Talk Amongst the Trees

Talk Amongst the Trees
Studio album by Eluvium
Released	March 1, 2005 (2005-03-01)
Genre	Ambient
Length	54:36
Label	Temporary Residence
Eluvium chronology
An Accidental Memory in the Case of Death (2004) Talk Amongst the Trees (2005) Travels in Constants Vol. 20 (2005)

Talk Amongst the Trees is the third studio album by American ambient musician Matthew Cooper under the name Eluvium. ^[1] It was released on March 1, 2005, ^[2] through Temporary Residence Limited. ^[3] In 2016, Pitchfork named it the 43rd best ambient album of all time. ^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Cokemachineglow	85% [6]
Pitchfork	7.9/10 [7]
PopMatters	[8]
Stylus Magazine	A [9]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[10]

Dave Segal of XLR8R commented that Talk Amongst the Trees "conjures an expansive pathos with a minimalist's economy of means." ^[11] Jean-Pierre of Tiny Mix Tapes praised Eluvium's "mastery of melodies and loops" on the album. ^[10] Rob Theakston of AllMusic commented that "This is not just a release for post-rock, experimental, ambient or electronic fans." ^[5] He added, "This is a release for everyone who simply likes honest, well-crafted music." ^[5] Tim O'Neil of PopMatters stated, "If you entertain any affection at all for the airy, numinous realms of abstract sound, this might just be your new favorite record." ^[8]

Accolades

Accolades for Talk Amongst the Trees

Publication	List	Rank	Ref.
Pitchfork	The 50 Best Ambient Albums of All Time	43	[4]
Stylus Magazine	Top 50 Albums of 2005	27	[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Matthew Cooper.

Talk Amongst the Trees track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"New Animals from the Air"	10:47
2.	"Show Us Our Homes"	4:46
3.	"Area 41"	0:59
4.	"Everything to Come"	5:40
5.	"Calm of the Cast-Light Cloud"	5:30
6.	"Taken"	16:56
7.	"We Say Goodbye to Ourselves"	2:09
8.	"One"	7:44
Total length:		54:36

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. ^[13]

• Matthew Cooper – performance, photography
• Jeremy Devine – layout, design
• Quint Buchholz – cover painting ("November")
• Jeannie Lynn Paske – photography
• Philip Cooper – poems

References

1. Theakston, Rob. "Eluvium". AllMusic . Retrieved August 28, 2025.
2. "Talk Amongst the Trees | Eluvium". Bandcamp . Archived from the original on April 24, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
3. "Eluvium – Talk Amongst The Trees". Temporary Residence Limited . Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
4. "The 50 Best Ambient Albums of All Time (page 1 of 5)". Pitchfork . September 26, 2016. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
5. Theakston, Rob. "Talk Amongst the Trees - Eluvium". AllMusic . Retrieved August 28, 2025.
6. Alexander, Christopher (March 2, 2005). "Eluvium: Talk Amongst the Trees". Cokemachineglow . Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
7. Richardson, Mark (February 25, 2005). "Eluvium: Talk Amongst the Trees Album". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on April 11, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
8. O'Neil, Tim (June 26, 2005). "Eluvium: Talk Amongst the Trees". PopMatters . Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
9. Mathers, Ian (May 2, 2005). "Eluvium - Talk Amongst The Trees". Stylus Magazine . Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
10. Jean-Pierre. "Eluvium - Talk Amongst the Trees". Tiny Mix Tapes . Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
11. Segal, Dave (March 29, 2005). "Eluvium Talk Amongst the Trees". XLR8R . Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
12. "Stylus Magazine's Top 50 Albums of 2005". Stylus Magazine . December 19, 2005. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
13. Eluvium (2005). Talk Amongst the Trees (CD booklet). Temporary Residence Limited.

External links

• Talk Amongst the Trees at Discogs (list of releases)