Meeting with a Judas Tree

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Meeting with a Judas Tree
Studio album by
Duval Timothy
Released11 November 2022 (2022-11-11)
Recorded2019–2022
Length32:15
Label Carrying Colour
Producer Duval Timothy
Duval Timothy chronology
Help
(2020)		Meeting with a Judas Tree
(2022)		Wishful Thinking
(2025)

Meeting with a Judas Tree is a studio album by English record producer Duval Timothy. It was released on 11 November 2022, through Carrying Colour. [1] It peaked at number 90 on the UK Album Downloads Chart. [2]

Contents

Background

Meeting with a Judas Tree was recorded between 2019 and 2022. [1] It features contributions from Yu Su, Fauzia, and Lamin Fofana. [3] It is Duval Timothy's first solo studio album since Help (2020). [4] In between, he released Son (2021), a collaborative project with Rosie Lowe. [4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Beats Per Minute 80% [5]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Pitchfork 8.0/10 [7]
Under the Radar 7.5/10 [8]

Michelle Dalarossa of Under the Radar described the album as "a swirling montage of structured composition and ambient electronica, a free-formed and dynamic rendering of emotional vitality that calls for close listening." [8] She added, "Timothy's work is loaded with emotion and expressiveness, and those that commit to intentional listening will be rewarded with a piece of music that is intelligent and soulful, even at only six tracks long." [8] Philip Sherburne of Pitchfork stated, "Whether working solo or in collaboration, seated at a Steinway or with his Zoom recorder pressed up against a tree, Timothy's musical voice remains as singular as ever." [7]

James Gui of The Quietus commented that "Meeting with a Judas Tree takes the musical directions he explored on Help and condenses them into just over thirty minutes, a distillation of Duval Timothy's wildly diverse artistic practice into a project at once small and capacious." [9] John Morrison of Bandcamp Daily stated, "Meeting with a Judas Tree is not only a collection of beautiful sounds, it's a document of the joy, wonder, and impermanence of life." [10]

John Lewis of The Guardian stated, "Timothy's brand of minimalism is simple but hugely satisfying: this disruptive approach introduces a new layer of mystery and randomness to already beautiful music." [6] He placed the album at number 3 on his list of the "10 Best Contemporary Albums of 2022". [11] Sheldon Pearce of NPR included the album in his list of the "Top 20 Albums of 2022". [12]

Accolades

Year-end lists for Meeting with a Judas Tree
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DJ Mag DJ Mag's Top Albums of 2022
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Track listing

All tracks are written by Duval Timothy, except "Wood" co-written with Yu Su and "Thunder" co-written with Fauzia.

Meeting with a Judas Tree track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Plunge"2:48
2."Wood" (featuring Yu Su)3:32
3."Mutate"8:39
4."Up"3:50
5."Thunder" (featuring Fauzia)7:33
6."Drift" (featuring Lamin Fofana)5:50
Total length:32:15

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. [14]

Charts

Chart performance for Meeting with a Judas Tree
Chart (2022)Peak
position
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [2] 90

References

  1. 1 2 Coney, Brian (24 October 2022). "Duval Timothy announces new album, 'Meeting With A Judas Tree'". DJ Mag . Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  3. ↑ Corcoran, Nina (19 October 2022). "Duval Timothy Announces New Album Meeting With a Judas Tree, Shares "Mutate": Listen". Pitchfork . Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  4. 1 2 Renshaw, David (19 October 2022). "Kendrick Lamar collaborator Duval Timothy announces new album Meeting With a Judas Tree". The Fader . Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  5. ↑ Finlayson, Ray (25 November 2022). "Album Review: Duval Timothy – Meeting With A Judas Tree". Beats Per Minute . Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  6. 1 2 Lewis, John (11 November 2022). "Duval Timothy: Meeting With a Judas Tree review – disrupted piano minimalism at its most satisfying". The Guardian . Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  7. 1 2 Sherburne, Philip (17 November 2022). "Duval Timothy: Meeting With a Judas Tree". Pitchfork . Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 Dalarossa, Michelle (18 November 2022). "Duval Timothy: Meeting with a Judas Tree (Carrying Colour)". Under the Radar . Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  9. ↑ Gui, James (10 November 2022). "Songs Of The Earth: Duval Timothy's Meeting With A Judas Tree". The Quietus . Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  10. ↑ Morrison, John (2 November 2022). "Duval Timothy, "Meeting with a Judas Tree"". Bandcamp Daily . Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  11. ↑ Lewis, John (27 December 2022). "The 10 best contemporary albums of 2022". The Guardian . Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  12. ↑ Pearce, Sheldon (9 December 2022). "Sheldon Pearce's Top 20 Albums of 2022". NPR . Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "DJ Mag's top albums of 2022". DJ Mag . 13 December 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  14. ↑ "Meeting with a Judas Tree | Duval Timothy". Bandcamp . Retrieved 4 October 2025.

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