Heart of the Ghost II, by Heart of the Ghost

Heart of the Ghost II

by Heart of the Ghost

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burntstick Full power "free jazz", but with a bass-driven rhythmic momentum that never lets up. Favorite track: Disintegration Dance.

BenPujara Three wizards at the absolute TOP of the game spilling spells to thicken water into blood. The best bass, best percussionist, best sax, all fully dialed in and dancing. Favorite track: Disintegration Dance.

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Heart of the Ghosts' and Dagoretti Records' very first vinyl release! Taking preorders now. Will be available on April 12, 2019. All orders previous to then will be shipped out on that date.

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1.	American Dirt 10:18	buy track
2.	Disintegration Dance 08:02	buy track
3.	Endless Scroll 03:31	buy track
4.	Dawn of Lee 10:06	buy track
5.	Three Sparks 02:05	buy track

about

I first saw Heart of the Ghost in Ypsilanti, MI in July of 2018 having heard of them through mutual friend and percussionist Sam Lohman. Immediately, I was floored by their unapologetic, aggressive and bass heavy take on classic free jazz music.Their sound is challenging and cerebral yet contains distinct ebbs and flows of sound that is difficult to ignore.

Bassist Luke Stewart is ubiquitous on the Baltimore/DC improvised music scene both as a solo artist and as a member of Trio OOO (with my buddy Sam), New Artists Orchestra, Irreversible Entanglements and others. Luke has already done more in his short time as a performing bassist than most musicians do in entire lifetimes. His thoughtful and challenging approach to stand up bass playing is at once mesmerizing and overwhelming.

Multi instrumentalist Ian McColm graduated from the Oberlin Music Conservatory and experiments with a wide variety of sounds both internationally and in and around the DC area and releases music under his IGM moniker. Ian brings a nuanced set of sounds into an otherwise hulking mountain of sonic chaos.

Alto saxophone player Jarrett Gilgore, though unassuming in person, takes a blistering approach to the sax, leaving audiences feeling as if they have been hit with a pot of boiling water. In addition to Heart of the Ghost, he plays in Triage with Noah Jarrett and Kevin Ripley, Anthony Pirog's Body Puzzle, Xenga. Baltimore Afrobeat Society, Chris Pumphrey Sextet, Jaimie Branch's Bombshelter.

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released March 24, 2019

Jarrett Gilgore - alto saxophone and clarinet
Luke Stewart - upright bass
Ian McColm - drums

Recorded and Mixed by Craig Bowen at Tempo House, Baltimore MD on June 12 & 13, 2018

Thanks to Peter and our family at Rhizome

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"Dagoretti" is the confluence of three large pathways in Nairobi connecting all of Kenya together. It is also the Swahilified pronounciation of "The great." We like to think that we put out great records that connect distant places together.

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