Ben De La Cour - Shadow Land - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Rockabye Baby transforms Rock favorites into beautiful instrumental lullabies. Guitars and drums are traded for xylophones and bells, and the volume is turned down from an 11 to a two. Bruce Springsteen is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and a winner of 20 Grammys, 2 Golden Globes and an Oscar. Tonight, the cradle will rock.

Imitation Fields is a vivid dreamscape of acoustic immediacy and electronic fantasy, and the debut solo album by guitarist/composer Ben Garnett. Heartbreaking melodies feel like an outpouring; deep trancelike pulses and unintelligible InchsoundsInch articulate the mood; and masterful acoustic nuances wholly demonstrate the craft. The electronic manipulation is at times like the voice of a disarming narrator, turning momentarily from the live performance and speaking to you directly. Jazz-informed arrangements form the basis of an album you'd call Inchexperimental string bandInch by any measure, and Ben's ingenuity attracted the participation of some of the genre's most acclaimed players. It's refreshing to hear how Ben utilizes them. Produced by Chris Eldridge (Punch Brothers), the album features him on additional guitar, Brittany Haas and Billy Contreras (fiddles), Paul Kowert (bass), Matthew Davis (banjo), Dominick Leslie (mandolins), and a string quartet. Fans of progressive acoustic music will hear familiar sounds deployed in new ways, and all around music lovers will find themselves descending into a gorgeously unusual sonic naturescape. The music is new, relatable, and delivered with intent. Not short on ambition, Imitation Fields culminates into a dense, beautiful debut that is self-assured and singular.

Sign Of Myself is a collaboration with musicians from Europe and The United States, with Nilsson as the musical composer and leader. Mixed and Mastered by Thomas InchPlecInch Johansson at The Panic Room Studio, Skövde Sweden. For fans of Rob Moratti, Nitrate, Chris Antblad, Bad Habit and Palace.