Deep underneath the North Atlantic ocean, close off the coast of Greenland dwells a feared an mysterious sea beast. Only one man has ever lived to tell the tale of the Kraken ....

The Kraken

PHWG live at Spike Hill 8.24.2013 performing El Panchos Last Journey...

Few know the true story of the elusive El Pancho and his mysterious disappearance. This is just the first part of his last journey ..

Performers:

Pontus H.W. Gunve (Guitar)
Justin Hoffman (Drums)
Brian Sanders (Cello)
Lorenzo Wolff (Bass)

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El Panchos Last Journey

Live from Spike Hill - August 31st, 2012 ...

Pontus HW Gunve - Electric guitar 
Tripp Dudley - Drums & Tabla
Adrian Morgan - Bass

Great Wall of Sound LIVE 2012

A late night lullaby inspired by my son Felix

Blue Moon Blues

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Live audio from Crash Mansion gig (Nov 10, 2010)
Performing are:
Pontus H.W. Gunve (Guitar)
Isabel Castellvi (Cello)
Kumar Das (Tabla)
Joe Renaud (Drums)
Lorenzo Wolff (Bass)

Sitar - Live At Crash Mansion (Nov 2010)

Movement 2 (from PHWG's 2nd CD Movements). CD is available at cdbaby.com/cd/phwg2 - or download at iTunes. For more info go to phwgmusic.com . Video is available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xUUtiNkvNM

MOVEMENT 2

Live audio of PHWG performing Sitar. Pontus H.W. Gunve on guitar * Tripp Dudley on Tabla * Adrian Morgan on Bass

Sitar Jam - Live at Spike Hill

This Sound Design piece is based on audio recordings taken from February -September 2009. While listening through my collection of everyday audio samples, I realized I had been to three different weddings in that time span - and all from different cultures. The first wedding was in Kolkata, India - the second was in Sweden, and the last was a Jewish wedding in Massachusetts. Each place and each ceremony had its own sonic quality - but within that the same anticipation, anxious, nervous and joyous energy can be captured, despite the absence of visual cues. This piece was specifically designed for The Everyday in Art Practice - at the 2010 Arts in Bushwick.

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CrossFade

First single from the upcoming album "The Observer" due out May 7th, 2013. 

This album was recorded between May 30th, 2012 - November 4th, 2012.

Written and Produced by Pontus H.W. Gunve © 2013

Check out the video for Cavalry of Camels : http://youtu.be/xk9zTk3-LR4

Pontus H.W. Gunve: All Guitars, synth programming
Tripp Dudley : Tabla and Darbuka 
Sean Hagerty : Violin
Joe Renaud : Drums
Raymond Sicam III: Cello
Lorenzo Wolff: Bass

Drums recorded at SpaceMan Studios (Greenpoint, NY).
Guitars, Bass, Tabla, Percussion recorded Casa de'la Gunve (my
apartment in Greenpoint).
Cello and Violin recorded at Virtue and Vice (Greenpoint, NY)

Mixed by Anthony "Rocky" Gallo (Virtue and Vice) in December 2012
Mastered by Adrian Morgan (Timeless Mastering) January 2013

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Cavalry of Camels

Number 5 from "The Observer" (released May 7th, 2013)

This track is inspired by the Kolkata Race Course - where betting on horses is the thing to do :-) 

This album was recorded between May 30th, 2012 - November 4th, 2012.

Written and Produced by Pontus H.W. Gunve © 2013

Pontus H.W. Gunve: All Guitars, synth programming
Tripp Dudley : Tabla and Darbuka 
Sean Hagerty : Violin
Joe Renaud : Drums
Raymond Sicam III: Cello
Lorenzo Wolff: Bass

Drums recorded at SpaceMan Studios (Greenpoint, NY).
Guitars, Bass, Tabla, Percussion recorded Casa de'la Gunve (my
apartment in Greenpoint).
Cello and Violin recorded at Virtue and Vice (Greenpoint, NY)

Mixed by Anthony "Rocky" Gallo (Virtue and Vice) in December 2012
Mastered by Adrian Morgan (Timeless Mastering) January 2013

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Number 5

Pontus H.W. Gunve  - Pontus

Pontus H.W. Gunve is a Swedish composer and performer based in New York City. His approach to song-writing and performing is refreshingly simple: music is first and foremost supposed to be a form of expression, a way to portray moods, thoughts, feeling and ideas, regardless of the format. With such a mindset, it simply does not make any sense to get stuck in a box and limit your sonic avenues to a single genre. This is why Pontus and his band set out to refine their own blend of progressive instrumental rock.

Pontus' music echoes the work of an impressionist painter: the lines are never particularly defined, but this allows the greater picture to feel a lot more alive and full of movements: anything can happen when the rules are flexible!  His rock background led to the electric guitars becoming a prominent element of his sound, but Pontus and is always keen on experimenting: this is why he has included Cello and Tabla, being non traditional rock instruments, to provide an ample sonic palette to this recording.

It's all about organic textures, fascinating soundscapes and intricate melodies that introduce the audience to a kaleidoscope of sounds, emotions and ideas.

Pontus

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