ABOUT
Amidst a global pandemic, GHT has come together – while apart – to craft their most unconventional and nostalgic record yet. ARCADE borrows soundscapes from classic 80s video games and movie themes, blending them with GHT’s unmistakeable genre-bending style. Both high-energy and unexpected, ARCADE is what happens when jazz meets the magic of childhood.
GHT maintains their offbeat style of doubling – Nathan’s balletic ability to dance across the bass pedals while soloing guitar or Johnny playing all the horns in his arsenal often simultaneously – while layering on a ton of synthesizers and Neil’s dynamic percussive style.
Social distancing forced the band to change the way they typically record, moving from in person live-off-the-floor to separate from basements and laundry rooms in Toronto, Halifax and Germany.
As Johnny sums up, “this is our mid-life crisis album, I can’t afford a motorcycle, but I can make music”.
PERSONNEL
Nathan Hiltz • Guitar/Bass Pedals
Johnny Griffith • Alto & Tenor Saxophones/Synthesizers
Neil MacIntosh • Drums