Photo by Christopher Bruno
Seawind of Battery began as an outlet for Mike Horn’s experimental guitar works. His 2022 album “Clockwatching” struck a nerve with folks keen on hearing ambient guitar explorations delivered with a country drawl. In recent days Mike has added Jarrod Annis on lap steel. Operating as a duo the project feels more substantial. The layered guitar parts acting as backing band now have countering “lead” voices in Jarrod’s lap steel and Mike’s Tele and it makes for a very exciting ride.
I’ve been waiting to see how this material would be reproduced live and I wasn’t disappointed. The set opened with “New Moon”, one of two new compositions we were treated to. The introductory guitar melody reminded me as much of the “ambient country” sounds Mike is often associated with as it did Robert Smith’s use of chorus to enlarge and reinforce his playing. “Some Kind of Symmetry” off his initial Island House release, “clockwatching”, closed the set. Waves of echo, delay and sonic pleasures washing over the crowd.
There’s a lot going on in Seawind of Battery land. As mentioned above Mike is working on new music for an upcoming album and there is a preorder available for the Clockwatching vinyl release. He also has a few shows lined up for the summer including one this Friday (use code: ‘room31nyc’ at checkout for a discount) with Kendraplex and an 8/17 date with the Royal Artic Institute at Fox & Crow in Jersey City that I’d love to see.
I recorded this from my usual spot by the soundboard with the MBHO’s and a board feed from Tubby’s FOH engineer Kyle. Enjoy!
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Seawind of Battery
2023-05-16
Tubby’s Kingston, NY
Source: MBHO440 + SDB > SD MixPre 3 > SD (24/48) > Adobe Audition/Izotope 9 > Audacity FLAC (lvl8) > Mp3Tag
Recorded and produced by Kliked
Thanks to Tubbys FOH engineer Kyle for the patch!
1) New Moon
2) Clockwatching
3) Dreamscaper
4) Some Kind of Symmetry
Seawind of Battery is:
Mike Horn – Electric Guitar
Jarrod Annis – Lap Steel
Support this excellent artist:
https://seawindofbattery.bandcamp.com
6/9 w/ Kendraplex @ Room 31 (Arlo NoMad – New York, NY) – Tix: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/seawind-of-battery-kendraplex-tickets-625352214307?aff=erelexpmlt (use code: ‘room31nyc’ at checkout for a few bucks off)
7/26 w/ Liam Grant @ Mama Tried (Brooklyn, NY)
8/12 w/ More Klementines @ Room 31 (Arlo NoMad – New York, NY)
8/17 w/ The Royal Arctic Institute @ Fox & Crow (Jersey City, NJ)
9/30 w/ Wendy Eisenberg Trio @ Room 31 (Arlo NoMad – New York, NY)
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https://www.tubbyskingston.com/music-calendar
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