Ben Chasny The Intimate Landscape Vinyl LP 2021

1. The Many Faces Of Stone
2. Last Night To Use The Telescope
3. Waterfall Path
4. Cross-Winged Formation
5. Water Dragon
6. Star Cascade
7. Where Have All The
8. Summers Gone?
9. Circular Road
10. Six Diamonds
11. Dust In The Ravine
12. Fading Blue
13. Second Moon
14. On The Way To The Coast

At The Invitation Of KPM Music, Ben Chasny, The Wizard Of Six Organs Of Admittance, Steps Behind His Acoustic To Produce A New Instrumental Guitar Set. Library Music, Or Deeply Personal Essays On A Formative Instrument? Under His Fingers, Ben Plays It Both Ways, Making Simply Beautiful Music That Spans Beyond The Limits Of Folk, Ambient And Soundtrack Music.

A New Instrumental Album Of Acoustic Guitar Playing From Six Organs Of Admittance? Everybody Knows It’s Been Far Too Long Since 2004’S Much-Beloved ‘For Octavio Paz’; Even As The Landscape Has Crowded With Acoustic Players, We’ve All Been Dying To Hear Ben’s Distinctive Virtuosity Again In This Format.

Ben Chose The Acoustic Guitar For These Recordings After Considering The Width And Breadth Of Possible Music He Could Make For The Occasion. His Approach While Playing It Was Simple - Deceptively So: To Make Music As Present And Immediate And Beautiful As Possible. This Type Of Playing Requires A Deep Breath Before Beginning, As It Has To Generate From Within, As Well As At The Fingertips.

The Resulting Music Is Inventive And Engaging, Both In And Out Of The Astral Style Of Ben’s Music And The Utilitarian Genre Of Music To Which He’s Contributing. The Album’s Title Is A Clue To These Dual Intentions, As Is Ben’s Use Of His Given Name Rather Than The Six Organs Of Admittance Alias He Has Preferred In His Career. These Songs Manifest Lovely Themes Played On Acoustic Guitar, Recorded With Spacious, Almost Pastoral Ambiance; Richly Evocative Pieces That Can Fill The Multiple Purposes Of Any Sound Library Around The World.