Odetta Hartman Old Rockhounds Never Die LP red colored vinyl record sealed
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Red vinyl version. Exclusive to 100 copies.
Odetta Hartman's second album Old Rockhounds Never Die is a bonanza of beautiful contradictions: intimate yet fiercely internationalist, spiritual and yet tangible, sweet and also sexy. It convenes with the ghosts of the past while marching relentlessly forwards. Drawn from experiences as far-flung as riding a train from San Francisco to Chicago with an old-style, rootin'-tootin' cowboy for company ("Cowboy Song"), to experiencing the intense natural beauty of Icelandic waterfalls ("Dettifoss"), it's a record that taps into the musical traditions of the past while being a collection of songs about living in the moment.
The mix of manipulated 21st century beats and the musical traditions of centuries meet at a crossroads and consummate their curiosity without inhibition. It'll probably not surprise anyone listening to the album then that its a co-production. Odetta writes and performs all the songs while her partner Jack Inslee is in the background bringing the digital dark arts. Experimenting with found sounds and foley, the two have developed a sonic vernacular built around playing around with a-typical instruments.
Hartman explains: "Many of the beats on the album were recorded in the kitchen: the snare sound is actually a running faucet, or if you hear these glockenspiel bells that's actually a set of kitchen bowls. Other percussive elements include scissors, a pepper grinder and keys on the radiator."
Old Rockhounds Cowboy Song You You Widow's Peak Sweet Teeth Auto Honey Smoke Break The Ocean Spit Freedom Misery Dettifoss Carbon Copy (Still Alive)
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