The Borametz Tree -

C Joynes & The Furlong Bray

Thread Recordings, 2019.

Named after a semi-mythological plant described in 16th century travellers’ tales, The Borametz Tree is the first album from C Joynes and the Furlong Bray, a project led by guitarist C Joynes, which features all three members of experimental folk ensemble Dead Rat Orchestra, plus electroacoustic composer Cam Deas and fellow guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Nick Jonah Davis.

“A strange and beautiful collection of hybrid oddities.” ★★★★ MOJO 

“This year’s most explorative gem.” ★★★★ RNR

"Fierce sounds that belong to places that may or may not exist"
THE QUIETUS

'This is a significant step in the ongoing hybridisation of postmodern music. As real as fried kidneys for breakfast.' WIRE

"C Joynes & The Furlong Bray have dreamed up a wholly convincing invisible city and utopian alternative musical history of the world." DUSTED MAGAZINE

“‘The Borametz Tree’ is a difficult-to-describe hybrid of approaches and techniques, drawn from the vast collective imagination of the group, abetted by field recordings and cassettes Joynes has collected on his peregrinations across continents.” Byron Coley

“A multi-paced and multi-cultured journey that is utterly idiosyncratic; at times dense in its structure and challenging in its rhythm, at others gentle and spare. Layered and intelligent, finding art and inspiration from many places, this particular result is something that really should be heard.” Folk Radio

"Together, Joynes and The Furlong Bray sound like the band that Tom Waits would feel lucky to find if he ended up in the British countryside" MAGNET MAGAZINE