Album

Ghost Tropic

Songs: Ohia

2000 · Rock

10 collectors on Gatefold own this

Ghost Tropic by Songs: Ohia

Ghost Tropic is an Alt/Indie album by Songs: Ohia, originally released in 2000. On Gatefold: 17 pressings tracked, owned by 10 collectors.

About

<i>Ghost Tropic</i> is an album that will either leave you completely transfixed or very bored and confused. The music is intense. The hypnotic build of “The Body Burned Away” is a marvel, a pressure cooker of controlled tension as singer Jason Molina repeats the title with little variation, allowing the percussion and the firm guitar chords to deliver the fatal blow. The entire album is one long slow progression into the sea of futility. For some, this minimalist approach will lack variety but for fans of Neil Young’s <i>On the Beach</i> or the quietest moments of Bonnie “Prince” Billy or the ambient soundscapes of latter day Talk Talk, Jason Molina and his forever altering cast of backing musicians perform music that rewards the somber and the patient. The music is audacious without ever being “difficult” or aggressive. It lingers in the air like a thick, ominous fog. Sometimes it ticks like a timebomb (“The Ocean’s Nerves”). A career highlight.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Lightning Risked It All5:39
  2. 2The Body Burned Away5:35
  3. 3No Limit On the Words5:21
  4. 4Ghost Tropic I2:36
  5. 5The Ocean’s Nerves5:03
  6. 6Not Just a Ghost's Heart12:02
  7. 7Ghost Tropic II3:09
  8. 8Incantation11:53

Sound DNA

  • Alt/Indie
  • Indie Rock
  • sparse
  • eerie
  • pastoral

Credits

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Performers

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10 collectors on Gatefold own this · 17 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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