Wasteland

On his new album Wasteland, Jim Ghedi has created something huge. Intense, brooding, bold, at times apocalyptic, and remarkably vast. A profoundly bold sonic statement that is some of the most rich, far-reaching and ambitious work that Ghedi has created to date - pushing the boundaries of what folk music can be in 2025.

Wasteland is a record that is unafraid to plunge into the darkness of the modern world and embrace the weirder, edgier and more unnerving moments that come from doing so. It is an album that captures all the enormity of life from the micro to the macro, zooming in on the personal as well reflecting on broader societal issues.  

“Wasteland is about the idea of a place once known or familiar that is now broken down and unrecognisable,” says Ghedi. “It’s about exploring the process of watching someone’s surroundings and environment collapse.” And within that you have a lot going on. “It also explores death, personal loss, grief, mental health and how the natural world provides solace and meaning for that loss and how these worlds blur into one another.”

What Ghedi has done in creating his masterpiece is construct a remarkable space where deeply intimate and personal feelings coexist with reflections on environment, place and society, while also interweaving historical context via traditional songs. Wasteland is as much of a world to explore and exist in as much as it is an album, with Ghedi carving out his distinctly unique sonic language and voice to explore that singular environment.

Dinked 323

• ‘Wasteland’ heavy weighted debris constructed vinyl *
  
• ‘What Will Become Of England?’ art print – hand numbered & signed by Jim Ghedi *
  
• Gatefold sleeve / inner pic sleeve
  
• Limited pressing of 400 *

*EXCLUSIVE to Dinked Edition

Message from Basin Rock on Jim Ghedi's 'Wasteland' Dinked edition:

First of all, thank you for your support and purchase of Jim Ghedi's 'Wasteland', it's really appreciated as we're a small operation run out of a Northern backwater! A word on the vinyl: the 'debris constructed vinyl' was an Eco-Mix, which is a recycled compound. So, random regrind/offcuts - most of which in any factory will be black. We were expecting most of the run to be a very dark grey/brown or erring toward one hue or another. In this case they have come back, very black - I hope the rest of the packaging makes up for it, if you have any disappointment in the colour palette of the vinyl - we went all out with the gatefold design and it's a beautiful artefact and amazing album to own. Hopefully it won't diminish your enjoyment of the music. For peace of mind, there will be no colour vinyl variants for the record of this release from the label or indeed anyone else. Please don't take any frustrations out on record shop staff, it's nothing to do with them, they do a wonderful job and we appreciate their support as a small label. Thanks again and enjoy 'Wasteland'.

Also available on standard Black vinyl and CD.

Tracklisting

Side A
1. Old Stones 
2. What Will Become of England 
3. Newtondale / Blue John  
4. Wasteland 
5. Just A Note 

Side B
1. Sheaf & Feld 
2. Hester 
3. The Seasons 
4. Wishing Tree 
5. Trafford Road Ballad 

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