''Ghost Tropic'' is the fifth regular studio album by
Songs: Ohia. It was recorded by
Mike Mogis
Michael Riley Mogis (born May 16, 1974) is an American producer/engineer and multi-instrumentalist who, along with his brother A.J. Mogis, founded Presto! Recording Studios (previously known as Dead Space Recording and, earlier, Whoopass Record ...
at Dead Space Recording Studio in
Lincoln, Nebraska
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. The album's name refers to two short instrumentals that are surrounded by six vocal tracks of at least five and up to twelve minutes length. The reviews noted the somber and dark mood permeating the album. According to
Pitchfork
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, "Ghost Tropic (...) sounds as though it were recorded live in a haunted hut somewhere in an Ecuadorian rainforest. At night."
AllMusic
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was less sanguine: "Everything moves as slowly as a three-legged dog, and anyone neither patient enough nor attuned to Molina's style of songcraft (imagine
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Furay ...
doing very mellow gypsy folk music) might very well be put to sleep."
Track listing
# "Lightning Risked It All" – 5:39
# "The Body Burned Away" – 5:35
# "No Limits on the Words" – 5:21
# "Ghost Tropic" – 2:36
# "Ocean's Nerves" – 5:03
# "Not Just a Ghost's Heart" – 12:02
# "Ghost Tropic" – 3:09
# "Incantation" – 11:53
Recording information
* Jason Molina
* Shane Aspegren
* Mike Mogis
*
Alasdair Roberts
* Songs by Jason Molina
* Recorded by Mike Mogis
References
External links
Secretly Canadian press release
2000 albums
Jason Molina albums
Secretly Canadian albums
Albums produced by Mike Mogis
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