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Ghost Against Ghost, the conceptual rock project of producer/composer Christopher Bono, creates epic and progressive music that draws influence from experimental, contemporary, and traditional classical music. The project began in 2008, after the composer envisioned an as-yet unfinished concept album in a dream. After the dream, Bono delved into musical study, spending seven years in near-hermetic isolation as he struggled to develop the technical foundation necessary to fulfill his vision. After years of searching and studying in isolation within the classical and experimental music fields, Bono had developed the melodic and rhythmic structure he needed to create an interwoven and wild sonic tapestry fused by his knowledge of modern studio production, mixing, engineering, and electronics. The result, he told PopMatters, is “a heavy, yet colorful blend of synth driven post-rock” that exists within massive, enveloping soundscapes created with the help of thunderous drummer Thomas Pridgen (The Mars Volta, Trash Talk), atmospheric guitarist Anthony Molina (Mercury Rev), and mixer Gareth Jones (Depeche Mode, Grizzly Bear, Mogwai, Can, Erasure).

While in the midst of completing the yet-unfinished Ghost Against Ghost concept album, Oia, Bono was unexpectedly struck by a psychologically disorienting family tragedy that led him to put that project aside as he processed this new trauma through music. To create still love, he reflected on the confusion and internal conflict that resulted when the life he knew was ripped apart by disturbing revelations. Musically, Bono was inspired to concoct symphonic walls of sound from analog synths and merge them with monolithic beats. According to Bono, the music is “centered around the theme of heartbreak, betrayal, and the struggle for resolution, acceptance and understanding.”

“The band combine elements of Pink Floyd, Anathema, and Vangelis, making for a sound that’s both vintage and modern at the same time.” -PopMatters

RIYL: Mogwai, Explosions in the Sky, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Swans, Trent Reznor, Pink Floyd, Eluvium, Vangelis, Lou Reed

Recommended Tracks: Track 2, “still love,” Track 5, “The River of the Intimate, pt. 2,” Track 6, “Resume,” Track 8, “Unarm”

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