New album coming Aug 29, new single now

[jacobgarchik]

My new album, "Ye Olde 2: At The End Of Time" comes out Aug 29. You can preorder on bandcamp and check out the first track now.




YE OLDE (tracks 1-6, 8, 9)
Jacob Garchik - the Barrel Maker - trombone
Brandon Seabrook - the Trickling Stream - guitar
Mary Halvorson - the Guardian of the Rock - guitar
Jonathan Goldberger- the Mountain of Gold - guitar, baritone guitar
Vinnie Sperrazza - the Merchant of Iron - drums

SIMULACRUS (tracks 7, 8)
Jacob Garchik - the Barrel Maker - trombone
Ava Mendoza - the Mountain of Ice - guitar
Sean Moran - the Great Chieftain - guitar
Miles Okazaki - the Rocky Headlands - guitar
Josh Dion - the God of Wine and Revelry - drums

In the beginning there was the low E, the Big Bottom, the fundamental, from which all other notes bloomed. From there one can only go up. And so Ye Olde did proceed forward, transcending time, traveling through the centuries, stopping in 1578 for lunch, in search of exo microbiology and Dyson Spheres and von Neumann probes. And after 100 billion years, it was Big Crunch time, the contract was due, contractions got closer together, and all matter of the universe converged into a single point of infinite density and heat. One can only go down.

The singularity was born, the Omega Point breached, and a super intelligence arose in this postmordial stew, recreating history as a simulation, everything that ever happened rerun as a program inside the machine. Our heroes were reborn as simulacra, mirror selves, resurrected beings.

Battle Royale, Ye Olde vs Simulacrus, Count meets the Duke, except it’s Vinnie vs Josh. Only Jacob’s song remains the same; his neurons need multiple dimensions to fire.
In the end, because there is always an end (no Big Chill here), who will win? The ever expanding explanatory capabilities of the human mind? Or restructured consciousness, from a universe-scale game of atomic pinball?

Is all we see but a figment of a floating brain in the vast empty cold?

No! We exist and we are the band YE OLDE.

Editor’s note: We cannot vouch for the scientific accuracy of the plot of this album. Scientists disproved the contraction of the universe in 1998. Consult with a chatbot for verification.

All music composed by Jacob Garchik in the year 100,000,002,023 except Caro Ortolano, comp Giorgio Mainerio, 1578 // Copyright 2024 Hogoe Publishing (ASCAP) // Yestereve Records 08

Recorded at the Bunker Studio, Brooklyn, June 2023
Mixed and Mastered by Daniel James Goodwin, Spring 2024
Thanks to David Breskin, Chelsea Hadley and The Shifting Foundation
Artwork + Design by Bodie Chewning

[mgladdish]

Oof, that sounds great. I admit I was a bit worried listening to the guitar shredding and wondering how you'd follow that when it came to your turn

I do the occasional album review for the British Trombone Society's mag - I'll ask if I can do yours.

[harrisonreed]

Sounds like "Yes". The album cover looks like "Homeworld", which Yes also played the ending credits of!

It sounds great!

[ngrinder]

So inspiring, Jacob!!!

[jacobgarchik]

Sounds like "Yes". The album cover looks like "Homeworld", which Yes also played the ending credits of!

It sounds great!

Hah, didn't know that one, but that's definitely the style we are living in! The one I know is "Close To The Edge". Also Mahavishnu, Lenny White, Return to Forever, that whole era of album art.

[tbdana]

Jacob, post again when it comes out. I want to buy one!

[jonathanharker]

This is AWESOME, not even speaking as a giant Yes or Homeworld fan...

[dukesboneman]

Wow!!! This is fantastic. I am definitely picking this up when it comes out.
It`s quite the departure from your 2021 recording "Assembly".
I like the 2 guitars. Mary is such an incredible musician.
It`s in a similar vein to what Steve Wiest and his Band - Phrontrange put out.
Thanks

[jacobgarchik]

I will be at Nublu this Friday, Aug 29

Ye Olde 2 Album Release Spectacle

Nublu

151 Ave C

Tickets

7pm-10pm

Band of heroes, Ye Olde, is

Jacob Garchik - trombone

Mary Halvorson, Brandon Seabrook, Jonathan Goldberger - guitars

Vinnie Sperrazza - drums

We will do battle against evil doppelgangers

Simulacrus

Jacob Garchik - trombone

Miles Okazaki, Sean Moran, Wendy Eisenberg - guitars

Josh Dion - drums

with opener

Todd Caldwell, Chris Parker, Josh Dion

I will have physical CDs for sale. The packaging is a beautiful object designed by Bodie Chewning, sure to last 100 billion years.
Check out these erudite and magnificent interviews I did for Jazz Times and the Spanish language podcast Club de Jazz.

https://jazztimes.com/features/profiles ... d-of-time/

https://shows.acast.com/clubdejazz/epis ... z-28072025

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