CONNOTATIONS (Chapter One), by Castillo + Jarboe

CONNOTATIONS (Chapter One)

by Castillo + Jarboe

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morgansommer Love this! It's layers of feelings blended harmoniously. I'd call it moody, gritty, thoughtful, and poetic. I will be using this as painting inspiration this weekend! The Dusty Road Rain brought me to tears.... Favorite track: The Dusty Road Rain.

justin pardy Magnetic and colorful......looking forward to Chapter 2! Favorite track: The Commit (featuring Thor Harris).

leveyns This Album invites you on a Journey.
I don’t know , the mentioned Track is so Sane and Insane at the same Time, making me Smile like the Cheshire Cat and Cry because I can’t comprehend what I just heard. Favorite track: Are We Even Here?.

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1.	The Commit (featuring Thor Harris) 04:28	buy track
2.	The Seen 03:58	buy track
3.	After 04:05	buy track
4.	The Traveler 04:39	buy track
5.	Are We Even Here? 04:04	buy track
6.	Twisted Ending (featuring Jerry Blue) 03:47	buy track
7.	The Dusty Road Rain 04:54	buy track
8.	The Awake (featuring Thor Harris) 05:02	buy track

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This is Chapter 1 of a three chapter series. The next release will be another 8 songs and the final chapter will be 7 songs. We created 23 songs in all. Some songs groove along with beats and some just take your brain somewhere else.

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released November 22, 2023

Jarboe vocalized; words, sounds, and drones on all songs. She also added piano, keyboards, and sonic manipulations on many.

Castillo created the sound beds with: rhythm programming, guitars, twanger, tongue-drum, bowed saw, big drum, bass guitar, magnets, keyboards, bongos, cello, loops, bass melodica, sound manipulations, and vocal sounds.

Thor Harris contributed beauty, groove, and power with; marimba, clarinet, tongue drum, flute, triangle, twanger, spacephone, trumpet, zils, blow organ, terrible viola, Russian toy, and vibraphone.

Jerry Blue contributed texture and chaos with; organ, vox, electric piano, drums, and backward guitar.

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Castillo + Jarboe Olympia, Washington

Jarboe is an exploratory artist known for her ever changing sound and distinctive vocals. In addition to her work in Swans and numerous collaborations, Jarboe is a prolific musician in both recording and performance.

Brian Castillo is a musician, composer and sound engineer. He was in various bands in Seattle through the 1990s. He also helped record and create Jarboe's first 2 post-Swans albums. ... more

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