New video from Ghost Maps
Video release: Vanilla by Ghost Maps
Label: Casino Gravity (www.casinogravity.com)
Video release date: 4 November 2013
Album Release Date: 15th November 2013
Listen / watch: on Youtube or on official Ghost Maps site
Ghost Maps is a new project from Jeff Martin. The debut album 'The Ocean From The River' is released on November 15th 2013; and the video for lead track ‘Vanilla’ is out now - you can watch it on Youtube here.
Previous projects
Jeff Martin is a founding member of Irish band Halfset, who have released two albums to date, the acclaimed debut Dramanalog and Another Way of Being There – the latter being The Irish Independent's 'Irish Album of the Year' and a Choice Music Prize nominee (The Choice Music Prize is the Irish equivalent of The Mercuries).
Jeff Martin has also released three solo records under his own name, Still, Spoons and Spoons Remixes/Collaborations. The remix album saw musicians rework their chosen tracks, contributors include David Pajo (Slint, PapaM), Mice Parade, The High Llamas, John Parish (PJ Harvey) & Minotaur Shock. This release gained Jeff US distribution. To date Jeff Martin has opened up for Lambchop, Tortoise, The National, David Grubbs and The High Llamas to name a few.
Jeff Martin has also played live guitar for acclaimed Irish songwriter Adrian Crowley as part of his touring band.
Ghost Maps
The Ocean From The River is Jeff Martin's first release under the Ghost Maps name. The 13 track album was written and arranged by Jeff Martin over a 12 month period, and was recorded in Dublin and Chicago. The Ocean From The River features long-time collaborator John McEntire (Tortoise, The Sea and Cake) on drums and a guest piano appearance from Tony Crow (Lambchop).
The emphasis is on real instrumentation, with virtually no electronics, sequencing or programming. The result is rich and organic tones throughout the album. Intimate guitar and voice songs contrast with panoramic full-band tracks, occasional brass flourishes and textured string arrangements.
Drawn from various musical genres, The Ocean From The River is a diverse piece of work - complex, multifaceted, and one that reveals a new layer with each listen.
Video / free MP3 download
You can watch the video for the track 'Vanilla' on Youtube - where you’ll also find the embed code.
You can download a free MP3 of 'Vanilla' from the band's Facebook page.
Formats
The Ocean From The River is out on November 15th, 2013 and will be available on Digipak CD, vinyl & digital download. The heavy-weight vinyl version comes with a die-cut sleeve and includes a free original CD copy of the album. You can buy from all good shops nationwide, directly from the bands website (both physical & digital), iTunes and Bandcamp.