‘Horska’ is the newest release from Gypsophilia which is being released in a variety of formats: a 7″ vinyl single with a dub remix, a 6 song digital EP, and a brand new stop motion animation music video:
They recorded the tracks for ‘Horska’ at Montreal’s Hotel2Tango with noted producer Howard Bilerman (of Arcade Fire fame). The single, composed by guitarist Alec Frith, plays with superimposing a Jewish hora over a ska riddim – hence the title. The 7″ includes a dub reggae-style remix as a b-side. The other tracks on the EP range from the nostalgic-sounding ‘Bir Hakeim’ and ‘Stikm,’ which showcase Matt Myer on (mostly muted) horn, to the at-times frenzied Klezmer-influenced piece ‘Corentin Cariou’ and the melancholy ‘Oh my Oma,’ featuring Gina Burgess’ plaintive violin.
As a partner to the title track, a stop-motion animation was created by Halifax artist Sydney Smith and filmmaker Jason Levangie in the style of their beautiful 2011 video ‘Agricola & Sarah’. This time around Gypsophilia’s music is set to a vignette about a bumbling inventor (a likeness of our bass player Adam Fine) trying to get his mechanical flying machine off the ground.
Gypsophilia are currently on tour through the northeastern US and will be all over Canada this summer. Dates are below:
June 05: Shelburne Falls, MA – Mocha Mayas
June 06: Brooklyn, NY – The Rock Shop
June 07: New York, NY – Drom
June 08: Philadelphia, PA – Yards Brewery
June 09: Milford, PA – Harmony Presents @ Milford Theatre
June 12: Providence, RI – Roots Cultural Center
June 13: Clinton, CT – Hawkhill Studios
June 15: Collinsville, CT – Bridge St Live
June 16: Brownsville, ME – Stone Mountain Arts Center
June 19: Winnipeg, MB – Winnipeg Jazz Festival @ Old Market Square
June 19: Winnipeg, MB – Winnipeg Jazz Festival @ Rachel Browne Theatre
June 21: Saskatoon, SK – Saskatchewan Jazz Festival – Friendship Park Stage
June 22: Edmonton, AB – Edmonton Jazz Festival @ Old Strathcona Centre
June 23: Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Jazz Fest – Robson Stage (Downtown)
June 26: Victoria, BC – Victoria Jazz Festival @ The Upstairs Cabaret
June 28: Medicine Hat, AB – Medicine Hat Jazz Festival @ Esplande Theatre
June 29: Ottawa, ON – Ottawa Jazz Festival – OLG Stage
July 01-05: Halifax, NS – Halifax Jazz Festival @ The Company House