Skyway Man - Flight of the Long Distance Healer '2023

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On his third voyage as Skyway Man, artist + producer James Wallace is still
seeking answers beyond the stars and still coming back with more questions in
the form of ten brilliant songs. On its surface, 'Flight of the Long Distance
Healer' registers as another concept album replete with aliens and alternative
philosophy, but this time around, Wallace coats the glass with a vital layer of
self-reflection. Like a West Coast Dr. John—but more preoccupied with
flying saucers than voodoo dolls—Skyway Man is in the business of opening
new aural worlds, cracking open reality just enough to get the message through.
'Flight of the Long Distance Healer' sparkles and blinks, whispers and
moans—hugely enjoyable music rendered in imaginative and gleaming style.
There are hints of the polyrhythmic cinematic sensibility from Wallace’s
contributions to the Joe Pera television series, rhythms of the Stax-inspired
Spacebomb house band, and ripples of the current East Bay scene outside San
Francisco. In a real showcase for the extended Skyway Man family, Wallace has
coaxed personal and masterful performances from the likes of Erin Rae,
Vetiver’s Andy Cabic, pedal steel wizard Spencer Cullum, Kelly McFarling,
and more. Cooking up genres in such a way as to keep their nutrients intact; he
packs prog, blues, glam rock, acid folk, swamp boogie, and future folk into a
beautiful Martian bouillon.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Skyway Man - The Holding On (2:47)
1.02 - Skyway Man - Moonlight Thunder (4:44)
1.03 - Skyway Man - Winds (4:30)
1.04 - Skyway Man - Days on Earth (3:54)
1.05 - Skyway Man - Backwards in Time (4:07)
1.06 - Skyway Man - Dumb Hope (4:34)
1.07 - Skyway Man - Long Distance Healing (3:59)
1.08 - Skyway Man - Another Meeting by the Tree (3:18)
1.09 - Skyway Man - The Mothlight (3:56)
1.10 - Skyway Man - Do Something Good (5:18)

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