Andrew Chalk

This is a gem of a recording! A new album, the sister of Ghost of Nakhodka in some ways (Siren Records 2009), but entirely new and different material. 'Ghosts' is all played on a monphonic synthesizer and recorded directly to two track tape. Evoking memories of dreamy postcard memories and snapshots of another time and place. Moving in 13 parts to a final conclusion- 'Map of the World'.
"You  may be thinking, there was an album by Andrew Chalk with this exact  same title. And you would be correct but for one small distinction - the  2009 album was called Ghost Of Nakhodka and this 2015 album is Ghosts  Of Nakhodka. Ah, the difference of plurality! The album is pegged as a  sister to that 2009 album though Chalk has implemented a different set  of tools on this one. Instead of piano and guitar laced with placid  droning effects that was found on the singular Ghost album, here he's  using a monophonic synthesizer occasionally dappled with field  recordings and a few choice effects. It  becomes very clear this a Chalk record through the albums'  impressionist fragments spilled across 13 tracks, each rich with his  languid sense of space and his elegant timing in placing this  free-roaming kosmische blorp here and that swollen ambient blur over  there. Brian Eno's Discreet Music and Apollo would be the closest  references to what Chalk is up to here, though his production methods  are qualitatively rough hewn in the synth manifestation of melancholic  nostalgia with little of the portent that Eno imbues into his work. The  miniatures presented are exquisite jewels coming from a craftsman keen  on showcasing his work to a select few and within an deliberately  intimate setting. It would seem far out of Chalk's character to  broadcast works such as these at the Guggenheim or even the ICA.  Instead, a humble English cottage with a sod roof and a console-sized  cathode ray television as the only means of transmission. Ah, the  wonders of Andrew Chalk never cease. " Aquarius Records

300 copies, regular edition. All albums contain a specially printed insert and postcard set, printed on 350 gramme cream paper stock. DMM cut, pressing on 140gramme vinyl Sleeve design and layout by Andrew Chalk and Jos Moers Inserts printed in offset by Andrew Ostler