Ben McElroy - How I Learnt To Disengage From The Pack (2022) [Hi-Res]
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BAND/ARTIST: Ben McElroy
- Title: How I Learnt To Disengage From The Pack
- Year Of Release: 2022
- Label: The Slow Music Movement
- Genre: Folk, Americana
- Quality: 16-bit/44.1kHz FLAC; 24-bit/48kHz FLAC
- Total Time: 38:50
- Total Size: 178; 401 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Written and recorded winter/spring 2021.
Notes and thoughts on the recording from Ben:
The Location?
This was the last album to be recorded at Premier Road, where I lived from 2016 to summer 2021. Maybe you can hear the end of that relationship somewhere in the music?
The Big Picture
Governments, corporations- they will lie and lie until we’re all dead and gone. Don’t believe the layers of greenwashing- fact check everything they say. They are entranced and controlled by the ideology they created, which has taken on a life of its own and now controls them…but the climate crises can’t be solved using capitalist ideas.. it’s madness and we have a bunch of madmen steering the ship!
The Instruments:
My Apogee Duet audio interface finally died on me after many years during recording this album. You can hear the disintegration of its preamps at certain points. It also features the usual collection of fiddle, cello, acoustic guitar, accordion, organ, whistles and vocals… themselves in various forms of decay and disintegration (that accordion in particular is a pain in the arse and barely stays together long enough to record a track nowadays… still for £30 off Ebay, it's done me well!).
Notes from James:
There's no doubt this recording is midwinter folk music. You can hear the winds blowing in from the East, swaying branches instead of rustling green leaves, summer joi de vivre is replaced by winter stoicism, But even in midwinter the clouds dissapear to reveal blue skies and all those lucky enough to be out in the open often pause in a sunny spot to enjoy the warmth on their pale skin. Maybe for a moment thoughts even dare turn to the warmer days ahead? Then the clouds roll in again.
This is one of those albums. A certain world weariness and melancholy infuses the recordings there is no doubt. Life's hardships aren't glossed over and climate & Covid angst are acknowledged rather than denied, but beauty, a gentle touch, a warm embrace and easier times are never far away either.
1.01 - Ben McElroy - Store Away For A Winters Day (3:28)
1.02 - Ben McElroy - How I Learnt To Disengage From The Pack (5:43)
1.03 - Ben McElroy - Hedgehogs (2:03)
1.04 - Ben McElroy - From Time To Time (8:20)
1.05 - Ben McElroy - See More (2:07)
1.06 - Ben McElroy - Bed Down In The Murk (4:53)
1.07 - Ben McElroy - Wolves Dance (6:35)
1.08 - Ben McElroy - Collecting Bone Dust (5:42)
Notes and thoughts on the recording from Ben:
The Location?
This was the last album to be recorded at Premier Road, where I lived from 2016 to summer 2021. Maybe you can hear the end of that relationship somewhere in the music?
The Big Picture
Governments, corporations- they will lie and lie until we’re all dead and gone. Don’t believe the layers of greenwashing- fact check everything they say. They are entranced and controlled by the ideology they created, which has taken on a life of its own and now controls them…but the climate crises can’t be solved using capitalist ideas.. it’s madness and we have a bunch of madmen steering the ship!
The Instruments:
My Apogee Duet audio interface finally died on me after many years during recording this album. You can hear the disintegration of its preamps at certain points. It also features the usual collection of fiddle, cello, acoustic guitar, accordion, organ, whistles and vocals… themselves in various forms of decay and disintegration (that accordion in particular is a pain in the arse and barely stays together long enough to record a track nowadays… still for £30 off Ebay, it's done me well!).
Notes from James:
There's no doubt this recording is midwinter folk music. You can hear the winds blowing in from the East, swaying branches instead of rustling green leaves, summer joi de vivre is replaced by winter stoicism, But even in midwinter the clouds dissapear to reveal blue skies and all those lucky enough to be out in the open often pause in a sunny spot to enjoy the warmth on their pale skin. Maybe for a moment thoughts even dare turn to the warmer days ahead? Then the clouds roll in again.
This is one of those albums. A certain world weariness and melancholy infuses the recordings there is no doubt. Life's hardships aren't glossed over and climate & Covid angst are acknowledged rather than denied, but beauty, a gentle touch, a warm embrace and easier times are never far away either.
1.01 - Ben McElroy - Store Away For A Winters Day (3:28)
1.02 - Ben McElroy - How I Learnt To Disengage From The Pack (5:43)
1.03 - Ben McElroy - Hedgehogs (2:03)
1.04 - Ben McElroy - From Time To Time (8:20)
1.05 - Ben McElroy - See More (2:07)
1.06 - Ben McElroy - Bed Down In The Murk (4:53)
1.07 - Ben McElroy - Wolves Dance (6:35)
1.08 - Ben McElroy - Collecting Bone Dust (5:42)
Year 2022 | Folk | FLAC / APE | HD & Vinyl
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