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fruit tree
album review
by donald dusinberre
imartsyfartsy@gmail.com

Artist:
Nick Drake

Title:
Fruit Tree Box Set

Release Date:
11.20.07

Label:
Bryter Music


      It’s a magical thing to see a musician gain more new, impassioned fans, even as his untimely death drifts further into the past. I’m lucky and proud to say that I discovered Nick Drake just before Volkswagen introduced him to television viewers.
      Although created upon Drake’s sharp guitar-playing skills, his delicate and intricate songs can’t be described simply as folk music. There’s something more to it, and it’s not just because he also incorporated strings and bongos. Everything seems to fuse naturally around his melancholy lyrics, as if the songs weren’t really written, but revealed as something that has always existed.
      I know this all sounds pretty theatrical, but Drake’s music makes me feel like I’ve just died, though I’m calm and reassured by the everlasting music that accompanies me as I’m placidly ushered down a river cutting through a thick hardwood forest and a light morning fog.
      For those of you who are already in love with Nick Drake, the Fruit Tree Box Set has been renewed and re-released for you. With an enormous amount of sleeve notes, it offers the rabid fan a deep look into the recording process of Drake’s three records, while a limited edition of ten thousand copies will include a DVD that provides details by Joe Boyd (the original producer) into each of Drake’s songs.
      For those of you who are not yet familiar with Nick Drake, the Fruit Tree Box Set is a brilliant way to get acquainted with the music of a man who was as equally mysterious in life as he is now.
      I believe it’s possible that no one on the earth could deny the beauty of Nick Drake’s music, not even Amazonian savages or boot-scootin’ country bumpkins.

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