ARTiST: DM Stith
ALBUM: Heavy Ghost
BiTRATE: 193kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: Asthmatic Kitty
GENRE: Indie
SiZE: 63.48 megs
PLAYTiME: 0h 43min 46sec total
RiP DATE: 2009-03-25
STORE DATE: 2009-03-10
Track List:
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01. Isaac's Song 1:38
02. Pity Dance 4:21
03. Creeksong 4:09
04. Pigs 4:53
05. Spirit Parade 2:23
06. BMB 2:43
07. Thanksgiving Moon 3:58
08. Fire Of Birds 5:12
09. Morning Glory Cloud 3:55
10. GMS 2:34
11. Braid Of Voices 5:26
12. Wig 2:34
Release Notes:
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David Stith comes from a musical family: his father is a college wind ensemble
director and former church choir director; his grandfather is professor emeritus
in the music department at Cornell University; his mother is a pianist; his
sisters sing opera, play piano, tap dance, play timpani and are excellent soft
ball players. David Stith grew up dreading the family ensemble's appearances in
church, preferring instead to draw mazes on the blank sides of church bulletins
during services. In fifth grade, a harrowing performance of Phantom of the Opera
at a school assembly (accompanied by his mother on piano) nearly turned him off
to music for good. He started a noise band in high school, called Starchild (or
Starchildren, or The Pool --they never did quite decide); but they preferred
painting their guitars over playing them. David wrote a lot of bad poetry during
this time.
In college, David attempted writing a novel and a children's book, illustrating
his work with original woodcut prints. His pursuit of writing and illustration
brought him from Rochester to Brooklyn, where he took up work as a graphic
designer. While in Brooklyn, David befriended Shara Worden (of My Brightest
Diamond), and soon after began facilitating, in small technical ways, the
recording of her album Bring Me The Workhorse. This, in turn, spurred David to
begin writing and recording songs of his own. It was a casual, private affair.
He spent countless days stored away in his bedroom, sketching folk songs with
epic electronic gestures, a rekindling of passions for his first familial love:
music.
David completed his first catalog of songs for an album called Ichabod and
Apple, written and recorded in the first month of his song-writing experiments.
His first full length album is Heavy Ghost, on Asthmatic Kitty Records.
It was no grand injunction that encouraged David to return to music. He writes
songs for the same reasons he enjoys a good conversation: it's just natural. His
songs come out of a knock-about life, pressed by the urge to overcome
insecurities, to probe questions, to revisit dreams and visions.