March of Ghosts
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| Studio album by Gazpacho | ||||
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Publication |
March 12, 2012 |
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admission |
2011 to 2012 |
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| Label (s) | Kscope | |||
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CD |
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Title (number) |
11 |
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running time |
50:17 min |
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| occupation | Jan-Henrik Ohme - vocals Jon-Arne Vilbo - guitar |
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March of Ghosts is the seventh studio album by the Norwegian art rock band Gazpacho . The CD was released in March 2012.
background
The concept album March of Ghosts is a collection of short stories. The protagonist spends a night during which different ghosts, dead and alive, march past him and tell their stories. The ghosts are Haitian war, the crew of the ghost ship Mary Celeste , a GI from the First World War , emerging in 2012, an English writer ( PG Wodehouse ), who is accused of treason because he during the time of National Socialism had contributed to radio broadcasts , as well as a golem . The episodes are connected by the pieces Hell Freezes Over I - IV .
Track list
- Monument - 02:06
- Hell Freezes Over I - 05:45
- Hell Freezes Over II - 04:36
- Black Lily - 04:58
- Gold Star - 04:15
- Hell Freezes Over III - 02:36
- Mary Celeste - 05:43
- What did I do? - 04:19
- Golem - 5:10 am
- The Dumb - 04:33
- Hell Freezes Over IV - 06:11
Guest musician
- Kristian Skedsmo: Tin Whistle , Low Whistle , Tenor Banjo , Five-String Banjo , Accordion , Mandriola , Mandola , Flute
Gazpacho writes in the booklet: "Ghostly appearance by none other than the famous Kristian" The Duke "Skedsmo (if it sounds strange, there's a chance it's The Duke) "
Reviews
“With the first of four“ Hell Freezes Over ”versions that extend over the entire disc, the Norwegians“ Gazpacho ”immediately deliver their strongest performance in their meanwhile seventh work“ March Of The Ghosts ”, which is through a hymn-like chorus within the quite calm overall structure up to melancholy settings offers everything that one expects from a progressive rock band with post approaches. "
"This album has everything, vast cinematic soundscapes, beautiful subtlety, fantastic atmospheres, intelligent and thought provoking lyrics and a way of drawing in the listener and leaving them with several glorious hooks, both musical and lyrical, playing on repeat in the synapses."
“March of Ghosts” has become a typical Gazpacho album that serves the same niches as its predecessors. The music is mostly solid (that's ok), the mood is always noble (ok too), the arrangements are sovereign (ok anyway) and adjectives like “hymnic” or “elegiac” should also not be missing in the description of the music. Here and there there is a Celtic touch or, as with “Tick Tock”, it is subtly Arabic. It's not innovative, no, it even looks slightly different for my taste. "
“March of Ghosts - the listener can have the feeling that Gazpacho are now stepping on the spot. For me, however, the impression prevails that Gazpacho are further refining their art and this time they have recorded a particularly calm and atmospheric album that contains so much wonderful, eerie music that you can sink into it again. "
Cover
The artistic design of the cover and the booklet was the responsibility of Antonio Seijas, a Spanish artist with whom Gazpacho has been working for several albums.
Music videos
To the songs Black Lily and What Did I Do? were music videos rotated. Ashley Dean, Broken Pixel and Antonio Seijas worked together for Black Lily . The video for What Did I Do? was created by James Jones Morris.
Web links
- March of Ghosts on Allmusic (English)
- March of Ghosts on Discogs (English)
- Reviews of March of Ghosts on the baby blue pages
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c March of Ghosts at Kscope , kscopemusic.com, accessed on September 12, 2012 (English).
- ↑ melancholy dubbing ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , crossfire-metal.de, accessed on September 13, 2012.
- ↑ cinematic soundscapes , progarchives.com, accessed September 13, 2012.
- ↑ It's not innovative , babyblaue-seiten.de, accessed on September 13, 2012.
- ↑ a particularly calm and atmospheric album , babyblaue-seiten.de, accessed on September 13, 2012.
