Purple Nirvana is an EP including Ancient Future’s first ever popular cover songs: “Purple Haze” by Jimi Hendrix and “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana. The later was rediscovered in December of 2023 when Matthew Montfort was preparing his piece “East of the Sun” from the Archive of Future Ancient Recordings for public release. During the recording session for “East of the Sun” on April 1, 2011, the inspiration came to record the cover that became “Spirit of Nirvana.” In honor of that, the EP includes the trio version of “East of the Sun” recorded that same day along with streaming and radio edits of “Spirit of Nirvana.”
East of the Sun (Studio Version with Paul McCandless, Oboe) by Ancient Future (Montfort. 5:10).
This full studio version features Paul McCandless (oboe), an important early musical influence on the founders of Ancient Future. He joins Matthew Montfort (scalloped fretboard guitars, fretless bass), Benjy Wertheimer (tabla), and Mariah Parker (santur).The basic tracks were recorded live as a trio with the intention to release a full ensemble version, and on January 16, 2013, Paul McCandless added his oboe overdub. Matthew Montfort added guitar overdubs on April 25, 2013, and completed the piece with a fretless bass overdub on July 3, 2013. The final mix for public release was finished on February 25, 2025. Sadly, in 2017 Paul McCandless was diagnosed with a health condition that led him to retire from performing on oboe, but he continues to perform on his other wind instruments.
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