Shortly before midnight on September 9, 2009, mixing was finalized on what must be the most ambitious production coming out of Jollity Farm studios to date. “Hello Dere – Ghosts of the Shamrock” is an epic hour-long sound sculpture that was originally designed as an ambient piece; while listening to the playback on headphones however, I found that it worked that way as well. Then again, maybe the ghosts were taking over!

 

It is fitting that work on this behemoth finished on 09/09/09, because the track “Revolution 9” from The Beatles (aka the “white album”) was one of the earliest inspirations for what would become the Grandaddy Dada projects. Listening to that maelstrom of sound was always a treat for me – I never skipped over it. (I mean, there was only one more song after that, anyway.) So if you like that kind of thing, then this is the kind of thing you’ll like. If not, it is about ten times as long, so be forwarned. The next oddcast will probably be something a bit more conventional.

 

As for the Shamrock Hotel, it looms large in old Houston, Texas legend, as it was the biggest and Texan-est of it’s kind when it opened in 1949. The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

 

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And remember: Om is where the Art is.