{"id":3495,"date":"2023-03-17T15:55:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T14:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glitterhouse.com\/project\/where-the-spirit-rests\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T22:24:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T20:24:44","slug":"where-the-spirit-rests","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/glitterhouse.com\/en\/project\/where-the-spirit-rests\/","title":{"rendered":"Where The Spirit Rests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:120px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">INFO<\/h2>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p>ARTIST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glitterhouse.com\/en\/chris-eckman-2\/\">Chris Eckman<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p>RELEASE DATE<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">04.06.2021<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p>CATALOGUE NO.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GRCD\/LP\/Digital 1032<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 120px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TRACKLIST<\/h2>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 20px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n<p>Early Snow<br\/>This Curving Track<br\/>Cabin Fever<br\/>Drinking in America<br\/>Northern Lights<br\/>Where the Spirit Rests<br\/>CTFD<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 120px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WATCH &amp; LISTEN<\/h2>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fd526d70 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 20px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chris Eckman - Where the Spirit Rests (official video)\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jgBRVmc9kFM?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 20px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Where The Spirit Rests\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/054mersL2bIQL67Z3OvHAw?si=PjeOmcbnRhKWs3GigDACgw&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 120px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shop<\/h2>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-765c4724 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/ChrisEckman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy Here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 120px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Story<\/h2>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 20px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Where The Spirit Rests<\/strong> is the fifth solo album by the US singer-songwriter, who may be known to many from the Walkabouts, Dirtmusic or Distance, Light &amp; Sky. Here <strong>Eckman<\/strong> dives deep into the mood of this extraordinary time. He sings of loss, disorientation, redemption and the search for a home. <strong>Where The Spirit Rests<\/strong> was recorded with only a small ensemble. Direct and without many effects. It was co-produced by British composer <strong>Alastair McNeill<\/strong> (Ro\u00eds\u00edn Murphy, Yila). Guest musicians on Where The Spirit Rests are <strong>Chuck Johnson<\/strong> (pedal steel), <strong>Catherine Graindorge<\/strong> (violin) and Dream Syndicate \/ Green on Red keyboardist <strong>Chris Cacavas<\/strong>.     <br\/><br\/><em>&#8220;Chris Eckman is one of the most underrated US songwriters. An artist who can turn a short story into pictorial lyrics,&#8221;<\/em> the <strong>All Music Guide<\/strong> once wrote about the musician, who now lives in Slovenia. The album is Eckman&#8217;s most personal work to date. <br\/><em>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t play guitar very much in the last few years&#8221;<\/em>, even before the pandemic <strong>Eckman<\/strong> had to face drastic changes in his life. Finding his way back to his instrument gave him support and hope: <em>&#8220;From here, the first new songs were written. My new album started to grow.&#8221;<\/em> Songwriting offered him a new perspective. A kind of lifeline. A way to get his thoughts and emotions off his chest. <em>&#8220;There was no deadline. In the beginning I didn&#8217;t even have the idea that these songs could become a whole album&#8221;<\/em> says Chris.    <em> &#8220;I wrote 20 songs in total, only seven of which made it onto the album in the end.&#8221;<br\/><\/em><\/p>\n\n<p>These seven songs form a unit of seven short stories: <em>&#8220;An inner dialogue between a person and his outer world&#8221;<\/em>, says Eckman. <em>&#8220;A narrow-minded voice like in the monologues of the Irish writer Samuel Beckett&#8221;.<\/em> The narrator&#8217;s perspective, however, always rooted in the real world. &#8220;I wanted to keep it as authentic as possible, with dirt under the fingernails&#8221;.  <br\/>The sound of <strong>Where the Spirit Rests<\/strong> is intimate and close. Eckman&#8217;s dusty voice and hypnotic guitar playing virtually draw the listener in. <br\/><br\/>When the basic tracks were finalised, <strong>Eckman<\/strong> invited various artists to add their own ideas to the songs in order to give them even more atmosphere. A calculated risk. <em> &#8220;I got all the songs back within 4 or 5 days and didn&#8217;t have to change a note. They just complemented the tracks perfectly.&#8221;<\/em><br\/><strong>Alastair McNeill<\/strong> laid down an unsettling synth drone under the song <strong>Early Snow<\/strong> and ambient country pioneer <strong>Chuck Johnson<\/strong> enchanted <strong>This Curving Track<\/strong> with pedal steel guitar. Eckman&#8217;s old friend from Seattle, <strong>John Hyde<\/strong>, contributed steel guitar sounds to <strong>Drinking in America<\/strong>, Eckman&#8217;s personal reckoning with the USA. Violinist <strong>Catherine Graindorge<\/strong> orchestrated <strong>Cabin Fever<\/strong> and the album&#8217;s title song. She brought in different, unpredictable timbres as in her work with <strong>John Parish<\/strong> and <strong>Nick Cave \/ Warren Ellis<\/strong>. Keyboardist <strong>Chris Cacavas<\/strong>, on the other hand, is responsible for the subtle gospel elements and Eckman&#8217;s long-term companions <strong>Bla\u017e Celarec<\/strong> and <strong>\u017diga Golob<\/strong> for drums and bass.    <br\/><strong><br\/>Where The Spirit Rests<\/strong> consists of patient and long songs. Like a grainy Super 8 film. One scene builds on the previous one. <em>&#8220;I&#8217;m interested in how a story is told and from which perspective. The elusive details&#8221;<\/em> says Eckman, <em>&#8220;that makes it harder for me to control everything. I have to leave enough space for the music.&#8221;<\/em>  <\/p>\n\n<p>Step by step and cautiously we approach a place where the spririt can rest.<strong>Where The Spirit Rests<\/strong> was released on <strong>Glitterhouse Records<\/strong> in 2021.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INFO ARTIST Chris Eckman RELEASE DATE 04.06.2021 CATALOGUE NO. 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