trails 02. Our House In Hanalei 03. Of Broken Links 04. El Rey Pescador 05. Psyche I & Share Your Water 06. Hello Lou 07. Rusty's House & Los In Space 08. Psyche II 09. Sowed A Seed 10. Rapt Attention 11. Waipoo 12. Garden Botanum
Reviews : 1 Marvellous folkpsych and the best Hawaiian LP ever
along with Mu. Like tripping out in a botanical garden and
having the acid turn your casual stroll into a deep jungle
exploration, surrounded by exotic birds and mystic noises,
with old volcanos in the distance while ocean waves lap the
back of your mind. Dreamy female vocals, surprising twists, and talent all
through, courtesy mainly of Margaret Morgan, who sadly passed away recently.
The song structures and arrangements are very unusual, and combine with the
ethereal vocals to send you into uncharted mind spaces. "Share your
water" is a personal fave. Psychedelic exotica doesn't come better
than this. The Sinergia CD is from the band themselves. ~PL, Acid Archives
2 This is a wonderful and unique album that really defines Hawaiian
psych rock. The music is folky/poppy, with clever arrangements that include
surprising stop/start sections, little bits of synthesizer noises that feel
like rain coming down, and exotic-sounding female vocals. The singing has a
naïve charm that can't be beat, and the excellent songwriting is breezy and
airy. Highly recommended. ~AM, Acid Archives
3 Location
is very often everything when it comes to great folk music, whether it
be the tranquil green countryside of home-counties England that
informed the pastoral moods of Nick Drakes legendary albums, or the
heather-clad moorland and Neolithic sites of Northern England used
today as backdrops to the avant-folk experimentation of Xenis Emputae
Travelling Band. In the world of psychedelic folk there are few better
examples of this than the sole self-titled release from 1973 by These Trails,
a then little known folk act from Hawaii, that is now held up, with
deserved reverence, as a cult-classic of the genre. It is an album that
skillfully combines a keen sense of melody with otherworldly vocals
from the enigmatic late Margaret Morgan and innovative sonic
experimentation that over 30 years later has stood the test of time.
What’s more the band furnished each of its tracks with the colours,
scents and atmospheres of the botanical treasure of the volcanic
Pacific island paradise that birthed them. ~by Simon Allen
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