Parnassus, by Benjamin Skepper

Parnassus

by Benjamin Skepper

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1.	The Taradale Flock 01:05	buy track
2.	Parnassus 03:25	buy track
3.	Flight 02:24	buy track
4.	Transcend 06:04	buy track
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8.	My Toy Piano 06:18	buy track

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2010

Parnassus

“Parnassus” is a collection of musical poetry, composed and recorded at the Military HQ of the French Embassy in Tokyo at “No Mans Land” artist residency and exhibition held during the Japanese winter of 2009-2010.

In his second solo album, Skepper continues to explore looping, sound sampling and field recording, in the very specific context of an artist in residency. The compositions were inspired by the architecture of the Tokyo French Embassy, the change in seasons from autumn to winter, interactions with fellow artists and patrons, and Creation and Destruction, the concept of the exhibition.

This album features harpsichord, toy piano, music boxes and even the sewing machine resulting in a contemporary and cinematic album, a modern experiment in sound production, recording and composition.

“Looping technology has allowed me to explore the possibility and push the boundaries of what is physically possible as an instrumentalist. The loop machine allows me to move beyond human capability, beyond conventional rules. At the same time, referencing the idea of REPETITION strikes to the very core of nature and existence.”

(Benjamin Skepper 2010)

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released October 2, 2010

Composed and Performed by Benjamin Skepper
Produced by Benjamin Skepper
Recorded by Kohji Fujita at The French Embassy Tokyo Military Headquaters
Mastered by Yamp Kolt at Kupuland Studio Shinjuku Tokyo
Art direction and Artwork by Keiji Ito (UFG)
Design by Takamitsu Hatta (UFG)

℗ & © 2010 contrapuntal and Benjamin Skepper
All rights reserved. Unauthorized copying, reproduction, hiring, lending, public performance and broadcasting prohibited.
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special thanks to:

my ever evolving and loving family, the birds of Taradale including Moulin who sang so beautifully with the cockatoos, Kohji Fujita, Keiji Ito, Takamitsu Hatta, Mai Fujinoya, Akira Kubota, Michiko Suzuki, Helene Kelmachter, Joni Waka, Koki Tachibana, Dona Inthaxoum, Vivienne Sato and Tashi.

This album is dedicated to my sister Jessica and her baby to come.

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Benjamin Skepper Melbourne, Australia

“Embodying classical aesthetic, music and culture, Skepper is a musician with an extraordinary sense of the contemporary” (Rolling Stone Italy)

Benjamin Skepper is a classically trained musician, an innovator fascinated by evolving technologies and our deepest corporeal connections to music. He’s no less fascinated by issues of identity and the relationships between sound, medicine and healing. ... more

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Apr 27

Fitzroy Town Hall

Fitzroy, VIC

discography

Praeludium y Fuga

Nov 2023
Inimitable

May 2012
Parnassus

Oct 2010
Apodictic

Feb 2015
Eika 詠歌

Sep 2009
In The Field

Sep 2013

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