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Holigost

by Christopher Cordoba

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Holigost 01:26
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The Bastard 02:40
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Grace Dieu 02:26
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Heroines 05:27
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Dyver 01:05
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Agincourt 01:35
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Reconquista 01:41
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How do you make an album of all solo acoustic instrumentals when you can't play acoustic guitar that well? Practice, record, practice, record, imagine yourself playing the music at the launch of a 15th century ship that gets lost only to be discovered in the 21st century. You know, all the usual stuff. Someone once said that the guitar is like having an orchestra in your hand, I think it was me. If that is true then this is my tribute to Satie, Stravinsky and Purcell.

After the critical success of "Us Poor Humans" and the BBC Radio 3 Late Junction favourite "The Static And The Swerve", Christopher Cordoba changes tack again with "Holigost" his 4th solo instrumental album and the first that features purely solo primitive acoustic recordings.
The only anomaly on the album is "Holigost Lost" which was played on vintage pump organ in a cottage in Aberystwyth.

The tracks are gathered from recordings from the last 4 years and have been recorded in several different situations, some of them even direct to iphone.
David Watson, who has previously worked with Bert Jansch, recorded some of the tracks in his studio in London. He also co-produced and played percussion on the album's centrepiece, 'Heroines".

Many of the tracks use alternate tunings played on battered old guitars. Influences include John Fahey, Glenn Jones, Michael Hedges and the aforementioned Jansch. Some of the tracks evoke Erik Satie, only played on acoustic guitar.
On occasion Cordoba plays so quietly that you can hear his every breath.
The central theme of the album explores the mystery surrounding The Holigost, the Henry V ship that was thought lost until it was recently discovered in the River Solent in Hampshire, UK, near to where Cordoba originates from.

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released January 26, 2017

David Watson: Production and Percussion on Track 5, Recording Tracks 1,3,4,5 and 13

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Christopher Cordoba London, UK

Christopher Cordoba has a gimlet eye and a magpie ear for bits and pieces of sound which fit wonderfully well together to create something unexpected. He brings an organic and, yes, human feel to the electronic elements of this album and a cool mechanical vibe when thinks teeter on the edge of emotion. A neat trick.

Check it out and let your intellect be overwhelmed

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