Still. Life., by Jon Gagan

Still. Life.

by Jon Gagan

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1.	Roswell 03:14	info	buy track
2.	Up, On A Hill 02:49	info	buy track
3.	Solitudinal 02:57	info	buy track
4.	Labyrinth 03:28	info	buy track
5.	More Questions Than Answers 02:54	info	buy track
6.	Gratitudinal 03:22	info	buy track
7.	Realm Of The Ravens 02:51	info	buy track
8.	Still November 03:27	info	buy track
9.	Abiding The Mystery 03:01	info	buy track
10.	Motion Sense 03:10	info	buy track
11.	Pre Dawn 02:44	info	buy track

about

Still. Life. is a collection of sketches that were done on electric bass between 2020 and 2024.

With each piece, I began by simply recording whatever came to me in the moment. I would then overdub another bass part or two and in some cases add Rhodes or percussion, often using the bass as a percussion instrument or source of a sound effect.

During the shutdown in 2020, my daily rhythm became one of waking up at 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning and playing bass in the studio until the sun came up. I kept something of this habit in subsequent years, and Still. Life. was recorded during this time of day.
With the work having been done in the pre dawn hours it didn't surprise me when I noticed a certain calm quality emerge as a theme from piece to piece. Without planning it, I realized I had been able to express the feeling of unhurriedness that was emblematic of the pause in the rush of modern life for me.

Thanks as always for listening and I hope you enjoy the album!
Jon

credits

released April 19, 2024

JG: electric bass, Rhodes, hi bass, percussion

Recorded at The Electric Company, Santa Fe

Compositions by Jon Gagan

Jon plays Lakland basses and uses D'Addario strings

Design by Susan Holmes

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Jon Gagan Santa Fe, New Mexico

Longtime bassist for Ottmar Liebert, Jon has a passion for instrumental music of the sort that lives in the territory outside of genre. Favorite artists are Jeff Beck, Miles Davis, Vince Mendoza, Aretha Franklin, and Gabriel Faure, to name just a few.

discography

Still. Life.

Apr 2024
Dusk Volume 2

Mar 2021
Aurora

Jul 2020
Ellipse

May 2021
ELECTRIC

Jul 2019
Dusk

Sep 2018

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