The Ghost in the Garden, by Mr. Fist

The Ghost in the Garden

by Mr. Fist

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1.	Not the Flowers 02:12		buy track
2.	We Walk Alone 06:24	lyrics	buy track
We walk alone.
3.	Ashes of Romance 02:56		buy track
4.	Love Never Was 06:10	lyrics	buy track
Love never was with a stranger like you Love never was and it never will be too Love never was with a stranger like you You'll never know me and I'll never know you
5.	The Cold Ground 08:16	lyrics	buy track
How do you feel Laying in the cold cold ground How do you feel You never make a sound I could have helped you But I had better things to do How do you feel Laying in the cold cold ground I didn't mean to leave you crying I knew that you were dying How do you feel How do you feel You never make a sound The leaves have covered up the sin The dust blows the sorrow in How do you feel How do you feel Laying in the cold cold ground How do you feel You never make a sound The vines entwine around your spine The memories all fade with time How do you feel How do you feel How do you feel How do you feel How do you feel
6.	Outside Looking In 04:32	lyrics	buy track
It's cold outside Let me in, let me in
7.	Forgotten Enemy 05:36	lyrics	buy track
You won't see me anywhere You won't see me anywhere you go See me anywhere you go You don't see me anywhere you go You don't see me anywhere you go You don't see me anywhere you go You don't see me
8.	Silent Whispers 02:32		buy track
9.	We Lost the Road 12:46	lyrics	buy track
Where have you gone You've been gone so long Long ago we lost the road We left the world behind We travelled so we'd find A place to rest our heavy load We had a gift of time We lived a life of crime No prison could be our abode For all the time we spent This place was heaven sent But now I wander it alone
10.	I Am the Shadow 03:54	lyrics	buy track
I am the shadow I am what follows

about

Who is the ghost in the garden? It could be any number of lost souls. Cast your mind into the past and start pulling in the net. What did you catch? A forgotten enemy? A lost love? A wrong yet to be righted? A neglected friend? An ancestor you never knew? These are the "ghosts" growing in our "garden". They are the weeds entangling our roots. They are the vines entwined around out stalks. Left unattended, they can choke out the growth we desire, replacing it with a wild snarl of unwanted foliage. Therefore, be a thoughtful gardener. Be vigilant in your upkeep. Attend to your garden and watch it grow.

Watch the following videos from this album on YouTube:

The Cold Ground
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUwyJarHa08

We Walk Alone
youtu.be/VMSVexCr9Vk

credits

released December 10, 2010

Recorded at Blood 'n' Tongue, Vancouver, BC, November 04 to 12, 2010.
Conceived and executed by Stephen Ugo Rosin.

For this collection, certain constraints were put in place in order to help focus on the themes being explored. Fundamentally, the pieces for this set needed to have as natural and "organic" a sound as possible. To this end, only "real" acoustic instruments and sound sources were used. Wherever possible, this involved actual, physical instruments and field recordings of natural sound. Where necessary, high quality sampled acoustic instruments have been used. In the later case, great care was taken to ensure as natural a sound as possible. In terms of effects and production, these were limited to EQ, light compression, panning modulation and reverb. All other FX were deemed too artificial. Electronic and mechanical sounds have been avoided as much as possible except for some incidental "leakage" which occurred during some field recordings. These have been retained as they were part of the natural environment being recorded at the time.

The concept of "The Ghost" first appeared on the "Quote" album in 2009.
bloodntongue.bandcamp.com/album/quote
In this first incarnation, The Ghost was interpreted to be a "guest" musician accompanying the rest of the "band". For this album, it was essential to include at least one "spooky" sound element to represent the presence of The Ghost.

From this followed the Haunted Ghosts album.
bloodntongue.bandcamp.com/album/haunted-ghosts
This expanded the roll of The Ghost to the degree that this particular album could be viewed as his "solo" album. The concept there was to create a collection of songs performed by ghosts for ghosts.

For his third appearance, The Ghost is more of a specter lurking in the background than an actual participant. The Ghost in this case is the subject of the compositions rather than the performer.

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Blood 'n' Tongue Vancouver, British Columbia

Mr. Fist likes to make music. Mr. Fist likes to make creepy music, assembling sounds and words that ferment together into a bubbling broth of hallucinogenic mayhem.

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