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NN1: GHOST LIGHTS

by New North

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Callum G'Froerer & James Rushford 11:55
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Lily Tait & Nick Ashwood 26:45
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Lisa Salvo w Maria Moles, Scott McConnachie, Duré Dara, Joseph Franklin 35:15
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‘Ghost Lights’ is the first release from New North, a new concert series for exploratory music based in Narrm/Melbourne. It documents the amazing performances that comprised the inaugural concert ‘Ghost Lights’ at the Brunswick Mechanics Institute on Thursday 20 May, 2021.

During 2020 many theatres around the world shut their doors but kept a ghost light running – a single light bulb on stage symbolising the inextinguishable hope of the individuals and communities that share a love of the performing arts. Ghost lights are also natural phenomena, eerie patches of bioluminescence and electric charges suspended in the air that evade explanation. For many artists, the pandemic has created so much uncertainty, and our plans and motivations remain clouded by so many uncontrollable variables.

‘Ghost Lights’ represented a moment of hope and celebration amid the ongoing crisis for artists. This album is a lasting document of an event that was made incredibly special by the artistry and dedication of Callum G’Froerer, James Rushford, Lily Tait, Nick Ashwood, Maria Moles, Joseph Franklin, Duré Dara, Scott McConnachie and Lisa Salvo.

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Callum G’Froerer & James Rushford - A new collaboration featuring Callum’s singular double-bell trumpet playing and the eclectic brilliance of James Rushford on organetto and synthesiser. They created a weave of interlocking tones that disperse and coalesce, blend and refract, with tension enhanced by electronics and live panning.

Lily Tait & Nick Ashwood - Lily Tait and Nick Ashwood fused bowed instruments (violin, guitar), small percussion and pitched resonance to create a new work that explores durational exchanges, harmonic space and fine textural shifts. They created a transfixing presence that was subtle, soothing and, above all, incredibly beautiful.

Lisa Salvo, Duré Dara, Maria Moles, Scott McConnachie & Joseph Franklin - A new collaboration between members of alternative pop band On Diamond, improvising bassist Joseph Franklin, and legendary percussionist, social advocate and restaurateur Duré Dara. Lisa's songs are interwoven with improvisation, creating intricate layers, evolving textures and ambient effects that unfold her music in the shifting sands of post-genre performance.

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released July 20, 2021

Track 1 – Callum G’Froerer (double-bell trumpet, electronics), James Rushford (organetto, synthersizer)
Track 2 – Lily Tait (violin, preparations, percussion), Nick Ashwood (guitar, preparations, percussion)
Track 3 – Lisa Salvo (voice and songs), Duré Dara (percussion), Joseph Franklin (semi-hollow bass guitar), Scott McConnachie (guitar and effects), Maria Moles (drums)

Recorded live at Brunswick Mechanics Institute
May 20, 2021

Theo Carbo – recording, mixing and mastering

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New North Melbourne, Australia

New North is Narrm/Melbourne based platform for local musicians who push boundaries in their areas of practice, situated on the unceded land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. Through concerts, commissions and community initiatives, New North aims to support and celebrate innovation from Melbourne’s extraordinary musicians and sound artists, both established and emerging. ... more

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