Newly remastered version of Oren Ambarchi’s long out-of-print classic Hubris originally released on Editions Mego in 2016. Expertly remastered by audio wizard Joe Talia who worked with the original mixes, highlighting the myriad details of the audio with forensic precision, previously unheard up until now.
Hubris continues the exploration of relentless, driving rhythms heard on Ambarchi’s Sagittarian Domain (2012) and Quixotism (2014). Where those records looked to Krautrock and techno for their starting points, the sidelong opening track here begins from the perhaps unlikely inspirations of disco and new wave, drawing particularly from Ambarchi’s love of Wang Chung’s soundtrack to William Friedkin’s…
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It’s only been a year since guitarist Oren Ambarchi, bassist Johan Berthling, and percussionist Andreas Werliin released Ghosted II, their second album as a trio. If the making of that extraordinary record was as intense as the experience of listening to it, then you could have forgiven them for taking a longer break. But, to everyone’s benefit, they’re right back in the saddle with the third installment of Ghosted, and it’s a pleasure to report that it’s every bit as impressive as the other two.
There has, inevitably, been some evolution. Now more than ever they feel less like three distinct musicians and more like that nebulous and magical entity we call a band. The playing is looser and more live (and more alive) than ever before, which might be a result of more time…