‘Ghost Gums‘ is the debut full-length from native Melbourne born singer, guitarist and songwriter Ed Fraser, set for release via This Charming Man Records tomorrow on September 13. Ed is the frontman from Berlin based Noise Rock Band HEADS.
ED comments on the clip, “We shot the video for Tempest with my frequent collaborator, Rosa Mercedes. Our schedule was really tight so we rented a car and headed out to some lakes about an hour East of Berlin late on a moonless night. That day, Rosa had managed to hunt down the only person in Berlin who deals in waterproof body paint – an artist who has worked on music videos for members of Rammstein and other things – and last minute convinced them to sell us their only remaining personal supply for about 50 Euros. We parked in the forest, painted each other completely white and then ran around naked, filming our version of a tempestuous ghost story. A couple of ghosts in a cold lake at midnight with an expensive camera“.
“Now, following the debut of “Swallow”, Fraser has unveiled his video for “Tempest”, which is a beautiful barrage of dark elemental imagery featuring a nymph-like woman in both wood and water, perhaps alluding to the character Ariel from Shakespeare’s play, with artful text overlays augmenting the haunted introspection of the lyrics and melody., altogether capturing the deep sincerity of some of the best Alternative rock circa 1991.” post-punk.com
In the case you missed it watch the video for “Swallow” via Everything Is Noise. or jump over to prettyinnoise.devia.
Native Australian singer, guitarist and songwriter Ed Fraser relocated to Berlin from Australia in 2013, founding the Berlin-based post punk band Heads. with two native Germans in early 2014.
Heads. released two critically acclaimed LPs – S/T (2015) and Collider (2018) – with label releases in Europe, Australia and the USA, extensively touring Europe and North America with bands the likes of Metz (Canada), Protomartyr (USA), Nothing (USA) and many more. Ed has now expanded his musical repertoire with his debut solo EP ‘Ghost Gums’, out via This Charming Man Records in 2019.
Recorded over one week in Berlin with a dynamic band including Spike Rogers on drums and Rosa Mercedes on bass, plus guest musicians including Paul Seidel and Peter Voigtmann of seminal German band The Ocean, on Ghost Gums Ed explores a more personal side. Here Ed’s deep vocal expresses somber and direct lyricism amongst fluid, vibrant and at times more experimental instrumentation and vocal layers. From beginning to end Ghost Gums explores themes of loss and romance, and is an exploration of new and uncharted territory for Ed as a songwriter. With ghostly artwork designed by Australian artist Luke Fraser (Amyl & The Sniffers, John Frusciante), and mixed and mastered in Stockholm by Magnus Lindberg (Cult Of Luna, Heads.), Ed and his band are excited to deliver Ghost Gums to audiences in Europe and beyond.
“Ghost Gums sees Fraser taking a step into the more somber and direct lyricism compared to his work with Heads. While the lyrics are still as palpable as the ones he writes for his main band, there is much more emotion and depth to the ones found on the new single. The song is brooding, with constant highs and lows brought on by the instrumentals and Fraser’s vocal work. The discordant guitar tones set up an uneasy feeling, yet don’t make you feel uncomfortable. “Swallow” really is an amazing introduction to what this album could bring us.” Everything Is Noise
Ghost Gums Is Available via thischarmingmanrecords.de/produkt/ed-fraser-ghost-gums-co-lp/
