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Lost Orb Release New Single “Low Ebb’s Lament” with Mos Generator & Vodun Members

Posted in Whathaveyou on September 23rd, 2019 by JJ Koczan

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Yeah, I know these are hairs I split all the time around here, but if you’ve got a 17-minute long track, that’s an EP. I think I might’ve heard an early version of “Low Ebb’s Lament” years ago, but that certainly would’ve been before Chantal Brown of Vodun and Tony Reed of Mos Generator added vocals and drums, respectively, to the song. Multi-instrumentalist Christopher West — who’s amassed a significant pedigree over the last 10 years or so in Trippy WickedLandskap and Stubb, as well as founded two of his own labels in Superhot Records and the more recent Giganto Records — is at the helm of the project, but there’s no question the other involved parties make a mark on the track. As this piece took seven years to come together in its final form, I’m not holding my breath for a 40-minute single-song full-length anytime soon as a follow-up — though it’d certainly be welcome — but I think you can certainly hear here that such a scope would be well within West‘s reach.

The PR wire has info:

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LOST ORB releases new single “Low Ebb’s Lament”

Lost Orb, the project of Christ West is now streaming his 17-minute odyssey entitled Low Ebb’s Lament. The song has been several years in the making and is a departure from the style of the bands he’s usually associated with (Stubb, Trippy Wicked & the Cosmic Children of the Knight, Landskap).

The track draws from a gamut of styles, ranging from Earth-esque graceful doom through stoner rock to folksy strumming. It doesn’t end there – guests come in to broaden the palette, such as the supremely talented Chantal Brown of Vodun, whose beautiful wordless vocalizations soar over the riffs, and Tony Reed (Mos Generator) puts in the right level of showmanship and class to round out the track.

“Working with Chan and Tony was a great experience. I had basic drum patterns written out for the demo but I let Tony do his thing and let’s just say the man delivered. With Chan’s vocal parts I had a few ideas written that I wanted to include but we spent a day getting those and a lot of other ideas down on the spot. I tend to obsess over perfecting ideas during the writing process with many revisions and iterations so it was good to contrast that with a more relaxed approach to the vocals.

I originally wrote Low Ebb’s Lament towards the end of 2012 and it was based on some themes and ideas I had been developing for a long while before then. I didn’t realise what was happening at the time but it was a last burst of creative energy as I embarked on a steady descent into some significant mental health issues. It took me until 2013 to record the music and while I eventually put it on Bandcamp the year after that, I had little energy to promote it.

A lot of personal work, some essential help and a little luck has led me to where I am now. It was hugely important at the time of writing to be able to present the ideas I had been working on in one cohesive movement and I’m grateful to be in a position to give the music a proper release now.”

Written, recorded, mixed and mastered by Chris West
Drums recorded and mixed by Tony Reed at HeavyHead Recording Co.

Artwork by Sagüi (www.instagram.com/saguidotart)
Lost Orb logo by Adam Burke

Lost Orb lineup for “Low Ebb’s Lament”:
Chris West – guitar, bass
Chantal Brown – vocals
Tony Reed – drums

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Lost Orb, Low Ebb’s Lament (2019)

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