Local Ghost, by T_A_M

Local Ghost

by T_A_M

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jonnytoes84 just love the sounds created, okker really resonated with me one of my favourites of the year. great album ending in diamond trails too. kind of reminded me of classical music Favorite track: Okker.

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	1.	Mill 05:01
	2.	ISS64 03:06
	3.	Okker 04:47
	4.	Did You Water the Plants? 01:32
	5.	Grump 04:04
	6.	Local Ghost 01:49
	7.	Freezing Rain 04:35
	8.	Mind Like Milky Eyes 04:56
	9.	Temple of Fiddes 02:26
	10.	Thrummy Cap 02:54
	11.	Languid Spleen 02:52
	12.	Diamond Trails 04:03

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Serene Wood Sound is proud to announce its inaugural release in the shape of ‘Local Ghost’, the second full length album by genre shapeshifter Thomas Emslie A.K.A T_A_M.

Local Ghost sees T_A_M drawing on a wider pool of influence than ever before across it’s 12 tracks. From the degrading ambience of ‘Mill’; Hazy, screwed machine funk of ‘Grump’; lopsided percussive swing of ‘Okker’; hypnotic piano and scattershot drum programming of ‘Mind Like Milky Eyes’ or the swirling electroacoustic dread of ‘Freezing Rain’, this is the sound of Emslie actively trying to pull the components of his past work apart and force them in a variety of uneasy new directions.

Although the music on display here encompasses a variety of tempos and hints at a multitude of musical styles, a constant throughout is a sound palette which threatens to burn up and become engulfed amongst a sea of tape hiss and knackered machinery at any moment. Even as the synths and drum machines become increasingly unstable and smudged, T_A_M’s ever present melodic and rhythmic sensibilities keeps the scene from being lost in the ensuing fog.

Local Ghost releases digitally and on limited edition cassette on 14th of May 2021 on Serene Wood Sound.

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released May 28, 2021

All tracks written, produced and mastered by Thomas Emslie

Artwork by Thomas Emslie

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