Warm Ghost - Claws Overhead

Paul Duncan currently resides in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and
hails from East Texas. He is a self-taught singer, songwriter, composer,
multi-instrumentalist and synth player with a style that is both intricate
and bold. Early on he embraced his Southern roots and the rebel
songwriting of the late 60's and 70's from Townes Van Zandt to Bill Fay,
and extended into avant-garde territory in uenced by the work of
Charlemagne Palestine, Morton Feldman and Arnold Dreyblatt while
studying sound design and lm at Savannah College of Art and Design.
e wide variety of in uences set the music solidly inmotion, seeing Paul
draw from a unique mix of traditional and non-traditional instruments;
guitar, pedal steel, drums, cello, violin, piano, synthesizers and the
occasional home-made electronics for good measure. Results included his
rst three solo e orts on the Hometapes label; To An Ambient Hollywood
(2003), Be Careful What You Call Home (2005) and Above the Trees
(2007), gaining immediate attention and drawing comparisons to Red
Red Meat, Bark Psychosis, Jim O'Rourke and Talk Talk.

Paul is currently recording and performing under the moniker
Warm Ghost. It nds him taking a step beyond traditional instrumenta-
tion and one toward that of electronics, synthesizers, drum machines and
processed eld recordings. While the sound palette has changed, it has
certainly not shallowed, his sound has evolved into a shimmering sonic
world with elements of 80's new wave and synth pop from Solid Space
to OMD to Depeche Mode, late 70's disco, synth programming sharing
ground with Autechre and AFX, and experimental textures reminiscent
of Fennesz.
e payo is beautifully executed, lush pop songs that beg for
repeat listening. Paul has also collaborated with numerous other artists
including Oren Ambarchi (SunnO))), Type Records), Joe Stickney (Bear
in Heaven), Chris Bear (Grizzly Bear), RobertoLange (Helado Negro),
Fred Lonberg-Holm ( Jim O'Rourke, Boxhead Ensemble), David Daniell
(Rhys Chatham’s Essentialist, San Agustin) and Doug McCombs
(Tortoise, Brokeback) among others.

Track Listing:
A1. Claws Overhead*
A2. Resignation Rights**
B1. Open the Wormhole In Your Heart
B2. So Sick Of  The Sun*

Digital version includes six remixed songs from Paul’s
previous album “Above the Trees.” Remixers include
David Daniell, Ekkehard Ehlers, Phonophani, Oren
Ambarchi, Ateleia and Fred Lonberg-Holm.
All songs written, recorded and mixed by Paul Duncan
*Additional mixing by Brendon Anderegg (Mountains)
**Additional vocals by James Elliott (School of Seven
Bells; Bear in Heaven)

“…it's difficult not to be hooked on its blend
of pastoral beauty and electronic abstraction.”
-Pitchfork
Review of Be Careful What You Call Home, 2005
“ The overall effect is a kaleidoscope of colors
that blurs the song around its edges but does
nothing to dilute the inexorable loveliness of
its tune.”
-Popmatters
Review of Above the Trees, 2007

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