Mad Planet sounds like "love-lorn aliens high on MDMA crashing
spaceships into the Pacific Ocean" or “Neo-Cosmic Rhythm Electronica” as
one of their fans put it. Their sophomore album Ghost Notes (release
date: August 28, 2012) is a rhythmic and spirited exploration of love and
commitment; an intimate look into Cooper Gillespie and Greg Gordon’s
relationship as bandmates and soon-to-be husband and wife.
What started as colorful musings in vocalist/bassist Cooper Gillespie’s notebook and song sketches on guitarist Tony Crouse and drummer Greg Gordon’s Macbooks was crafted into an album at producer Ethan Allen’s (The 88, Tricky, Gram Rabbit) Royal Triton studio as well as Red Star Recording in Silverlake, CA and the infamous Hicksville Trailer Palace recording studio in Joshua Tree, CA. Allen and Mad Planet worked tirelessly on the album over the course of four months unveiling layers of dark, twinkling synths, delicious grooves, magnificent washes of drums, gigantic bass lines and sexy guitars which Cooper’s sultry vocals float effortlessly above.
Ghost Notes explores the many facets of desire
from ecstatic eroticism (”Inside Outburst”) to questioning monogamy (”Two of
Us”), from post-break-up longing (”Pieces of You”) to the album’s final track,
“Slowly I Turn,” a haunting acoustic guitar-led track where Gillespie ruminates
about love after death:
“Someday I’ll wake up from this dream
And this will all be over and I will regret nothing
And when the time comes to swim for the other shore
Slowly I turn around and wait for you.”
And this will all be over and I will regret nothing
And when the time comes to swim for the other shore
Slowly I turn around and wait for you.”
“…the guitars are turned up to 11, fashioning an arena-ready
sonic haze for Gillespie’s sultry vocals to cut through.” – Buzzbands.la
“Her seductive alto rivals that of Bat For Lashes and floats
gently on top of the simultaneously dark and twinkling synth and bass lines…” – Deli
Magazine
"A very good album, this, with much to recommend it. Comparisons to Blondie aren't far from the mark, there being a similarity in timbre and delivery between Debbie Harry's voice and Cooper Gillespie. Recommended." - Terrascope UK
"A very good album, this, with much to recommend it. Comparisons to Blondie aren't far from the mark, there being a similarity in timbre and delivery between Debbie Harry's voice and Cooper Gillespie. Recommended." - Terrascope UK
Artist: Mad Planet
Album: Ghost Notes
Label: s/r
Release date: August 28, 2012
Track Listing:
01. Pieces Of You
02. Inside Outburst
03. Let It Begin
04. The Unknown
05. Run To The Sea
06. I Want You
07. The Outlaw
08. Two Of Us
09. Slowly I Turn
Album: Ghost Notes
Label: s/r
Release date: August 28, 2012
Track Listing:
01. Pieces Of You
02. Inside Outburst
03. Let It Begin
04. The Unknown
05. Run To The Sea
06. I Want You
07. The Outlaw
08. Two Of Us
09. Slowly I Turn
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