Calidonia County “The Ghosted Years”

15 Dec 2014 — Evelyn Malinowski

Moon Glyph is one of my favorite labels. They have a great name, superb aesthetic, and fantastic roster. Home of 555, M. Sage, and Halasan Bazar, and based in Oakland, Moon Glyph nurtures a psych rock throwback and pro-future ambient electronica cross section. New to the line-up is Brooklyner Ian Ferguson performing as Calidonia County, a project that celebrates calm majesty of grass covered mountains that see plenty of sun. "The Ghosted Years" is about an hour of friendly summer afternoon ambience. Track titles spanning from "Dinner Money" and "Totality" suggest a keen sensitivity to both triviality and simple beauty in the world. "Totality" is a slow and breezy anthem of sorts, and quick to remind me of Manual. "Bioluminescence" is a lovely, shimmering type of dance track, accordingly representative of the pulsating glow of water bound organisms. Closing track "Ghost, Wine and Dusk" is wholesome, repetitious imagery of calmly drinking wine after a recreational saunter, realizing that the smell of the trees is stuck on your clothes.

Order "The Ghosted Years" here.