Browse by Artist: GHOST

Artist:	GHOST
Title:	Lama Rabi Rabi
Label:	DRAG CITY
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	DC 113CD

4th album and first non-PSF full length release (worldwide release for Drag City). "Ghost was born in 1984 by some Tokyo Japan youth. At the beginning they were playing completely experimental improvisation but doing so naturally, as a form of worship. Through the production of the 1st album Ghost, and their second, Second Time Around, their sound has slowly changed to the expression of songwriting. Along the way, they have attracted attention for their fascination with traditional Japanese religious music, and a fascination with trance-rock jamming, as well. Last year, the third Ghost album, Temple Stone appeared, containing ten tunes recorded live at an old Buddhist temple and a church. Their live activities are usually held in magical patterns. They used to play anywhere (temple, church, field, woods, ruins, etc.) with an ideal of conception and creation free from constraint. Their purpose is real spiritual music when and wheresoever they play it."

Artist:	GHOST
Title:
Label:	DRAG CITY
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	DC 127CD

US pressings on both formats of the first 3 Ghost albums, previously available as Japanese imports on PSF. Starting with the self-titled debut from 1990. "This is primitive early Ghost, psychedelic in the bell-bottomed way, sort of like a German Os Mutantes (or perhaps a Brazilian Amon Duul), mixing ethnic sounds in with the groovy beats, guitars, and the haunting wail of a recorder to create (rather than recreate) and ultimately define (rather than redefine) a completely modern psychedelic sound! With titles like 'Guru in the Echo,' and 'I've Been Flying,' the young psych side of Ghost is much on display here."

Artist:	GHOST
Title:	Snuff Box Immanence
Label:	DRAG CITY
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	DC 148CD

1999 release, repressed for the first time in a while. "Following up the widely lauded Lama Rabi Rabi was quite a task for Masaki Batoh and Ghost. Ultimately, the follow-up takes the form of not one release, but two -- the other of which is the simultaneously released Tune In, Turn On, Free Tibe (DC 165). Snuffbox -- featuring trumpet, trombone, marimba, vibes, glockenspiel, Celtic harp, lute, recorded, a variety of keyboard sounds (including the irresistible sounds of a harpischord), banjo and tubular bells is a dreamy, colorful LP, heavy with the sound of a moody Ghost. Snuffbox Immanence is acoustic folk subverted by electronic psychedelic blurs and sound effects -- an existent shimmer and flowering of eternal beauty, over and over again. Once again, Ghost come from beyond, preaching a life other than this day."

Artist:	GHOST
Title:	Tune In, Turn On, Free Tibet
Label:	DRAG CITY
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	DC 165CD

"It seemed as if Ghost had been in the studio for a million years. It turned out to be only six months in our time. But with the flood of material recorded in their recent extended studio sessions, it was possible to think in terms of releasing not one, but two Ghost LPs, all at once. With Snuffbox Immanence set as the next official release, Tune In... was hastily added to the schedule. Included in the liner notes is a message from the Liason Office of his Holiness the Dalai Lama, detailing the struggles of the nation of Tibet in their ongoing bid for independence from China. Ghost add to this protest a series of dense, somber, acoustic compositions. Each of these songs turns a new page in the eternal book of Ghost. An atmosphere of morning pervades, as Ghost gives their undying respect to the nonviolent resistance of the people of Tibet

Artist:	GHOST
Title:	Hypnotic Underworld
Label:	DRAG CITY
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	DC 249CD

"For the first time in many moons, the tribes of Earth have real call to celebrate -- the return of Ghost. Their new offering, Hypnotic Underworld, is their best album ever -- more colorful than Ghost, heavier than Temple Stone, deeper and wider than Lama Rabi Rabi, more psyched and folked than Snuffbox Immanence and Second Time Around and with a more mountainous jam than Tune In, Turn On, Free Tibet. Believe it. Yes, Hypnotic Underworld is heavy with highlights, ranging the continents in quicksilver fashion, adding 70 minutes of Ghost sounds to this world, all streamlined to an ultimate intensity."

Artist:	GHOST
Title:	Metamorphosis: Ghost Chronicles 1984-2004
Label:	DRAG CITY
Format:	CD/DVD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	DC 279CD

"From twenty years of performances, many of them hidden from the public eye, Ghost give you Metamorphosis: Ghost Chronicles 1984-2004 DVD + CD. What you will find in the nearly three hours of footage on the DVD: improvisations, one-time-only band lineups, unknown band lineups, unknown places, performances in temples, psychedelic costumes, bonfires, freak-outs and trances, the visual analog of a song from Temple Stone, footage from Terrastock, a variety of light shows and a demonstration for the oppressed people of Tibet. Over the course of the twelve performances, a total of thirty different songs are played -- with a couple of extras thrown in for good measure." The DVD is NTSC, all-region, 150 minutes.

Artist:	GHOST
Title:	In Stormy Nights
Label:	DRAG CITY
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	DC 313CD

"Over the hour's-worth of music and sound that makes In Stormy Nights, Ghost apply their folk sounds, improvisations and avant-garde constructions to a savage evocation. In the world we live in today, we can only imagine what this means. And we agree. Throughout In Stormy Nights there are a variety of sounds and songs, ranging from pop-folk numbers to hard rock to outr� concepts held together by Ghost's diverse musical personality. The essence of Ghost is the epic 'Hemicyclic Anthelion.' Nearly thirty minutes of free improvisation from several live shows are strung together into a seamless progression. This piece is a cornerstone of In Stormy Nights and a representation of the original approach of Ghost -- pure improvisation. Ghost are forever looking for themselves in the music they make. To make ordinary beauty is easy, but Ghost are listening beyond that. Even the acid-folky songs are based in improvisation. Over the years, Ghost have never had the same lineup twice on any of their album sessions -- until now. The In Stormy Nights Ghost is the same Ghost that recorded Hypnotic Underworld and the same group that thundered across the U.S. in 2004. They display intense power on these new recordings, incorporating frame drums and tympanis and the 'springer' (a device made by Batoh that contains metal springs, a resonance box, plasma ball (light) and rotating machine to create a heavy yet Theremin-like sound) into their already-diverse orchestra. The center of the album is a series of tympani-driven songs that rock with a fury, mirroring the martial mood of our governments -- a mood that musicians and artists may not share in beyond reflecting it. This powerful section concludes with an absolutely blasting cover of Cromagnon's 'Caledonia' -- a favorite band of Ghost's that they are delighted to share with listeners in this fashion."

Artist:	GHOST
Title:	Overture
Label:	DRAG CITY
Format:	CD/DVD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	DC 330CD

"At sunset on the night of October 9th, 2006, a crowd gathered at Nippon Yusen Soko, a converted warehouse space located on Yokahama Bay. Their purpose: to see and hear new music played by Ghost. Once they had completely arrived, the doors were shut and locked and the announcement made: no one would enter or exit the space until the performance was complete. Starting in complete darkness, the performance was spun, like yarn from a cocoon. The set for this evening was not just new to the audience. For this event, Ghost played entirely improvised material. Improvisation is the wellspring of creation for Ghost, both live and in the studio, though they've never made an entire album of improvisations until now. In order to not miss a single inspiration, Ghost brought their orchestra's-worth of instrumentation, playing bass, drums, piano, electric and acoustic guitars, saxophones, flute, tin-whistle, bells, frame drums, lute, tabla-baya, waterphone and even tapes! The performance space was chosen for its sonic qualities such as natural reverb as well as its resemblance to Potala Palace in Lhasa -- an ancient meditation retreat. Band members were spaced apart to prevent eye contact and allow distance for the reverberations to unfold between them -- which in turn, were recorded by four microphones spaced distantly from the band and faced toward the walls, in order to catch the sound in the room with the audience present as well as the echo of that sound. The CD performance is an edited version of the evening's events -- but the DVD is a completely live, four-camera view into the collective journey of Ghost and their audience. In addition to the sounds and sights of the band in action, the viewer will also experience the atmospheres created by Overheads, whose far-ranging light works (and subtle placement of a lace curtain) enhanced the mood within Nippon Yusen Soko that night." DVD length: 1 hr., 30 mins.; color, NTSC format; All-Region; Audio: Stereo & 5.1 Surround.

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