Ghouls

Description

First Word Records is very proud to present "Ghouls", the 6th studio album by Bastien Keb. Through the meditative and introspective journey of its 19 tracks, this album blends psychedelic chamber funk, perverse anti-ballads, cinematic instrumentals, ethio-jazz, and ethereal atmospheres. At once a soundtrack, beat-tape, and memoir, this album offers a dreamlike soundscape, woven from half-forgotten memories and nocturnal crises. Entirely sample-free, this album is full of musical experimentation, marked by Keb's fascination with every piece, combining strings, harps, saxophones, theremins, clarinets, flutes, and trumpets. It evokes the nostalgic, hazy fog of mid-90s skate videos, as well as the music and moods of films like French Connection, Taxi Driver, The Warriors, and La Haine. One hears whispers of sounds from jazz clubs, street sermons, and Turkish restaurants. For this 19-track opus, Keb is widely joined by Malik Ameer Crumpler, a poet, composer, editor, and professor based in Paris, who has contributed to numerous albums while writing for various experimental media.