Ernest Hood - Back To The WoodlandsWritten and recorded between 1972 and 1982 in Western Oregon, Back to the Woodlands is a previously unreleased, and nearly lost, album made by Ernest Hood during the same era as his near mythical album Neighborhoods. A visionary combination of field recordings, zithers, and synthesizers, Back to the Woodlands offers an unprecedented depth of access to this singular artistic mind. Born into a musical family, Ernest Hood began a promising career as a

Joined in a mighty super-session with Harmony Rockets (Mercury Rev)

"Block Of Ice" pressed on Milky-Clear vinyl

Overdubs & vocals were added at Narcissus Studios in Neasden

Along with Dr

The swing is gentle but pronounced and full of Shorter's singular lyricism as a saxophonist as well as a composer

showing us how our desires are all the same

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

it's a work that ultimately only finds closure in the complete surrender to forces greater than oneself

The first volume in the series came about when David Gedge’s annual festival At The Edge Of The Sea went ‘virtual’ in 2020 and the band recorded semi-acoustic versions of songs to be streamed

his 4th album for Blue Note

the lp was recorded in a railway carriage on the outskirts of ipswich

so we start with a 12”