USはオークランドの人気アーティストSpace Ghostによる2019年のアルバム！メランコリックでトロピカルなエッセンスが絶妙に心地良い、ダンスフロアのみならず自宅でのリスニングにもオススメな1枚！Larry Heard～Mr.Fingersあたりがお好きな人も要チェック！

Space Ghostのアルバム『Aquarium Nightclub』は、トロピカル・ブギーとメロウ・ハウスが融合した作品だ。このアルバムでは、ヴィンテージシンセサイザーの音色と瞑想的なグルーヴが組み合わさり、80年代のハウスドラム、豊かなシンセサウンド、深みのあるベースメロディが特徴的だ。全13曲から成り、冒険心と抑制のバランスが取れた内容となっている。

Space Ghostは、トラック制作中に自然ドキュメンタリーを視聴し、その音声をサンプリングすることで、魚と共に水中を泳ぐような世界観を想像し、楽曲に命を吹き込んだ。彼はカリフォルニア州の小さな町で育ち、10年前にオークランドに移り住んだ。DJコレクティブ「Late Feelings」を立ち上げ、月例のヴァイナルダンスパーティーを通じて、イタリアのサウンドやBurrell Brothersのアンダーグラウンド・ハウス、Larry Heardのスムーズなパッド、バブルガムポップ、アフリカン・ブギーなど、多彩なスタイルを取り入れている。 

アルバムは「Sea Snake Island」で幕を開け、煌めくキーボード、ドラムマシン、ジャングルの音が美しく絡み合う。「Sim City」では、重厚なベースとミステリアスなシンセメロディが特徴的なクラシックなシカゴ・ハウスを展開。他のトラックでは、スローな80年代ファンクのアンビエントな世界に浸りつつ、常にベイエリアのサウンドに根ざしている。 

『Aquarium Nightclub』は、レコード収集とダンスパーティーの開催から生まれた作品であり、深遠でありながらもグルーヴィーなトロピカルな要素が、終わりなき夏の日々への安全な旅を約束している。アルバムアートワークはSpace Ghost自身が手掛け、限定版のヴァイナルには彼がデザインしたポスターも付属している。 

このアルバムは、トロピカル・ブギーとメロウ・ハウスの魅力を存分に味わえる一枚だ。Space Ghostの独特なサウンドが詰まった『Aquarium Nightclub』で、音楽の旅を楽しんでみてはいかがだろうか。

A1. Sea Snake Island
A2. Temple Dancer
A3. Sim City
A4. Twilight Swim
A5. Lavender Oil
A6. Ocean Odyssey
A7. Night Dive
B1. Emerald Pools
B2. Mirage
B3. Lavender Flower
B4. Strange Sequence
B5. Aquarium Nightclub
B6. Peace Waves

Tropical boogie meets mellow house on Space Ghost’s new album Aquarium Nightclub: An homage to the natural world set against the richly-diverse backdrop of Oakland..


After Space Ghost’s first album Endless Light took to international airwaves and echoed out of cities from London to Los Angeles, his forthcoming release Aquarium Nightclub brings back his signature lo-fi aesthetics with a fresh hit of inspiration from the natural world.

Melding irresistible vintage synths with a meditative groove, Aquarium Nightclub is a journey of sorts. Taking listeners on a tropical tour through 80s house drums, lush synth landscapes, and deep bass melodies, the thirteen-track LP is as adventurous as it is restrained.

“I was watching nature documentaries while I was making the tracks, sampling some of the audio. I was imagining living in that world, diving underwater with fish, or swimming alongside a shark in shallow waters. It brought the tracks to life and pushed them further,” he says.

Growing up in a small town a few hours from California’s East Bay area, Space Ghost (Sudi Wachspress) moved to Oakland ten years ago to study at the California College of the Arts. In a city known for its vibrant cultural fabric and its experimental music scene, Space Ghost represents a new generation of young artists. His DJ collective Late Feelings, launched in 2013, has allowed him to find his own groove amongst monthly all-vinyl dance parties, where he plucks influences from various corners of the world.

“I became obsessed with the feeling I got from today’s Italian sound. Other styles like Burrell Brothers’ underground house or Larry Heard’s smooth pads mixed in with bubblegum pop and African boogie while making the record. Aquarium Nightclub is relatable but still different.”

More complex than last year’s release, Aquarium Nightclub shows off Space Ghost’s artistic hunger and unique sonic signature.

Kicking off with “Sea Snake Island,” a track that is best described as late 80s house melancholia is a beautiful dance of shimmering keys, drum machines, and sounds of the jungle. The single “Sim City” ft. Morgan is a classic Chicago house beast; dark but uplifting with heavy bass undertones, fuzzy drum pulse, and plenty of mysterious synth melodies. Other tracks like “Ocean Odyssey,” “Night Dive” and “Aquarium Nightclub” plunge into an ambient world of slow 80s funk, though always rooted in the Bay Area sound.

“These are not your typical dance tracks,” Space Ghost says. “With the song ‘Aquarium Nightclub,’ I imagined what it would be like inside that club, with everyone dancing to a slow watery song in a mellow peaceful groove.”

A product of record-collecting and dance party hosting, Aquarium Nightclub is a glittering postcard from Atlantis. Profound yet undeniably groovy, its mesmerizing tropical undertones promise a safe journey back to the endless days of summer.

The album artwork is designed by Space Ghost himself and the LP comes as a limited edition version printed on a silver laminated sleeve. The first 100 LP copies further include an album poster designed and risograph printed by Space Ghost.