Ghosted (Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin)
Presented by BIMHUIS, The Rest is Noise & van Horen Zeggen.
On Wednesday, February 14th, 20.30,
at BIMHUIS,
Piet Heinkade 3, Amsterdam.
Ghosted found its genesis in Studio Rymden in Stockholm, in the fall of ‘18. Or was it early ‘19? The project’s three members—Oren Ambarchi, Johan Berthling and Andreas Werliin—can’t accurately recall the exact moment, as “that time doesn’t really matter anymore”. What does matter is that the music of Ghosted still exists with the intention of improvising and sharing. All three members have extraordinary track records on their own. They, *breathe in*—have played in ensembles as Fire! and Wildbirds & Peacedrums, have collaborated with the likes of Charlemagne Palestine, Jim O’Rourke, Mette Rasmussen and Alvin Lucier, and run record labels Black Truffle and Häpna—*breathe out*. So, what remains of that time? That time when Ghosted first let itself be heard. That time when the fall or winter light glistened through windows of Studio Rymden and when Ambarchi stumbled upon the best-sounding Leslie speaker he had ever heard. Minimal avant-garde jazz, “with the terse flow of krautrock jams—closely observed percussive riffs and repetitions that build continuously with subtle shifts as they move forward, with the small details flying expansively in and out across the stereo spectrum” (Drag City). It’s “endlessly repetitive, yet born anew with every bar” (Pitchfork).
Line-up:
Oren Ambarchi - electric guitar & electronics
Johan Berthling - double bass
Andreas Werliin - drums