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Extended Play For My Sweet Mary Thyme

Ghostbound

March 26th, 2021

5 tracks

29:54

Extended Play For My Sweet Mary Thyme

And We Are Already At Sea

0:00

4:59

And We Are Already At Sea

Ghostbound

Take me there… To the site of our grand Human failings As we are set adrift On a raft Made of our bones We are setting sail As we are pulled By the Ocean’s tide They will not find us there For we are already gone Guide me there… To the place where life Has no meaning As the wind blows through These sails Made of our hides For they are unaware That we are not to be found They will not find us there For our souls are not our own Oh no… Take me there… To the site of our grand Human failings As we are set adrift On a raft Made of our bones The seas are calm As your hand Is clasped in mine They will not find us there For we are already gone My love We will fly…

4:59

Ada, Age of Eight

Ghostbound

Ada, age of eight Fell asleep in the arms Of an angel Nestled within her wings She dared To soar through the sky Those whom she would Leave behind Dared not look to the ground For she is not there Beneath her headstone She is asleep in the arms… Ada, age of eight Is asleep in the arms Of an angel She longs not For a safer place As she is carried over the haze She looks not to Highgate Warm is she In the arms of angel Flowers will sprout From her Father’s eyes She is asleep in the arms… (solo 1: T. Alvie) (solo 2: A. Head) Do you not see that star Blinking over the horizon? I swear that I could see Her smile Forming within that constellation And I swear that I can Hear her laugh Through the howling of the wind She is not within Highgate She is asleep in my arms…

5:08

Bosun's Lament

Ghostbound

We judge our distance by the light of the moon In prayer that dry land will be in sight soon The crashing waves a grim reminder of our plight As our vessel moves through the frigid night Each of us is shackled to the rotting hull We the condemned few… …are rowing We and our oars are one with the wind To push our way through the howling din The rain beats down upon our brows With every heave our shackled arms will allow Our feathers plucked from our very skulls We, the damned crew… …are crying We are all tied to this foundering ship As salt and spume pass through our lips They pluck our feathers while we sleep To fend off nightmares of the deep We cannot soar like the gull The ship itself… …is moaning We open our mouths to catch the rain Our muscles wracked with aches and pain We cannot look towards the light Our sanity of flock of birds in flight They pluck our feathers in the dead of night We, the wayward souls… …are mourning The captain sneers, “Dry Land, I fear, is far away.” The captain sneers, “Dry land, I fear, is far away.” They pluck our feathers… They pluck our feathers…

6:07

For My Sweet Mary Thyme

Ghostbound

I cast off all of my worldly possessions I throw them all into the sea I let them be a boon for the vast oceans I give it all To my Sweet Mary Thyme

6:32

Seaward

Ghostbound

(instrumental)

7:08

Our second record, which is more of a mini-LP, as evidenced by the title. I wanted to make a "suite" of songs that were left over from the 15-years-old bedrock that made up All is Phantom that I felt were either too samey or did not quite fit the overall atmosphere of that record, all tied together vis a vis the general theme of the ocean. I am a fan of oceanic and maritime imagery, and a number of the records that influenced the very sound of this band (The Waterboys - This is the Sea, Ocean Machine - Biomech, The Gun Club - Mother Juno, to name just three) would explore these themes. I view "Extended Play" as a less of a second record and more of an "Expansion Pack" to All is Phantom. It is less routed in my own earthly experiences and more conceptual in nature, but all of the songs take place in the same "universe" vis a vis similar "musical worldbuilding", as it were. This was also the first time in which I loosened the proverbial reins on the arrangements and general "window dressing" of the songs, as everyone involved contributed, this time. - Alec

Credits

All Songs written by Alec A. Head and arranged by Ghostbound
Lyrics by Alec A. Head

Personnel:

Alec A. Head: Voices, Guitars, Orchestrations and Atmospherics
Talha Alvie: Guitars, Synthesizers, Orchestrations, Samples, and Atmospherics
Noah Shaul: Bass, Orchestrations and Atmospherics
David E. Richman: Drums

Produced by Ghostbound and Nolan Voss
Drums recorded at ACME Studios by Rich Bennett in late 2019
Guitars, Bass, Voices, and Atmospherics recorded by Nolan Voss at Spectral Sounds in Brooklyn, New York
Additional Orchestrations and Sounds captured by Talha Alvie via Ghostbound’s Roving Interdimensional HQ
Mixed and Mastered by Nolan Voss

Artwork by Agam Neiman
Layout by David E. Richman
Inside Photo “Full Moon in Leo” by David Michael Hochwalt

Ghostbound would like to thank the following individuals:

Carolyn Zentgraf Head, Madeleine Head, Danny Katz, Hans Cools, Drew Hays, Andrew Nielsen/MC Lars, Alexander Rogers, Molly Phillips, Pat Mellinger, David Lanson, Jimmy Duke, Jason Sherman/Torrential Downpour, Don Anderson/Sculptured, Jason Walton, Gunar Olsen, Toby Driver, Jordan/Husbandry, Dean Rispler, dsb/Kosmodemonic, Jon Rosenthal, Eden Kupermintz, Matt Bacon, Keith Chachkes, Owen Rundquist/Anicon, Rennie/Starkweather, Johan Nilsson/Höstblod, George Pasles/Overlord, Ryan and Sarah Griffen Lotz, Jim Reed at World Tree Audio, Lev YS, Ron Ben Tovim, Rick Bruccoleri, That Drummer Guy, From Corners Unknown, Rock Hard Germany, This is Rock, Asty Agraz, Heavy Blog is Heavy, No Clean Singing, Dom Lawson, Young Theo Botaniste, Rich Chaffins/Agape Guitars, Andreas Schiffman/Prophecy Productions, The Alvie Family, The Shaul Family, The Richman Family, and anyone we may have forgotten.

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Press

Noob Heavy

05/15/2021

A collection of maritime scenes works as a whole to transport the listener out to the ocean’s waves. The record serves as a set of vignettes; there’s a song that uses the ocean as a metaphor for love and loss, the impassioned tune of a seaman whose daughter has died , the refrain of a group of exhausted sailors, and a symbolic offering of oneself to the sea. The closing track is a pure, easy instrumental of over seven minutes that adds a meditative coda to the experience.

Maximum Volume Music

04/03/2021

Ghostbound and `For My Sweet Mary Thyme` needs a few listens but then it starts to almost overwhelm you. I felt musically it was quite hypnotic. experimental, kind of alternative art rock with progressive elements. Lyrically it was contemplative pensive and maybe hinted at some religious or spiritual connotations or implications. It certainly had my brain`s grey matter cracking up. A marvellously thought provoking offering. Mary Thyme must be one hell of a sweet lady.

Metal Temple

04/25/2021

"Consisting of mastermind Alec A. Head who performs on the mellifluous vocals that yells with throaty pipes of high-pitched euphony, he also implements an enriching flavour of jumpy experimentation in hybrid grinds on rocky transparency. The orchestrations meticulously excel at an ambient finesse as a desolate resonance marvels with organic substance while sublime vibes revolve through the punchy surroundings of soulful richness."

From Corners Unknown

09/27/2021

Ghostbound unfurls a seafaring sojourn peppered with post-punk atmosphere, buoyant crooning, and elegiac musings.

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