Album Notes

A group of people using gifts that have been freely given in order to make art together through song, animation, artwork, storytelling, and more. “The Forest” is a 16 song concept album sung from the perspective of each animal of “The Forest”. Live shows include all members in costume bringing “The Forest” to life.

Musically “The Forest” is reminiscent of groups within the neo-folk movement; though, like every good artist, it is at times difficult to pin them into specific genres. Saxophones, flutes, toy pianos, organs, tambourines, mandolins, guitars, shakers, and drum kits, among other instruments are tastefully performed to breed a diversity uncommon in today’s monotonous musical world.

“The Forest” was written from January 2006 through July 2008, and was recorded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from June 2008 to July 2008. With the help of long time friend; Todd Scott, the album was mastered, printed and released on August 23rd to a crowd of 250 at The Miramar Theater on Milwaukee’s beautiful east side. Visually the show is just as impressive as the music, and with intricate overhead animation accompanying a choir, and all of the “costumed” creatures, hitide.lotide leaves none to suffer from want of a more epic group.