Gothica and recieve both singles Headhunter and Spell from the EP immediately. Pre-orders will be fulfilled on release day.
EP release of Gothica: Book of Spooks and Spectres by Phillip Houghton
Tracklisting
- The Old Spanish Castle Is Full of Vampires, Sleeping
- Deathless Deep...She Wanders as a Mist
- The Gates That Hold King Kong
- Juju
- Werewolf
- Spell
- Zombie
- They, of the Half-Light
- Headhunter
- Faerie (in the land of faerie)
Total Time: 21:29
Release Date: December 9th 2023
Format: Digital Download (mp3)
Gothica (mp3 download)
"Ever since I was a kid, I've loved the supernatural - a world we can't seem to get our minds around, as it is around us!.. a primeval world of raw instinct, chaos, mystery, the unknown. To get a fix on it, we turn it into myth and think of it as the "dark side" of Nature. But I believe it is simply Nature itself and part of ourselves: fantastical, beautiful, dangerous. Something beyond "clock-time" and reason, that the mechanistic world would have driven out of us - but for those who hear the silent roar. These pieces come from that place.
They may be 10 movements of one big (20 min) solo, or they may be mixed and matched in any order and amount - I'll leave that to the performer to decide. While the pieces range in difficulty from approx. grades 4 or 5 (ie No. 2) to 7 or 8 (ie No 9) the challenge rests in the colour, texture and dynamic in the music: the atmosphere the feel. I hope they're fun! 'Gothica' is dedicated to Deborah Creamer.