Ginkgo by Ryan J Raffa

Ryan J Raffa’s latest release is an engrossing listen that questions the things we understand, the forms of unspoken communication we take for granted, and amplifies the sense of personal, cultural or geographical dislocation we sometimes feel; to quote the artist himself, “Our quest of sense-making can deliver us far from truth.”

Created in parallel with a short story about “living under an occupation” - which occupation I am unsure- details are scant, but I hope to read this story one day - adds to the narrative flow throughout, carrying an album full of plaintive melodies in forward motion that is well-crafted, full of smart harmonic moves and essentially human and demands one-pointed listening.

Tracklist

1.	Memory Field	4:06

2.	Those Colors I Remember	2:32

3.	When Planets Align	4:02

4.	Patient 2	0:56

5.	Occupations, Leaving	3:06

6.	Transit (Voices)	0:55

7.	In Self Defense	3:46

8.	A Leaf in the River	4:56

9.	Drone Queen	1:57

10.	For Those Who Wait (Twelfth Version)	1:35

11.	The Distance We Must Travel	12:06

12.	Memory Field [What Might Happen Remix] (Bonus Track)	8:11

13.	Susceptible to the Divine (Bonus Track)	2:59

14.	When Things Become Real (Bonus Track)	3:10

15.	Tonic (Bonus Track)	4:12

Credits

released February 28, 2020

All music by Ryan J Raffa
Mastered by Nathan Moody

Photos: Joshua Stefane
Layout: S. Grey

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