Ben Harper - Winter Is For Lovers - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Limited opaque white colored vinyl LP pressing. Winter Is For Lovers was a lifetime in the making... a solo lap-steel guitar piece incorporating elements of delta blues, flamenco, and even Satie-like minimalism, this work resonates with lyrical virtuosity, originality and soul. In some ways Winter Is For Lovers is a love letter to Ben Harper's longtime fans who have always revered his guitar virtuosity; it's the record they always wanted him to make. For many other music lovers, this record is a revelation, an unknown side to a a celebrated artist showing a sense of meticulousness, depth and music history that will add new dimensions to an already renowned career. Ultimately, Winter Is For Lovers is a very personal statement from Ben Harper, drawing from the bountiful garden of his earliest musical impressions and propelling him into the future with an elegiac masterpiece. Album Tracks 1. Istanbul 2. Manhattan 3. Joshua Tree 4. Inland Empire 5. Harlem 6. Lebanon 7. London 8. Toronto 9. Verona 10. Brittany 11. Montreal 12. Bizanet 13. Toronto (Reprise) 14. Islip 15. Paris

Wide Open Light Is a family of songs I've written.I've selected them with the care one might put into a personal photo album.To that effect, I'd call it a sonic family photo album, each track a close relative to the next.The story behind this record is simple.I have been writing songs now for over 30 years.It's what I long to do, love to do, and at times feel I need to do, and hope to continue doing until the ink runs dry and the notes fade.But for now, Wide Open Light.Deliberately minimalist, the songs themselves do as much of the heavy lifting as the production.(produced by myself, and my longtime collaborators Danny Kalb and Jason Mozersky)Featured guests on the album include Jack Johnson guitar, vocals on 'Gone For Good'Shelby Lynne vocals on '8 Minutes'Piers Faccini vocals on 'Wide Open Light' - Ben Harper Album Tracks 1. Heart and Crown 2. Giving Ghosts 3. Masterpiece 4. 8 Minutes 5. Yard Sale 6. Trying Not to Fall in Love with You 7. Wide Open Light 8. One More Change 9. Growing Growing Gone 10. Love After Love 11. Thank You Pat Brayer

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. Album Tracks 1. Imitation Fields 2. Thirty One Mouths 3. Open Your Books 4. Moriarty 5. Starlings 6. Pt. 1 Love Theme 7. Nepal 8. The House on Wisteria 9. Cents of Belonging 10. Pt. 2 What Is This Thing Called Love? 11. Blue Thread