{"id":14811,"date":"2013-01-23T08:54:35","date_gmt":"2013-01-23T16:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=14811"},"modified":"2013-03-07T21:16:02","modified_gmt":"2013-03-08T05:16:02","slug":"watchdownload-helado-negros-dance-ghost-from-new-album-invisible-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2013-01\/watchdownload-helado-negros-dance-ghost-from-new-album-invisible-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch\/Download Helado Negro’s “Dance Ghost” From New Album “Invisible Life”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There’s something about ghost songs.\u00a0 When done well, they insinuate themselves deeply into our psyche.\u00a0 The Psychedelic Furs’<\/strong> Ghost in You<\/strong><\/em>, Band of Horses’ Is There A Ghost?<\/em><\/strong>, Bob Dylan’s<\/strong> Spirit On the<\/strong> Water<\/strong><\/em>, Radiohead’s<\/strong> Bodysnatchers<\/strong><\/em>, but especially The Specials’<\/strong> Ghost Town<\/strong><\/em>–have all floated inside at times and taken us over.\u00a0 The latest entry in this ghost anthology is Helado Negro’s Dance<\/em> Ghost<\/em> <\/strong>from the impending new album Invisible Life<\/strong><\/em> (on Asthmatic Kitty<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

Helado Negro <\/strong>is Robert Carlos Lange<\/strong>, son of Ecuadoran parents who grew up in South Florida with its associated atmospherics (the Three H’s:\u00a0 heat, humidity, hurricanes; but accompanied by a soundtrack of the musical and cultural coloratura of the surrounding Latin American communities).\u00a0 Robert Lange<\/strong> has previously worked with Juliana Barwick<\/strong> and Bear in Heaven<\/strong>, and on Invisible Life<\/strong> members of Bear in Heaven<\/strong> return the favor along with Devendra Banhart<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Helado Negro<\/strong> has now released the official video for Dance Ghost<\/strong><\/em>, which you can watch\/listen\/download below.\u00a0 About the song, Lange says: \u201cThey are ghosts to maybe most who are usually trying to create the least amount of resistance when trying to survive in the US due to the many instances of inhumane treatment of illegal immigrants in the US. The song may be saturated in ambiguous synth tones, but the reality of living somewhere or being somewhere where others want everything about you but you, is what haunts them.” In the video, while the smoothly-hypnotizing, steel-drummy song plays out, a man-ghost floats invisibly past and through dancers, Jai Alai matches, clubs, bars, record stores, a mansion and other stations of the (Miami) community.\u00a0 In the end, the video leaves us just wanting to engage all the “ghosts” we see<\/strong>.\u00a0 You do the same, and the world will be better for it.\u00a0\u00a0 Let’s just say it’s National Engage a Ghost Day<\/strong>.\u00a0 Go forth.<\/p>\n

You can pre-order the album and learn more HERE<\/strong><\/a>. If you like what you hear, you can listen to and download the song below the video.<\/p>\n