{"id":7565,"date":"2019-06-17T19:37:51","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T00:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/?p=7565"},"modified":"2019-06-17T19:40:33","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T00:40:33","slug":"songs-and-stories-186-gurf-morlix-discovers-a-shade-of-impossible-blue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/songs-and-stories-186-gurf-morlix-discovers-a-shade-of-impossible-blue\/","title":{"rendered":"Songs and Stories #186: Gurf Morlix Discovers A Shade of &#8220;Impossible Blue&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2451\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7565-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/songs_and_stories\/www.michaelgaither.com\/podcasts\/songs_and_stories186.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/songs_and_stories\/www.michaelgaither.com\/podcasts\/songs_and_stories186.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/songs_and_stories\/www.michaelgaither.com\/podcasts\/songs_and_stories186.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/songs_and_stories\/www.michaelgaither.com\/podcasts\/songs_and_stories186.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/?powerpress_pinw=7565-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/songs_and_stories\/www.michaelgaither.com\/podcasts\/songs_and_stories186.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"songs_and_stories186.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gurf-sticker.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7567\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gurf-sticker-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gurf-sticker-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gurf-sticker-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gurf-sticker-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gurf-sticker-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gurf-sticker.jpg 1150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Our returning champion&#8230;well, let&#8217;s just say that Austin-based producer\/songwriter Gurf Morlix has been on this podcast more than a couple of times. And I&#8217;m always thrilled to hear about his latest project and get his thoughts on music, the industry, or whatever tangent we head down to when we get together. I&#8217;ve had the good fortune to chat with Gurf in &#8220;Songs and Stories&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/songs-stories-135-gurf-morlix\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">episodes #135<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/songs-and-stories-147-gurf-morlix-and-blackie-farrell\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#147 (along with Blackie Farrell)<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/songs-and-stories-169-gurf-morlix-returns-with-the-soul-and-the-heal\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#169<\/a>. Basically the Gurf finishes a new record every couple of years. When he heads out west, we get together and talk. Always inspiring and always interesting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/impossible-blue.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-7568\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/impossible-blue-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>His latest is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gurfmorlix.com\/music\/impossible-blue\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Impossible Blue,&#8221;<\/a> named after a newly discovered shade of blue (I&#8217;m not kidding) that winds its way through one of the songs on the project in addition to becoming another memorable Gurf Morlix record cover. Gurf takes a lot of care and puts a lot of thought into these things, which we discussed in this interview.<br \/>\nGurf has been well known as a producer for years. He was Lucinda William&#8217;s bandleader leader and helmed her first few records, then moving one to produce five projects with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slaidcleaves.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Slaid Cleaves<\/a> and other steller songwriters such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertearlkeen.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Earl Keen<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marygauthier.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mary Gauthier<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/GurfSign.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7575\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/GurfSign-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>These days he still produces &#8211; check out his work with newcomer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantpeeples.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grant Peeples<\/a>. But it&#8217;s his songwriting and these amazing solo projects (ten of them at last count) that really give you insight into what an amazing artist he is. &#8220;Impossible Blue&#8221; has the signature Gurf sounds &#8211; he plays everything but drums and keyboards on this latest (and all his recent) projects. This episode includes the CD track &#8220;My Heart Keeps Pounding&#8221; and a live, solo take on the CD&#8217;s opening tune, &#8220;Turpentine&#8221;. Fun fact: In the interview, you&#8217;ll learn how turpentine is made.<\/p>\n<p>Note: Gurf and met over brunch at my pal Ron&#8217;s house. (Ron put Gurf up for the night before his Soquel CA show.) 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