The Golems: Haunted By The Now (circa 2008)

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The Golems: Haunted By The Now 44:59

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Zelienople (my band) and the band Odawas used to play a lot of shows together, and I became close with Isaac Edwards, the Odawas keyboard player. He and I used to spend a lot of time recording and playing together, but it usually just turned into drinking and playing albums for each other.

But this time, we were able to commit a session to recording, and this was the result. We never played a show, and this is our only recording. I've always liked it, and I've tried to recreate the guitar sound ever since. We did the whole thing over a weekend, and the only plan we had was that I was going to play an electrical storm with my guitar, and he would play the horizon with a synth.

We found out that there was another band named The Golems, but since we never went public with this project, I'm just going to keep the name for the recording.

Hope you like it.

-Matt

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released July 4, 2017

Isaac Edwards: Keys
Matt Christensen: Guitar

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Matt Christensen Chicago, Illinois

Matt Christensen (b.1972) is a Chicago-based musician who has played in the band Zelienople for over 20 years. His primary instruments are voice and guitar. He has recorded and performed with many artists, and released multiple albums on labels from around the world. ... more

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