CRAVEN, BEN
Monsters From The Id CD+DVD
CRAVEN, BEN
Monsters From The Id CD+DVD
€17.99*
Available, delivery time: 1-3 days
| Product number: | 34759 |
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| Label: | not stated |
| Format: | CD |
| Genre: | PROGRESSIVE |
| Date of release: | July 7, 2022 |
Product information " Monsters From The Id CD+DVD"
New studioalbum of the australian prog maestro Ben Craven. CD/DVD package with Roger Dean/Freyja Dean artwork+ surround mix and single edit videos. || Ben Craven is a cinematic progressive-rock artist from Brisbane, Australia.
His 2011 album, Great & Terrible Potions, blurred the boundaries between conventional songs and orchestral soundtracks. Augmented by a stunning cover designed by legendary artist Roger Dean (Yes, Asia, Avatar), Potions was dense, complicated and unashamedly pretentious. That is, everything a good prog rock album should be!
2016‘s Last Chance To Hear was a triumphant masterpiece of progressive rock. Expanding upon Craven‘s one-person musical pallette, the album featured legendary Star Trek actor William Shatner providing spoken-word vocals for the track Spy In The Sky. Meanwhile, the album‘s opener, Critical Mass, went on to win the 2016 Australian Independent Music Award for Best Instrumental.
Here’s what the press has raved about Ben Craven‘s releases:
• "Heavy-duty prog rock monster" - Anil Prasad, Innerviews
• "Cracking virtuoso performance by an absurdly talented individual" - Classic Rock Society
• "Craven‘s one-man-band production is a prog opus for the 21st century" - Musoscribe
• "Press play and this album does the rest" - Muzikreviews
• "Seriously well-distilled and blended" - Van Dyke Parks
Monsters From The Id is the logical realisation of Craven‘s musical trajectory thus far. It‘s an album of two halves, each containing a traditional progressive rock "epic" the length of a side of vinyl. The two pieces comprise flowing parts and movements with both rock and Hans Zimmer-esque orchestral arrangements, punctuated by Ben‘s distinctive lead guitar and vocals. Yet the album is predominantly instrumental.
"Lyrics are incredibly important to me," explains Craven, "but this music was not driven by words or language. It‘s pure other- worldly escapism. It‘s playing dress-up, wanting to make the world look much bigger than it seems right now, trying to recall the feeling that anything is possible, no matter how unlikely that might be."
Visually, the album cover is a treat, featuring breathtaking artwork by Freyja Dean adorning the triple gatefold CD/DVD wallet. Sonically, things are equally ambitious. A 5.1 surround mix is included on the DVD, while both stereo and surround versions are available for digital download in 24-bit 96kHz high resolution.
Tracklist - CD/DVD triple gatefold wallet:
01 Die Before You Wake [19:32]
02 Amnis Flows Aeternum [19:11]
03 Die Before You Wake (Single Edit) [4:47]
04 Wicked Delights (Single Edit) [2:40]
05 Guiding Voice (Single Edit) [3:31]
06 Amnis Flows Aeternum (Single Edit) [4:51]
Bonus DVD includes:
• album audio in 5.1 surround (DTS 96/24)
• album audio in high resolution stereo (24-bit PCM)
• Single Edit videos
Sicherheits- & Herstellerinformationen
Just For Kicks Music
Forsthof Julianka
25524 Heiligenstedten
Deutschland
info@justforkicks.de
| Format: | CD |
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| Genre: | PROGRESSIVE |
