Exit Ghost (CD)
Barcode: 8092361500123
Its a strange betweenworld, bookended by sleep and the jolt of being wide awake in a place where you wonder how you got there. You know the feeling& It seems familiar but the colours are, well, unreal. In a high-ceilinged room, a grand piano plays lush melodies as, meanwhile, somewhere, an Alice In Wonderland clock ticks, cellos are bowed, a swarm of something vibrates and the hallucinatory crowd around Rosemarys Baby babble. An echoey electronic hum builds and falls like a 50s refrigerator passed through and effects board, things run backwards, staccato strings are plucked& and thats not the half of it. Ive never been happy staying in one particular school of musical thought. The fun has been turning things on their heads, to try something you were not supposed to do. Were on an immersive and adventurous travelogue with the former member of the legendary Tangerine Dream, Paul Haslinger - this is a man who knows how to build tension, hold moods, illustrate contempt, lies, passion and pleasure; He can create fear, loathing and love - hes been unlocking the nuances of such emotions in a hugely successful career as a TV and film soundtrack composer (Halt And Catch Fire, Underworld and the Golden Globe-nominated Sleeper Cell). Exit Ghost is his long thought out opus, a moment caught in time, flicking through reference points, taking an ethereal excursion that permeates musical genres as it becomes awash with intricate sounds and cross-pollinating rhythms. Built originally from the warmth of his grand piano Exit Ghost resonates with purity and power, from an eerie and evocative betweenworld, thats at once expansive and rolling, then intoxicating and suffocating in equal measures; modern composition at its most uplifting; cerebral, celebratory, intense and beautiful. The soul searching in connection with this record was extensive. Finding places of resonance, giving a colour to your memories. It was more challenging because its not somebody elses narrative. Finding the core of your own story can be the most difficult task of all. Created over the span of eight years and filled with literal and personal references, the album itself is a testament to the search - a quest filled with hints, particles and suggestions. Paul Haslingers Exit Ghost is the first release from new label Artificial Instinct.
A1 The Faltering Sky A2 Intrinsic A3 Room 3 A4 Exit Ghost A5 Valse I A6 August 2-22 B1 Berlin 86-11 B2 White Sun B3 Mayerling B4 FernDell
- Release-Date: : 2/7/20
- Format Detail: CD
- Format: CD
- Genre: Rock
