Baltimore-based singer-songwriter Miles Gannett will release his debut album,
Meridian, on April 16. JamBase is pleased to premiere the record’s latest single, the nine-minute closing track “Maria Sabina.”
Gannett co-produced
Fred Travers and multi-instrumentalist
Ron Stewart, of veteran Baltimore bluegrass outfit The Seldom Scene, appear across the 12 tracks making up
Meridian.
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Gannett wrote “Maria Sabina” about the true-life story of the Mexican woman who played a significant role in bringing hallucinogenic mushrooms to the mainstream. Regarding the song’s titular character, Gannett stated:
Maria Sabina was a Mazatec “Wise Woman” who lived in Oaxaca, Mexico. The American amateur ethnomycologist R. Gordon Wasson, who had previously gained recognition for his book
Article Contributed by IVPR | Published on Friday, March 5, 2021
Sometimes a song idea lands softly or inconspicuously, and sometimes it strikes a writer like a bolt of lightning, or in
Miles Gannett’s case a string of mid-travel tornadic storms. That’s how Gannett ended up in Meridian, Mississippi, one night on a trip back from visiting his hometown of Lafayette, Louisiana. “When the weather got bad enough, we decided to pull off to the nearest city to find food and wait out the storm, and the closest city happened to be Meridian.” His pit stop turned to discovery, then to inspiration, and finally to song. “Meridian” the first track on Gannett’s debut solo album of the same name paints a waltzing, pedal-steel steeped picture of beauty in disrepair; of a city that was once grand and of the kindness of its current-day residents. Today, Glide Magazine premiered “Meridian,” saying, “Gannett’s warm vocals carry listeners on shimmering waves of pedal stee
ASP8024-HE Gives Delaware Studio Complex Flexibility USA – Introducing Mid South Audio, the pandemic-defying recording studio which opened in September 2020 to great fanfare. A number of A-list musicians were flown in from Nashville to be recorded on the brand new ASP8024-HE Audient console, whilst the facility showcased its stage, sound and lighting abilities.
Owned by Kevin Short and designed from the ground up by Gavin Haverstick of Haverstick Designs, the studio is spread over 3500 square feet, and comprises a spacious live room for large ensembles, three separate ISO rooms, two control rooms and a smaller studio for voice overs and additional mixing.
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