Society is in crisis – and we need guidance. The ‘Phantom Whistler’ is the Australian mystic and gun for hire blazing trails across the untamed Wild West.
He was last seen as one half of The Lone Wranglers, a duo dabbling with psychedelia and deep house rooted in ‘Way of the Cowboy’ (‘one of the most creative albums of the 2020’ – Electronic Groove). This time he rides solo, unleashing a modern spaghetti western that dares to ask questions.
Uone has graced us with a modern rarity: a 15-track full-length concept album, ‘Phantom Whistler’, that pays homage to the Wild West.
Across ‘Phantom Whistler‘ you’ll find a cinematic saga. Mind-expanding house and warm electronic ambience transmit with pacifying effect, and Uone juxtaposes moments of solitude and calm with a spiritual groove to preach a righteous truth. It’s an organic sound, one leathered in the sun and rinsed in the open plain rivers.
Provocative guitars, harmonicas and indiscriminate field recordings are pulled together by the outlaw’s call card: a clear, crystallised frequency; a whistle born during cold nights next to warm campfires. Make no mistake: this right here is an aural tonic, a soundtrack to the greatest medicine ceremony ever assembled. Creative. Absorbing. Totally neoteric.
Mixed by Australian engineering legend Danny Bonnici in Dolby Atmos, a revolutionary spatial audio technology for the most immersive sound experience, the Phantom Whistler LP will unfurl itself over the course of three months: a new chapter every 3 weeks.
Alongside the album a collection of music videos and animations will accompany created by Australia’s leading projection artist Nick Azidis: expect a pastiche filled mood, with atmospheric transformations, nostalgia, and abstract forms. This is more than music, it’s an artistic manifesto brave enough to buck the trend.
As the ‘Phantom Whistler‘ rides his trusty stead into a fantastic future, a captivating message is left behind: Dull the noise and find sanctuary in yourself. To find the treasure within, fuse with your inner beat to synchronise with the universal groove. Travel light my friend, rap yourself in anticipation, and submit to 2023’s most audacious release.
The ambient opener ‘Universal Wisdom‘ dispatches lessons amongst a lattice of synths and sounds. ‘We are spiritual beings having a human experience’, the sage guru relays, opening the circle in a didactic fashion.
A soft, deep house throb welcomes the listener to ‘Project MK Ultra‘: Digestible melodies swirl around a shiny harmonica, a trademark whistle, and a vocal discussing past wrongs done by the powers that be; the massive breakdown a tight allegory for the societal tension looking to break.
‘Strike the Match‘ is seductive, offering sweet leaf etiquette as a big middle finger to stifling authority. With guitars dripping in chorus pedals and a fat 4/4 engine, this one has it all: sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll — Wild West style.
Phantom Whistler Chapter 1 OUT NOW
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