Ghosteen is the seventeenth studio album from Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

infusing the album with a sense of tranquillity and a calm joy that reflects the relative happiness of his existence

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Wamono Groove: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk ‘76 Bush Ghosteen is the seventeenth studioUnlike previous instalments in the 180g label's Wamono series, this isn't a compilation in the strictest sense of the term, but rather a retrospective. It showcases a range of killer jazz funk and rare groove tunes recorded at Nippon Columbia studios in the mid 1970s by arranger Kiyoshi Yamaya, koto legend Toshiko Yonekawa and shakahuchi master Kifu Mitsuhashi. Highlights come thick and fast throughout, from the mellow, slow burn lusciousness of