Famine* EP by Nick Bensen
New EP idea 5/17/20
Completed 5/24/20
Master finished 6/24/20
Famine* EP
(BE20020)
The unpremeditated even uglier bookend to the horrid Feast* EP shows that keyboards can be scarier and more depressing than guitars. The A-side is a slice of plague bound life (see unsung lyrics) as we are huddled together with conversation, Josie the cat screaming for her turn at the keyboard, the microwave going off repeatedly and both the synth and the speakers breaking down into pure static at points. Hey, how expensive would it be to replicate such claustrophobic found sounds in a fancy studio?! The B-side is a meditation on the psychic aftereffects of criminally shortsighted redevelopment along the riverfront in my hometown (see track notes).
A. Famine* (*in the hearts of the evil) 17:01
B. The Missing Ghost Buildings Of North Riverside 9:23
Total 26:24 (36 seconds short of an album; this EP has all the luck!)
All songs written by Nick Bensen
(c) & (p) 2020 by Nick Bensen
Tracklist
| 1. | Famine* (*in the hearts of the evil) | 17:02 |
| 2. | The Missing Ghost Buildings Of North Riverside | 9:23 |
Credits
Instrumental - Malfunctioning Roland XP-60 composing workstation synth and toy xylophone; Josie the cat on vocals; encouragement from Janine Bensen
Recorded at Timber Lane, Avon, CT, May 24, 2020
Performed and produced by Nick Bensen
License
All rights reserved.
Nick Bensen learned guitar from Ira Kaplan (Yo La Tengo). He played in the Croton Dammed, the Assassins, Three Globe Banana Monte, A Subtle Plague, Polar Arc and 33 Tiger Infinity. He made 3 solo CDs but gave it up in 2005 due to illness.
In April 2020, Nick suddenly regained the ability to play. With 26 psych/prog/fusion releases since then, Nick Bensen is really making up for lost time.