Ghostophonia by Silent Strike & Makunouchi Bento
Cinemaude
CNM001
When the Sun Falls Silent, the first pack of ghosts start painting the walls bright red.
Their lips clatter repeatedly, summoning Winds Veiled in Darkness.
Skeleton horses and old rusted carriages slowly carry their families to the Underwater Cemetery.
Heavy chains Break from the Cellars, crawling on their bellies across the scorched grass.
Merry Scythe-Wielding Crones collect mandrake by the new moon's light.
Boats made of pork ribs and lard Slop Wretched after completing their task.
The bride's uncle creaks his bones to the Rhythm of the Noose.
Soldiers with golden buttons for eyes glean their Lost Youth from the TV.
Any Hidden Beholder would transform into a hollow tree when spotted.
Ghosts of the Fallen Hunters feed the ghosts of their prey with table scraps.
If they can hear us now, it will be Our Turn to Hear Them.
The violin player launches into a joyful song, his Fingers Gliding over the diners.
All return to the deafening train Descending to the Center of Earth.
--ͫ̔͂̐̅-̗͙̦̯̙͈̻̐ͫ͋͂͌͌̌--̻̱̦̯̈̃ͭͫ-̪ͥ-̱̗̼͔--ͫͧ̇ͨͯ-͇́-̥-̰̻̰͚̃͗͛̂̌̃ͅͅ-̞-̣͛-͓͕̦͙͒̀̓̂-̼͇ͤ́-̦̪̘̮̝͚̄͌͌̆̑ͪ-̻̟͚͎͙̈ͣ̔́̚-̆̊-͌̿ͤͤͥ̊̚-͓̮̤̥͖--̲̟͙̞͕͙-͓̤͙̫͒͑̈́ͪ-̈́̽ͮ̾̐ͦ-̗̥̼̣͖̳-ͬͨ̎̉--̪̗̙̙̜̮̓͐ͥ͒̐ͦ̋ͅ-̭̘̈́̍-̘ͦ-͑-̳̱̓̿-͚̈́̚ͅ-̤͓̯ͅ--̩͉̠̟̯̘-̟̹͓̥̠͎̘̾͑͐͛̃͐ͮ--͖̙̀͆̚ͅ-̪͕̒ͭ-ͅ----̯͇̟̙ͯ͛̈́͆-͕͔͕̬͔̙ͅ-̥̦͉̓́̇-̾ͦ-̦̼̱̞̘̬̆̆͂ͨͦͬ-̖̻̟̯̮̫̘̎͌ͪ̆ͮ̒̊-͑ͥͭ̓ͦ-̩̯͙ͣͪ̓-͖̯̣̹-̻̠̼͕̻̬̥ͬ̈́͐ͣͬͦ̅--̦̳-̜͉͚̺͇̠̥-̥̗͈̮͚̝-̫̞-͈̭̤͓ͨ͆ͫ͒̋ͅ-͙͖͚̥̻̘̩͛͒ͮͧ͛͒̎-̪̖͕̣̻ͥ̊͊́̀---̩͍̹͌̋̈́--̈́ͨ̏ͭ̽̚̚-͇̳̜̒̔̈́-̬̰̙̠--̰̭͈͖̹͈ͩ̿̽̀͂̐-ͧ-̩͊--̱̙̹͔͑̑ͦ̋-̬̫̳-̬͌--̫̥̦̗͎̦̄͐̀̍̓̇--͖-͍̭̫͕̬̽ͬ̋̒͌-̱̠̼-͖͓̅̅-͎̜̺̊ͦ͐-͙̻͕̼̬̜ͧ͂ͧ͛̓ͤ-̻̮̅ͯ-̑ͪ͆-ͧ͋͒-
A concept album loosely based on the folklore music from the region of Banat, Romania, collected and recorded by Bela Bartók on phonograph cylinders, roughly a century ago.
Retracing Bartók: Ghostophonia live demo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY1Anm0QmQQ
Recorded in Timișoara, 2019.06.01 / an event by Jazz Updates and Timișoara 2021, curated by Lucian Ban and Jazz Updates.
Tracklist
| 1. | Sun Falls Silent | 6:27 |
| 2. | Winds Veiled in Darkness | 3:51 |
| 3. | Underwater Cemetery | 3:52 |
| 4. | Break from the Cellars | 5:36 |
| 5. | Scythe-Wielding Crones | 3:27 |
| 6. | Slop Wretched | 3:08 |
| 7. | Rhythm of the Noose | 5:45 |
| 8. | Lost Youth | 6:01 |
| 9. | Hidden Beholder | 5:13 |
| 10. | Fallen Hunters | 6:08 |
| 11. | Our Turn to Hear Them | 2:28 |
| 12. | Fingers Gliding | 2:13 |
| 13. | Descending to the Center of Earth | 5:22 |
Credits
All tracks written, produced, mixed and mastered by Ioan Titu (Silent Strike), Felix Petrescu and Valentin Toma (Makunouchi Bento)
Cover artwork by Sorina Vazelina
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www.instagram.com/sorinavazelina/
wirestory.blogspot.com
Tracklist image by Dan Basu
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www.instagram.com/basudanmihai/
Follow Silent Strike:
www.silentstrike.ro
www.facebook.com/silentstrikemusic/
silentstrike.bandcamp.com
www.instagram.com/ssilentstrike/
www.youtube.com/user/ststionion
soundcloud.com/silent-strike
Follow Makunouchi Bento:
makunouchibento.org
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makunouchibento.bandcamp.com
www.instagram.com/makunouchibento/
www.youtube.com/user/bentomakunouchi
License
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The Makunouchi Bento, or traditional Japanese lunchbox, is a highly lacquered wooden box divided into quadrants, each of which contains different delicacies. It is also one of the most familiar images of Japan's domestic environment. Reading the box as both an object and a metaphor, Felix Petrescu and Valentin Toma founded this cinematic / experimental / electroacoustic project back in late 2000.