The Bone Tree 💀
@thebonetreeband.bsky.social
Intense, intelligent dark music inspired by classic 80s post-punk and goth. Girona based.
https://thebonetree.start.page
https://thebonetree.start.page
Just spent an amusing half hour reading interpretations of Cocteau Twins songs. How does anyone think those lyruics are actually what she sings? I've been listening for 40+ years - there's no point in trying to work them out, just enjoy the music.
October 21, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Just spent an amusing half hour reading interpretations of Cocteau Twins songs. How does anyone think those lyruics are actually what she sings? I've been listening for 40+ years - there's no point in trying to work them out, just enjoy the music.
Someone finally got the hint and bought me In One Ear by @mrsimonraymonde.bsky.social. Can't put it down.
September 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Someone finally got the hint and bought me In One Ear by @mrsimonraymonde.bsky.social. Can't put it down.
Remember kiddies, you reap what you sow.
September 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Remember kiddies, you reap what you sow.
In the words of The Beatles: let it be
August 30, 2025 at 7:03 AM
In the words of The Beatles: let it be
Take On Me by Aha just came on. Not by choice, i might add. After 40 years it only just occured that the song title makes no sense at all.
August 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Take On Me by Aha just came on. Not by choice, i might add. After 40 years it only just occured that the song title makes no sense at all.
😯 Is the 2nd worst person on the planet a Bauhaus fan?
August 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
😯 Is the 2nd worst person on the planet a Bauhaus fan?
Sun Tzu: If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle
August 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Sun Tzu: If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle
If you're stuck and want to unlock your creativity there's a simple solution. Make some time for you to get truly, utterly, bored.
July 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
If you're stuck and want to unlock your creativity there's a simple solution. Make some time for you to get truly, utterly, bored.
Me: I'm completely out of ideas for song lyrics.
Also me: I'm angry about so many things right now.
Me again: Duh!
Also me: I'm angry about so many things right now.
Me again: Duh!
July 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Me: I'm completely out of ideas for song lyrics.
Also me: I'm angry about so many things right now.
Me again: Duh!
Also me: I'm angry about so many things right now.
Me again: Duh!
Best advice? Stop waiting for the perfect moment. It doesn’t come. Just get started and see what happens. The rest sorts itself out—or it doesn’t. Either way, you’re moving.
July 1, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Best advice? Stop waiting for the perfect moment. It doesn’t come. Just get started and see what happens. The rest sorts itself out—or it doesn’t. Either way, you’re moving.
A few songs are this close to done. Just the lyrics left—the part that decides to vanish the moment you go looking for it. The music’s ready.
June 30, 2025 at 9:04 AM
A few songs are this close to done. Just the lyrics left—the part that decides to vanish the moment you go looking for it. The music’s ready.
The true magic of guitars is when you add distortion and reverb. It's musical alchemy. Add some chorus and delay and you're in another dimension. Or maybe every dimension at once.
June 25, 2025 at 7:50 AM
The true magic of guitars is when you add distortion and reverb. It's musical alchemy. Add some chorus and delay and you're in another dimension. Or maybe every dimension at once.
It all started with a creaky laptop, a third-rate guitar, and an iPhone as a mic. I've got slightly better gear now, many more pedals, and slightly less background noise. I'm getting there!
June 24, 2025 at 10:25 AM
It all started with a creaky laptop, a third-rate guitar, and an iPhone as a mic. I've got slightly better gear now, many more pedals, and slightly less background noise. I'm getting there!
I wish finishing songs was simpler. Starting’s easy—ideas come fast. But shaping them into something that holds up? That’s the grind. It’s frustrating as hell. And there’s no shortcut. You just show up and do the work.
June 23, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I wish finishing songs was simpler. Starting’s easy—ideas come fast. But shaping them into something that holds up? That’s the grind. It’s frustrating as hell. And there’s no shortcut. You just show up and do the work.
40 years ago today, I was here
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdQv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdQv...
The Sisters of Mercy @ Royal Albert Hall, 18.06.1985 (The Authentic Concert)
YouTube video by sisterstekland aka pascal
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June 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
40 years ago today, I was here
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdQv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdQv...
In this last week I've been complimented on my voice TWICE! As far as I can remember those are the first and second time EVER!
June 18, 2025 at 8:09 AM
In this last week I've been complimented on my voice TWICE! As far as I can remember those are the first and second time EVER!
The dog looks mildly alarmed every time I power up the amp, like he’s bracing for the apocalypse. But sometimes, he howls along—I can't tell if he's harmonising or protesting. Hard to tell. You'll have to ask him.
June 17, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The dog looks mildly alarmed every time I power up the amp, like he’s bracing for the apocalypse. But sometimes, he howls along—I can't tell if he's harmonising or protesting. Hard to tell. You'll have to ask him.
For the last new days I've had the uncontrolable urge to listen to nothing but ska. Must be this hot weather!
June 16, 2025 at 8:13 AM
For the last new days I've had the uncontrolable urge to listen to nothing but ska. Must be this hot weather!
Reposted by The Bone Tree 💀
I create with lots of listening. Stories, music, news, literature, etc.
They spark a little idea I jot down. I save the seed to grow later.
The band does the music with a bit of input from me.
Then I grab the seeds that fit the mood.
As I place them, they grow, get pruned, change to something new.
They spark a little idea I jot down. I save the seed to grow later.
The band does the music with a bit of input from me.
Then I grab the seeds that fit the mood.
As I place them, they grow, get pruned, change to something new.
June 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I create with lots of listening. Stories, music, news, literature, etc.
They spark a little idea I jot down. I save the seed to grow later.
The band does the music with a bit of input from me.
Then I grab the seeds that fit the mood.
As I place them, they grow, get pruned, change to something new.
They spark a little idea I jot down. I save the seed to grow later.
The band does the music with a bit of input from me.
Then I grab the seeds that fit the mood.
As I place them, they grow, get pruned, change to something new.
I don’t know if my music improves the world. But if it resonates with someone, then maybe it matters—not to everyone, just to the one who needed it right then.
June 12, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I don’t know if my music improves the world. But if it resonates with someone, then maybe it matters—not to everyone, just to the one who needed it right then.
My music usually comes when I’m lost in the strings of a guitar or the pulse of a bass. If I’m lucky, lyrics drift through the steam of a shower. More often, they claw their way out when I sit and bleed them.
What's youir creative process?
What's youir creative process?
June 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
My music usually comes when I’m lost in the strings of a guitar or the pulse of a bass. If I’m lucky, lyrics drift through the steam of a shower. More often, they claw their way out when I sit and bleed them.
What's youir creative process?
What's youir creative process?
June 9, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Reposted by The Bone Tree 💀
You ever feel completely alone in a crowd? Like the more people there are, the more invisible you become?
That’s where BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG CITY came from. It’s out today:
🎧 song.link/brightlights
#newmusic #postpunk #goth
That’s where BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG CITY came from. It’s out today:
🎧 song.link/brightlights
#newmusic #postpunk #goth
Bright Lights Big City by The Bone Tree
Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.
song.link
June 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
You ever feel completely alone in a crowd? Like the more people there are, the more invisible you become?
That’s where BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG CITY came from. It’s out today:
🎧 song.link/brightlights
#newmusic #postpunk #goth
That’s where BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG CITY came from. It’s out today:
🎧 song.link/brightlights
#newmusic #postpunk #goth
You ever feel completely alone in a crowd? Like the more people there are, the more invisible you become?
That’s where BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG CITY came from. It’s out today:
🎧 song.link/brightlights
#newmusic #postpunk #goth
That’s where BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG CITY came from. It’s out today:
🎧 song.link/brightlights
#newmusic #postpunk #goth
Bright Lights Big City by The Bone Tree
Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.
song.link
June 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
You ever feel completely alone in a crowd? Like the more people there are, the more invisible you become?
That’s where BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG CITY came from. It’s out today:
🎧 song.link/brightlights
#newmusic #postpunk #goth
That’s where BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG CITY came from. It’s out today:
🎧 song.link/brightlights
#newmusic #postpunk #goth
I was never really into Cabaret Voltaire, but I saw them in about 86 and the gig was one of the best I've been to. Completely hypnotic thanks to the music and video montage.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
June 5, 2025 at 8:31 AM
I was never really into Cabaret Voltaire, but I saw them in about 86 and the gig was one of the best I've been to. Completely hypnotic thanks to the music and video montage.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...