Ben Copperhead -Wailing Viridescence -SHIMMY DISC / CARGO LP Grooves.land/Playthek

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01. "Copperhead Vagabond"
02. "Sweet Control"
03. "Franny And The Songbirds"
04. "Moon Rabbit"
05. "We Stand Tall"
06. "She I"
07. "Laughing Gymnopedie"
08. "Be The Henchmen"
09. "Low Joy"
10. "Feline Feminine"

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Wailing Viridescence by Ben Copperhead, released 28 April 2023, includes the following tracks: "Franny and the Songbirds", "We Stand Tall", "Laughing GymnopÃ©die", "Low Joy" and more. This version of Wailing Viridescence comes as a 1xLP. The vinyl is pressed as a opaque disc. -

the debut solo LP by Ben Copperhead Limited-Edition of 500 on "Beautiful Black" vinyl All songs written & arranged by Ben Copperhead Produced by Ben Copperhead & Brent Arnold Mastered by Kramer at Noise Miami Artwork by Brian Zegeer Back cover photo by Rachel Herman Engineered by Ben Copperhead, Brent Arnold, Mike Tarantino, and Mason Le Long Mixed by Ben Copperhead, Brent Arnold, and Kramer Ben Copperhead- guitars, bass, banjo, violin, electronics Brent Arnold- cello on A3, A4, A5, B5 Jessica Pavone - viola on A3, A5, B5 Tom Swafford- violin on A3, A5, B5 Euan Roger- drums/percussion on A1 Lizzy Cook- cello on B1 Adam Sung Waldron- drums on B1 George Wright- backing vocals A5 Namiko Suzuki- backing vocals A5 A key inspiration for Ben Copperhead?s new album, Wailing Viridescence, can be traced back to his appreciation of old recordings using analog reel to reel tape. Years ago, while on tour in the UK, Ben found a book called Tape Music Composition. Cherishing the warming qualities of magnetic sound, he started teaching himself through experimentations in recording techniques. Utilizing a restored 4-track machine, he relished the challenge imposed upon himself by the constraints and parameters of the medium. The results yielded what he believes to be his strongest album to date. Featuring a collection of songs and several instrumental tracks, Wailing Viridescence represents Copperhead?s deeply personal response to the physical, spiritual, and social injustice. It can be seen, in part, as having been born out of a desire for healing and self-expression under the paradoxical conditions of a need for self-reliance imposed from without and a longing for community coming from within. For Copperhead, this imposition of physical limitations and communal desire gave rise to unexpected inspirations. The album title was inspired by the concatenation of activities undertaken during the pandemic: the ambient wailing sound he often heard during his walks in Brooklyn?s Prospect Park, which he later discovered were vocali

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00158052

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