Showing posts with label album : hollow lands. Show all posts
Showing posts with label album : hollow lands. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Hungry Ghosts (Rehearsal)

More rehearsal work on the revamped set.
As usual, loops are provided by the DSI Tempest, and I'm using the Bass Station II for additional synth lines (sequenced on the Tempest).
Download the song : http//khoral.bandcamp.com/album/hungry-ghosts


Sunday, March 1, 2015

Dark Mind (Rehearsal)

Working on this dark ballad from the "Hungry Ghosts" album.
Download the song : http://khoral.bandcamp.com/album/hungry-ghosts

Monday, February 24, 2014

March 1st 2014 Album Release : "Life on the Outside"

This is a long, epic song from the upcoming "Hungry Ghosts" album.
Electric bass by Oystermoon, Backing vocals by Miss Roxanne.
The music video uses a shorter edit.


Life on the Outside from Karim More on Vimeo.


Saturday, February 22, 2014

March 1st 2014 Album Release : "Dark Mind"

This is the closing song to my upcoming March 1st album, "Hungry Ghosts".


Sung by Miss Roxanne, with electric bass from Oystermoon.

This is the video, shot and edited by Nicolas Plaire, with a dress designed by The Couicq Factory.



Khoral - Dark Mind from Nicolas Plaire on Vimeo.

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Upcoming Album : March 1st, 2014 - "Hungry Ghosts"

All right, I've got tons of projects lingering on, I've got to release them at some point.

It all begins with my electro-folk-blues album, "Hungry Ghosts" (anc. "Hollow Lands"... well I might change my mind yet again on this before it's out).

The release is March 1st 2014. It will be my first Bandcamp release.

It will feature 10 songs, ranging from indie folk ("Hungry Ghosts", "Wing Bones", "Life on the Outside", "John Fisher and the 1000 Ghost Monkeys") to dark blues ("Endgame", "The Hollow Lands", "The Flood Song", "Days of Constant Sorrow") to Nick Drake-esque spiritual ("Dark Mind", "Snowfall").

A good deal of these will be sung by Miss Roxanne. It also features contributions by Ted Laderas (cello), Adcbicycle (electric bass, bells and drums), and Oystermoon (electric bass and backing vocals).

Some of the video links above are shot as works in progress, I'll update them up until March 1st.

This is the cover project, derived from Margaret Brundage's work on Weird Tales.



Thursday, November 15, 2012

New Video Out : "Dark Mind"

This was shot last summer with Nicolas Plaire, who planned the shooting with me, then did all the editing and post-production.
Song "Dark Mind" from the upcoming "Hollow Lands" folk-blues-electro album.
Sung by Miss Roxanne and clothed by Couicq Factory.
Bass by Oystermoon.

 

Khoral - Dark Mind from Nicolas Plaire on Vimeo.



Saturday, July 14, 2012

Procrastination

All right, I'm still fidgeting about...
But I'll close the lid on the new projects before leaving on vacation at the end of July, no matter what!

First we've got "The Crack-Up" : electropop EP, 5 or 6 songs (depending on my ability to solve mixing issues on "Last Night I Was a Ghost").
I'll be shooting some video for the title song this month.



Then, "Hollow Lands", the folk-blues albumette starring Miss Roxanne, Adcbicycle, Jérôme Guienne and Roshi.
For this one, we'll also be shooting a B&W music video, that is, on the closing song "Dark Mind".

Saturday, June 30, 2012

"Hollow Lands" (Almost) Finished

The track list is final, and I the mixing and mastering are pretty much complete.
I will put some of it in streaming, but it'll probably be available on iTunes around September 2012.

"Hollow Lands"

1) Hungry Ghosts
2) The Hollow Lands
3) Endgame
4) Wing Bones
5) Days of Constant Sorrow
6) The Flood Song
7) John Fisher and the 1000 Ghost Monkeys
8) Dark Mind

Saturday, June 23, 2012

"Hollow Lands" Sessions

New song, possibly for the "Hollow Lands" album, the final mix of which I'm doing this weekend.

Some Casiotone 101 action in there!



John Fisher and the 1000 Ghost Monkeys from Karim More on Vimeo.

"Johnny’s got a ghost
Johnny’s got a monkey
Working for the man
Working for Johnny
He’s working in the factory where Johnny won’t work
And he’s hurting in the places where Johnny won’t hurt
And he’s mourning for the things that Johnny’s forgotten
Day after day
One thousand ghosts
Hide in my soul

Johnny’s got a ghost
Johnny’s got a monkey
He’s breathing copper, lead and antimony
Bismuth, selenide, lead and antimony
He’s working for the man
He’s working for Johnny
In Tacoma hope to begin to be
Bismuth, selenide, lead and antimony
He’s singing all the songs that Johnny can’t sing
And he’s speaking all the lies that Johnny can’t speak
And he’s breathing in the air that Johnny won’t breathe
And he’s fighting in the wars that Johnny won’t fight
And he’s dying in the places where Johnny won’t die
And he’s crying for the loss that Johnny can’t face
One thousand ghosts
Hide in my soul"

Monday, June 4, 2012

Updated Preview : "Dark Mind"

Miss Roxanne on vocals.
J. Guienne on bass.

Album : Hollow Lands
Release : Fall 2012


"Growing up, falling down
Lost in sorrow, lost in time
Lord, I have a dark mind

Some will laugh, some will cry
I’m standing on the outside
Lord, I have a dark mind

Dark mind, dark mind
There’s no pretense, no telling lies
Lord, I have a dark mind

Travel on this battleground
Flickering lights in my eyes
Lord, I have a dark mind

Some will live, some will die
I’m standing on the outside
Lord, I have a dark mind

Dark mind, dark mind
There’s no pretense, no telling lies
Lord, I have a dark mind"


Sunday, April 15, 2012

Preview du Jour : "Dark Mind"

A preview of the upcoming "Hollow Lands" EP.
I'll keep that track online for a week only.
The EP will be available this summer.


Sunday, April 8, 2012

Recording "Hollow Lands" EP : "Hungry Ghosts"


Piano and voice session for the upcoming "Hollow Lands" EP, due this Summer.
Miss Roxanne on vocals, who actually sings most of the album.

Friday, March 30, 2012

Recording "Hollow Lands" II

Last night was bass recording time with Mr G on tracks "Hungry Ghosts" and "Dark Mind'
Need to finish up the recording to opening song "Hungry Ghosts" and mix the whole EP this weekend.



Sunday, March 25, 2012

Recording "Hollow Lands"

As a follow-up to yesterday's post, two pics from the vocal sessions to the upcoming folk-blues EP "Hollow Lands".
3 songs recorded : "Hungry Ghosts", Endgame" and "Days of Constant Sorrow".
Today we'll do "Dark Mind" and "The Hollow Lands".
Meanwhile, I have to sort out the takes and add stuff to "Hungry Ghosts".




Saturday, March 24, 2012

Demo du Jour : "Dark Mind"

Demo for the upcoming "The Hollow Lands" folk-blues EP.
This will be a Tsinam side project, sung by female singer Roxanne, which previously did my "Chasing Ghosts" EP and other tracks.



Sunday, October 25, 2009

What Did you Do?


The blog has been quiet these days, but this cat ain't lazy, I've been working on the upcoming Police EP, with a nice, smooth rendition of "Walking on the Moon" in the box, along with a smashing (yes, smashing) version of the lesser known "Darkness" (from the brooding 1981 "Ghost in the Machine" album, check it out). I also recorded "Invisible Sun" but I'm not sure about the result, I'll redo that later on.

On other projects, I've got 5 outside musicians to contribute acoustic instruments for the "Hollow Lands" folk-blues EP (cello, harmonium, etc...) which is quite exciting.

And I've launched a myspace for the Tsinam/"Chasing Ghosts" side-project : www.myspace.com/tsinam
Not sure it will actually be ready for november 1st, but stay tuned.

This week, I'll try to add a record to the Listening Mode section, and possibly a Roland D-50 review.

Monday, August 31, 2009

What's Going On

So, what have we got round these parts?

I - As you're already aware, my 3rd album is out, see this post.
And to get it, go there!


Now, for future projects...

II - "The Hollow Lands" EP
I've already mentioned this, it will be a folk-blues EP, without synths, which means lots of guitars, bass, drums and other acoustic delicacies...
It will most probably be on iTunes, around Christmas, and it's an intimate yet somehow apocalyptic road trip through 1930's America.
The tracklist :
- Days of Constant Sorrow
- Hungry Ghosts
- The Hollow Lands
- Endgame Blues / The Flood Song
- Muddy River


III - "Chasing Ghosts" EP
Not sure about the format to this, but it'll probably be a side-project with a different singer. The style will be indie pop, with more electric guitar than usual.
The tracklist :
- The Farewell Song
- The Great Lost Sorrow Tune (featuring
Lowlifi on lap steel)
- Ghosts of my Enemies
- End of Words

IV - "Broken Sails II" EP
Just a temp title, but it'll be another free EP, in the same lush synthpop vein than "Broken Sails" with a little more rhythm and funkiness.
The tracklist so far :
- Colour of Bone (nice pop song with Miss Roxanne on vocals and some samples from the Twilight Zone)
- Leaving (remake of a song previously released by the now defunct Papergoose Records)
- Mary’s Mellotron Song (same)
- Life on a Sinking Ship (another sea-inspired tripping song)
- The Farewell Song II (big band pop, with Queen-like choir... well, almost!)