MARK ISHAM - Castalia (1988/FLAC/Scans)

Some Mark Isham in lossless format was requested by my friend ICE. Here you are, my dear!

More jazz-oriented music is featured on this ensemble recording including Isham's muted trumpet over a dense and percussive backdrop from longtime Isham sidemen David Torn, Peter Maunu and Patrick O'Hearn, plus Paul McCandless, Terry Bozzio, and Mick Karn. The sweeping strings and classical guitar on "My Wife with Champagne Shoulders" and the evocative "A Dream of Three Acrobats" are highlights. Scott Bultman

Castalia (1988) is an album by the American trumpeter/synthesist Mark Isham. The title refers to the mythical spring Castalia on Mount Parnassus in Greece. This album features a larger ensemble of musicians than Isham's previous albums. Artists who performed on this album include guitarists David Torn and Peter Maunu, bassist Patrick O'Hearn, drummer Terry Bozzio and vocalist Gayle Moran. O'Hearn, Bozzio and Maunu were all in Isham's early band Group 87. Torn's atmospheric guitar work and O'Hearn's bass playing make a major contribution to the unique style of this album. Most of the pieces are in a long format, often beginning with subtle ambient textures and bursting into more active compositions. The song "In the Warmth of Your Night" is only available on CD. The album's cover artwork features illustrations of the Lissajous apparatus. wikipedia


Mark Adler (Arranger)
Terry Buzzio (Drums)
Bill Douglass (Bass)
Mark Isham (Synthesizer, Trumpet, Keyboards)
Mick Karn (Electric Bass)
Peter Maunu (Electric Guitar)
Paul McCandless (Clarinet, English Horn, Saxophone)
Gayle Moran (Vocals)
Patrick O'Hearn (Electric Bass)
David Torn (Guitar)

1 Grand Parade
2 Tales From The Maiden
3 In The Warmth of Your Night
4 My Wife With Champagne Shoulders
5 Meeting With the Parabolist
6 Dream of Three Acrobats
7 Gracious Core

Recorded in 1988 at Earle-Tones Music and Producers Studios, Hollywood, CA USA