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Flight Of The Long Distance Healer

Skyway Man

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Format: CD

Cat No: MB069CD

Release Date:  03 November 2023

Label:  Mama Bird Recording Co. / House Arrest

Packaging Type:  Gate Fold Vinyl

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  197188962234

Genres:  Rock  

Release Date:  22 December 2023

Label:  Mama Bird Recording Co. / House Arrest

Packaging Type:  Custom Packaging

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  197189329548

Genres:  Rock  

  • Description

    On his third voyage as Skyway Man, artist + producer James Wallace is still seeking answers beyond the stars and still coming back with more questions in the form of ten brilliant songs. On its surface, 'Flight of the Long Distance Healer' registers as another concept album replete with aliens and alternative philosophy, but this time around, Wallace coats the glass with a vital layer of self-reflection.

    Like a West Coast Dr. John-but more preoccupied with flying saucers than voodoo dolls-Skyway Man is in the business of opening new aural worlds, cracking open reality just enough to get the message through. 'Flight of the Long Distance Healer' sparkles and blinks, whispers and moans-hugely enjoyable music rendered in imaginative and gleaming style. There are hints of the polyrhythmic cinematic sensibility from Wallace's contributions to the Joe Pera television series, rhythms of the Stax-inspired Spacebomb house band, and ripples of the current East Bay scene outside San Francisco. In a real showcase for the extended Skyway Man family, Wallace has coaxed personal and masterful performances from the likes of Erin Rae, Vetiver's Andy Cabic, pedal steel wizard Spencer Cullum, Kelly McFarling, and more. Cooking up genres in such a way as to keep their nutrients intact; he packs prog, blues, glam rock, acid folk, swamp boogie, and future folk into a beautiful Martian bouillon.

    Description

    On his third voyage as Skyway Man, artist + producer James Wallace is still seeking answers beyond the stars and still coming back with more questions in the form of ten brilliant songs. On its surface, 'Flight of the Long Distance Healer' registers as another concept album replete with aliens and alternative philosophy, but this time around, Wallace coats the glass with a vital layer of self-reflection.

    Like a West Coast Dr. John-but more preoccupied with flying saucers than voodoo dolls-Skyway Man is in the business of opening new aural worlds, cracking open reality just enough to get the message through. 'Flight of the Long Distance Healer' sparkles and blinks, whispers and moans-hugely enjoyable music rendered in imaginative and gleaming style. There are hints of the polyrhythmic cinematic sensibility from Wallace's contributions to the Joe Pera television series, rhythms of the Stax-inspired Spacebomb house band, and ripples of the current East Bay scene outside San Francisco. In a real showcase for the extended Skyway Man family, Wallace has coaxed personal and masterful performances from the likes of Erin Rae, Vetiver's Andy Cabic, pedal steel wizard Spencer Cullum, Kelly McFarling, and more. Cooking up genres in such a way as to keep their nutrients intact; he packs prog, blues, glam rock, acid folk, swamp boogie, and future folk into a beautiful Martian bouillon.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. The Holding On
      • 2. Moonlight Thunder
      • 3. Winds
      • 4. Days on Earth
      • 5. Backwards in Time

      Side 2

      • 1. Dumb Hope
      • 2. Long Distance Healing
      • 3. Another Meeting by the Tree
      • 4. The Mothlight
      • 5. Do Something Good

    Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. The Holding On
      • 2. Moonlight Thunder
      • 3. Winds
      • 4. Days on Earth
      • 5. Backwards in Time
      • 6. Dumb Hope
      • 7. Long Distance Healing
      • 8. Another Meeting by the Tree
      • 9. The Mothlight
      • 10. Do Something Good