Horska by Gypsophilia
'Horska' is a b-sides companion EP to 2011's 'Constellation' album, which Gypsophilia recorded at Montreal's Hotel2Tango with noted indie producer Howard Bilerman.
The title track, composed by the band's resident Jamaican music expert Alec Frith, is a wry and rollicking ride that plays with superimposing a Jewish hora over a ska riddim - hence the title. A Frith-produced dub mix is also included as a b-side
The other tracks on the EP range from the nostalgic-sounding 'Bir Hakeim' and 'Stickm,' which showcase Matt Myer on (mostly muted) horn, to the at-times frenzied Klezmer-influenced piece 'Corentin Cariou' and the melancholy 'Oh my Oma,' featuring Gina Burgess' plaintive violin.
Tracklist
| 1. | Horska | 4:34 |
| 2. | Bir Hakeim | 3:15 |
| 3. | Oh My Oma | 4:30 |
| 4. | Coretin Cariou | 1:48 |
| 5. | Stickm | 2:37 |
| 6. | Horska (Dub Remix) | 5:25 |
Credits
Recorded & Mixed at Hotel2Tango by Howard Bilerman
Mastered by J.Lapointe at Archive in Mineville, NS
Artwork by Sydney Smith
License
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Halifax-based Gypsophilia is a group of seven performers playing original high-energy jazz that is by turns angular, sweet, nostalgic, modern and raucous. In recent years Gypsophilia has become a formidable touring outfit, regularly crisscrossing the continent and playing to sold-out crowds all over Canada & the US. They're well know for their killer live shows and danceable, genre-bending sound.