I have a lot of respect for people who make good music. My friend Christian Banks, who goes by the alias Walrus Ghost makes music that is a mix of sampling and live instruments creating a beautiful and ethereal wall of sound that attacks the senses. It’s the kind of music you want to close your eyes to, lay on your back in the grass and get lost in. One might even suggest enhancing the experience with some fungi. I’m not encouraging you to do drugs, but someone might. It also has this cinematic quality. I’d love to see Christian’s approach to scoring cause I’m pretty sure he’d murder it. What makes me appreciate Christian’s music even more is that the guy is one of the nicest dudes ever who’s also got good taste in movies and a knack for creating fake sequels on the fly (See: Snakes and Ladders: The Movie?! or Tombstone II: Wyatt Earp’s Electric Boogaloo). Both of which SHOULD be real movies. I’d even settle for straight to video. Here in no particular order is Christian’s The Perfect Ten.
Listen to Walrus Ghost on KXLU radio today: http://www.live365.com/stations/kxlu1?site=pro
Lava | Walrus Ghost
New track with Justin Hopkins on guitar, Chuck Palmer on drums, Evan Honse on trumpet, TJ Robinson on trombone, and Dave Engelhard on reeds.
Walrus Ghost live @ Coco 66, Brooklyn (6-16-2011)
Walrus Ghost will be performing at Coco 66 next Thursday June 16 as part of Sex Music’s (xmusic.fm) showcase. Come out and support! Pre-purchased tickets are $6 and can be bought here: http://www.songkick.com/concerts/9262106-zaza-at-coco-66
Or it’s $8 at the door.
See you there!
My friends Jake and Tom from Beacon invited me to play a show this Friday for their EP release which is happening at The Gutter in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It will be my first show performing Walrus Ghost material, and I might pull out some Las Flores Project tunes too, if it’s fitting. It should be a good vibe and Beacon puts on a rad live show so come out and support! I’ll be going on at 10PM sharp, $6 at the door…. Maybe afterwards you can show me how good you are at bowling.
