Pharis & Jason Romero's 'Tell ‘Em You Were Gold' is out on CD/streaming/digital on June 17, 2022 and on 2xLP in early 2023 and is available for pre-order now.

Pharis and Jason Romero are pure craftspeople. A renowned banjo builder, Jason spent years developing his own personal designs, and on Tell ‘Em You Were Gold, his handmade instruments take center stage. Over a half dozen uniquely crafted banjos are played by the duo in the course of the album. There’s conviction and delicacy in this music, which ranges from duets that showcase the pair’s deep psychic and artistic connection to solo banjo meditations and full band romps. Recorded over six days in an old barn in Horsefly, British Columbia, the album displays the multiple Juno Award-winning duo playing music that is honest, direct, and reflective of life’s beauty and knottiness.

Pharis & Jason Romero - Tell ‘Em You Were Gold [sampler]

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Pharis & Jason Romero's 'Tell ‘Em You Were Gold' is out on CD/streaming/digital on June 17, 2022 and on LP in Fall 2022 and is available for pre-order now.

Pharis and Jason Romero are pure craftspeople. A renowned banjo builder, Jason spent years developing his own personal designs, and on Tell ‘Em You Were Gold, his handmade instruments take center stage. Over a half dozen uniquely crafted banjos are played by the duo in the course of the album. There’s conviction and delicacy in this music, which ranges from duets that showcase the pair’s deep psychic and artistic connection to solo banjo meditations and full band romps. Recorded over six days in an old barn in Horsefly, British Columbia, the album displays the multiple Juno Award-winning duo playing music that is honest, direct, and reflective of life’s beauty and knottiness.

Tell ‘Em You Were Gold

Pharis &  Jason Romero - Old Bill’s Tune

Pharis & Jason Romero - Cannot Change It All

Pharis & Jason Romero - Pale Morning

Pharis & Jason Romero - Souvenir

Find My Way Home

Hey Jude

The Sound Of Silence (Simon and Garfunkel Cover)

Coming of Age - Camel

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Jan Garbarek with Terje Rypdal - 'Rabalder'

Gogol Bordello - Bublitschki

Whiskey For The Holy Ghost

Kingdoms Of Rain

Mark Lanegan - Kingdoms Of Rain

Formed in Oslo in 1996 by childhood friends Jon-Arne Vilbo and Thomas Andersen along with Jan-Henrik Ohme (later joined by Mikael Krømer, Lars Erik Asp and Kristian Torp), Gazpacho have honed their unique sound over a string of critically acclaimed albums and numerous tours, including several with long-time supporters Marillion.

Night was originally released in 2007. A musical interpretation of a dream or stream of consciousness, it was the band's first true concept album in that it is one long song split into five parts. This structure attempts to recreate the pattern of a dream where the mind of the dreamer floats in and out of different memories and worlds. The album explores the question of where dreams end and reality begins and the mind as the tool that has to decide what to believe. During the dream the 'character' travels through various memories, both real and imagined, and sees the world from the angles of different people. Jon-Arne describes the album as being, 'about life and the various ways of interpreting existence.'

Night was Gazpacho's fourth studio album and was the album that introduced the band to a much larger audience. Despite the high regard with which the album is held, by fans and the band alike, there has always been a few small issues with aspects of the sound that have bugged the band and other features of the songs which have emerged through playing them live for the last five years. This new Kscope edition of the album has allowed the band to address these issues while still remaining faithful to the original.

For the new edition, which is packaged in a deluxe digi-book and comes with a bonus disc, the band wanted to re-record the drums and once they started this process they found that there were a few other tweaks that could be made. Thomas explains the changes that they made, 'we re-recorded the drums and some of the vocals that were distorted in the original recording session. We also added some of the tracks that were left off the original version to add further depth to the sound. We also remixed and for the first time for Night, mastered it at Cutting Room Studios in Stockholm.'

The second disc features live versions of the opening 3 tracks from <em>Night</em>, recorded at the Gloria Theatre in Cologne during the European tour to support their acclaimed 2012 album, March Of Ghosts. Here is the live version of 'Upside Down' from the bonus disc.

Order your copy here from the Kscope store: www.burningshed.com/store/kscope

For more info on Gazpacho, check out their Kscope page at: www.kscopemusic.com/gazpacho

Gazpacho - Upside Down (from Night reissue bonus disc)

Poor Boy / Lucky Man

Small Change Girl

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Pharis & Jason Romero - Old Bill’s Tune

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