Work is a Soul & Funk album by Holy Ghost!, originally released in 2019. On Gatefold: 2 pressings tracked.
About
After years on James Murphy’s taste-making DFA, the Brooklyn nu-disco duo Holy Ghost! makes the jump to West End, the iconic, long-dormant New York disco label. It’s the perfect move: Their sleek, synth-streaked boogie is a direct descendant of records from artists like Larry Levan and Loose Joints that made West End famous in the late '70s. There’s a palpable throwback feel to <i>Work</i>’s rubbery arpeggios and flickering guitar accents, but the duo is hardly stuck in the past: “Nicky Buckingham” burnishes analog squiggles that sound unmistakably contemporary, and the production choices throughout—particularly on the effervescent “My Happy House”—feel remarkably fresh. The album is the sound of a pair of disco lovers working through their influences and coming up with something genuinely original.
via Apple Music
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Epton On Broadway (Part I)
- A2Epton On Broadway (Part II)
- A3Anxious
- A4Heaven Knows What
- A5Nicky Buckingham
- A6Do This
Side B
- B1One For Pete
- B2My Happy House
- B3Soon
- B4Heaven Forbid
- B5Slow Burn
- B6Escape From Los Angeles
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Disco
- polished
- euphoric
- club
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeve, insert, and download code.
Produced, Engineered, and Mixed on South 4th Street, Moore St, Manhattan Ave, Greenpoint Ave, and West 13th Street
Additional Production and Engineering on "Epton on Broadway" and "Nicky Buckingham" on Crosby St.
Additional Production on "Escape from Los Angeles" on Greenpoint Ave.
Mastered on Stagg St.
Cover Image: Wheatfield – A C
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Ahmed Abdullahi GallabVOCALS
- Alex EptonCONGAS, SYNTHESIZER SYNTHESIZER
- Alex FrankelELECTRIC PIANO , ELECTRIC PIANO PIANO, SYNTHESIZER , DRUM PROGRAMMING VOCALS
- Chris MaherVOCALS
- Kosuke KaszaCLAVINET, SYNTHESIZER , VOCODER, VOCALS SYNTHESIZER , GUITAR, VOCALS VOCALS
- Monika HeidemannVOCALS
- Nancy WhangVOCALS
- Nicholas MillhiserBASS, GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER , SYNTHESIZER , DRUM PROGRAMMING DRUMS, BASS, GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER , SYNTHESIZER , DRUM MACHINE DRUMS, BASS, GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER , SYNTHESIZER , SYNTHESIZER , DRUM MACHINE
- Rob MooseARRANGED BY VIOLIN, VIOLA, VIOLA
- Ryland BlackintonGUITAR
- Surahn SidhuBASS, VOCALS
- Vaughn OliverSYNTHESIZER
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 2 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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