KEEPER OF THE VOID, by Gramps The Vamp

KEEPER OF THE VOID

by Gramps The Vamp

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oarfly A few of the songs reminded me of the ominous Afrobeat thing that Budos Band do, but the cinematic sound was the special sauce that made this album so excellent. The strings on The Gateway are goosebump-inducingly good. Favorite track: The Gateway.

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1.	The Deathship Has A New Captain 04:50	info	buy track
2.	The Creature 04:10	info	buy track
3.	Riders on the Veil of Doom 03:34	info	buy track
4.	Transmission 05:10	info	buy track
5.	The Will of the Council 05:43	info	buy track
6.	Rendezvous 02:56	info	buy track
7.	A Doomed Star 04:22	info	buy track
8.	Voices 05:23	info	buy track
9.	Dark Temple 05:22	info	buy track
10.	The Gateway 04:38	info	buy track

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released October 23, 2020

Maxx McGathey - Keyboards, Theremin, Percussion
Mike Novak - Guitar, Sound Design
Kevin Holt - Bass
Stevenson Valentor - Drum Set, Percussion
Peter Gillette - Trumpet
Nick Bush - Alto Saxophone
Justin Howe - Tenor Saxophone, Flute

Composers:
1. The Deathship Has a New Captain (McGathey, Holt, Howe)
2. The Creature (McGathey)
3. Riders on the Veil of Doom (McGathey, Novak, Gillette, Howe)
4. Transmission (McGathey)
5. The Will of the Council (McGathey) *
6. Rendezvous (McGathey)
7. Doomed Star (McGathey)
8. Voices (Valentor, McGathey, Holt, Gillette, Howe, Novak)
9. Dark Temple (McGathey, Holt, Novak)
10. The Gateway (McGathey) *

*Based on themes from McGathey's live score for Nosferatu, originally commissioned by the Chicago Park District’s Movies in the Park

Strings on B1, B2, B5
Violins: Christine Fliginger, Alex Krueger, Annarita Tanzi
Violas: Kelly Larson, Gina Stonikas

Produced by Maxx McGathey
Recorded and mixed by Mike Novak at Chicago Electric Piano Co.
Mastered by Carl Saff

Illustration by Jose Berrio
Layout by Jacqueline Cantu

Many thanks to our supporters on Indiegogo who made this record possible!

This project is partially supported by an Individual Artist Program Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events, as well as a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency, a state agency through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Gramps The Vamp Chicago, Illinois

Gramps The Vamp is a genre-bending instrumental collective focused on exploring the dark side of groove based music. Mixing funk, world fusion, surf, psych-rock, metal, avant-garde, and more with a retro-cinematic, horror/sci-fi aesthetic, Gramps The Vamp weaves tight grooves, heavy thrashes, and epic themes together into a post-apocalyptic dance party. ... more

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