Afghanistan from Prague by Brad Hoyt

Afghanistan
Chris Carter: vocals, guitar
Brad Hoyt: keyboards, additional instruments (2019)
Brian Thorsett: tenor vocal (2019)

Music by Brad Hoyt and Chris Carter

Chris Carter and I recorded a double-album of ideas entitled “The Dark Backwards” during a couple recording sessions in 2001. We came up with a ton of stuff, some serious and some absurd. This recording was a spontaneous improvisation with Chris’ vocal and I playing a choir on the Roland XP-30. The original recording had glimpses of distinction while other parts were not presentable. For this new ‘mix’ of the tune, I added a myriad of instruments along with some recorded vocal phrases from tenor Brian Thorsett, and I think the result is very close to the original intention of the music, fully expressing the culture along with the desolation and tragedy associated with Afghanistan.

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