A most intriguing collaboration. I hear elements of both of your distinct sounds confronting each other to find a third way.

Amazing mix of sounds! Such an incredible atmospheric piece!
Congrats on a wonderful collab🙏🏻

feeling the turbulence of swirling underwater currents

psychedelic swirl, some trademark calebass sounds but definitely through a less familiar lens. Will have to check you out.

Wonderfully fascinating mix of instrumentation and shifting sonic textures.

(Peterson | Sharbaugh)
Calebass (Mikael Peterson) [ https://soundcloud.com/calebass ]: acoustic guitar, percussion and drums, and melodica
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: 'steely' guitar, drums and drum machine programming, synthesizer and sequencer programming, and 'found sounds'
Recorded by Mikael Peterson [Calebass] [ https://soundcloud.com/calebass ] and Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ].
Mixed, Produced, and Engineered by Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ].
Words and Lyrics by Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ].
Composed and Recorded ca. December 7th, 2021 to January 3rd, 2022.
sm13 [32AIF] [raw].

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"Bittermouth II" has a 'sister' recording, which preceded it, "Bittermouth I" [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh/bittermouth-disquiet0520-on-the-clock-sm7 ].

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"I, for years, had wanted to collaborate with this fine, unique artist, Calebass; this is the fruit of that labour.

Thank You, Mikael!

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~ Michael

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Bittermouth II (feat. Calebass)

Bittermouth II

"Bittermouth II" - Michael Ash Sharbaugh + Calebass

POP | SPACEROCK | AMBIENT | EXPERIMENTAL

the PERSON, the SOUND : Michael Ash Sharbaugh is a composer of music and poetry, a lead vocalist and synthesist who hails from Philadelphia, PA. Since 1985, Michael has released hundreds of recordings, but known primarily for his atmospheric pop ("Give Yourself Completely"), jarring spacerock ("Dying in the Killing Jar"), and ambient-experimental works ("Infrastructure," "point65c," "Three Aimless Clouds").

Michael's sound is a synergy of 'darkwave-y' electronica and 'trip-hop-y' psychedelia: bass-laden rhythms form the gravity for his own breathy vocals and his soundscapes of dizzying synths and 'found sounds.' His ambient and experimental musics are soothing, and somewhat 'alien' to the ear: they float and shimmer, meander, and -- more often than not -- haunt.

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the INFLUENCES : Duran Duran, The Weeknd, Blondie, Depeche Mode, Billy Idol + Steve Stevens, Stone Temple Pilots, Dead Can Dance, Siouxsie & The Banshees, This Mortal Coil, Air, Naked Eyes, Tears for Fears, Alice in Chains, John Barry, Leslie Bricusse, The Chameleons [UK], Brian Eno, The Cocteau Twins, ABBA, The Bee Gees, Claude Debussy, Frederick Chopin, Guillaume de Machaut, Early Music, Renaissance music, Baroque music, and Joe Meek.

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