John Ghost - For a Year They Slept (2016)

John Ghost is a musical project by guitar-composer Jo De Geest. Their music shows influences from modal and free jazz as well as contemporary classical and progressive rock music. The compositions create a cinematic atmosphere which alternates with parts of conventional groove, and are linked together and broken up by focused improvisation pieces.

The band started in 2010 as a school project and got selected for the prestigious competition of the Ghent Jazz festival. In 2013 they finished their first EP and a year later they won the contest of “Muziekmozaïek” in the category of Jazz. Earlier this year the band played in the finale of the second Storm!-contest (Ostend) and in November they confine themselves to the recording studio. Their first full album For A Year They’ve Slept will be released in April 2016. Keep your eyes peeled!

Tracklist:

01. Hypnagogia 05:02
02. Period of Rem 07:53
03. Prologue H-H 04:20
04. Head-Habitat 07:41
05. Red Rooms 02:12
06. Concrete Trees / Wooden Ants 07:48
07. Blue Rooms 01:18
08. Head-Nomad 04:55
09. Howl 08:06
10. The Creation of Long Term Memories 04:15
11. Day One 02:44
12. The Womb of Borderland 07:23

Personnel:

Jo De Geest (RaDaR) – guitar, compositions
Elias Devoldere (B.Y.J.O., Nordmann, Kabas) – drums
Karel Cuelenaere (B.Y.J.O., Trioxide) – piano
Rob Banken (4tet, Bravo Big Band, Kleptomatics, 8 o’clock Shadows) – saxophones, clarinet, flute
Wim Segers (Compro Oro, An Pierlé, Sh.tg.n) – vibraphone
Lieven Van Pee (De Beren Gieren, Moker) – double bass