(2020) Ghost Funk Orchestra - An Ode To Escapism


Review:
Where will you hide when the world around you is closing in? On their latest LP, An Ode To Escapism, Ghost Funk Orchestra invites you to close your eyes and take a dive into your subconscious. Strings and horns float around from ear to ear while their three sirens explore themes of isolation, fear of the unknown, and the fabrication of self-image. It’s a soulful psychedelic journey that picks up sonically where A Song For Paul left off. The drums are heavier, the arrangements are more intricate, and the vocal harmonies soar over a bed of odd time signature grooves. This is an album that’s meant to be listened to in the dark. So won’t you join them? You’re not scared… are you? Ghost Funk Orchestra are a mystery. Plain and simple. Dirty, soulful production verbed and fuzzed out guitars, mysterious vocals that feel like a lost score to a Quentin Tarantino film. GFO is the brainchild of composer/multi-instrumentalist Seth Applebaum. What started as a one-man recording project has now evolved into a 10-piece powerhouse live band. It’s a sonic kaleidoscope that defies genre specification, but draws heavy influence from the worlds of soul, psych rock, salsa, and beyond. Now, coming off of their highly regarded 2019 release A Song For Paul, GFO is ready to unleash their new follow-up LP, An Ode To Escapism, to be released on Karma Chief Records.


Tracklist:
01. Introduction
02. Overture
03. Little Bird
04. Stoop Talk
05. Step Back (Wild Child)
06. Fuzzy Logic
07. Pause I
08. Quiet Soul
09. Mourning
10. Drop Me A Line
11. Pause II
12. Queen Bee
13. Korban Olah
14. Toujours
15. Pause III
16. King Of Misdirection
17. Cost Of Living


Media Report:
Genre: funk, psychedelic rock, soul
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec, 16-bit PCM
Bit rate mode: Variable
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits