Merrick Quill · KSPI 94.7 · hatch open
The gang answers on beat.
Void shanties — call-and-response cargo chants, mag-boot stomps, and a crew chorus you can learn in one pass on the loading line.
Hatch Gang
Album 01 · 12 songs on Corridor Light — masters on the dial, their name on the glass.
- 01Line and Load
- 02Hatch GangComing soon
- 03Jump Rope CountComing soon
- 04Seal the BayComing soon
- 05One More TonComing soon
- 06Captain's WhistleComing soon
- 07Mag-Boot StompComing soon
- 08Leave It LabeledComing soon
- 09Berth to BerthComing soon
- 10Coffee at Mid-LoadComing soon
- 11Who Holds the StrapComing soon
- 12Home When the Hatch ShutsComing soon
Why the gang stays on the roster
I make music for rooms that still smell like weld smoke and coffee at mid-load. Call-and-response void shanties. Mag-boot stomp. Rope-slap. Handclaps. Warm baritone that cuts through a bay — I call first, then the Hatch Gang answers. Choruses you can learn in one pass on a loading line. Not a solo career. That is the point.
Line and Load. Seal the Bay. One More Ton. Who Holds the Strap. Not lonely cockpit country. Not Torin's homework. Not Rourke's bar swagger solo. Work songs for people who move tonnage. I keep a day-rate loader badge in the case next to the pick — keeps the chants honest when booking agents offer to split the chorus.
This album is for dock gangs, junior loaders, Trump Station overtime domes, and anyone who wants their name on the shift instead of a confession booth. KSPI Light books us between softer acts because the dial needs muscle that does not scream metal. Call it. Load it. Sing it shut.