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Sunbeam of No Illusion - the first album John Thayer and I are releasing as a duo - is out right now via AKP Recordings. You should listen:

Ben Seretan & John Thayer Sunbeam of No Illusion

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The most serene Fender Rhodes fantasies, hyperreal accretions of signal noise and maj7 chords, wind in the trees and hiss in the tape, the wobble of tape lossy digital loops as the Earth turns through the seasons.

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change in programming this week at MBB because we’re just a couple of days out from the arrival of SUNBEAM OF NO ILLUSION, the first LP from my serene instrumental duo with John Thayer. The whole album comes out Friday via AKP Recordings (who are really releasing some amazing stuff lately).

however! today we’ll be hosting a first listen of the album on Bandcamp - - you can hear the whole thing a couple of days early and we’ll be in the chat taking Qs and trying to remember how we made particular sounds. join us here at 7pm EST ~

Ben Seretan & John ThayerSunbeam of No Illusion First Listen from Ben Seretan & John Thayer

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(click the foggy river / link to listen)

My Big Breaklike a mystic radio tuned to his ghost

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(click the link / moonrise to listen)

My Big Breaksleeping alongside other sleepers

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breaking format a little bit today to share a bunch of recent stuff, let’s get into it

today is Bandcamp Friday, cool. my buddies from the Netherlands over at Ambient Curation have organized volume III of their benefit compilation series and of course I was happy to contribute a track - - some buddies, mensches, and real bright lights in the track list, plus proceeds benefit Trans Lifeline. You can listen and/or grab a copy here:

Ambient CurationCompilation vol. 3

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(click the link / ritualistic hallway to listen)

My Big Breaka special freak circumstance just for me

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(click the link / liminal plaza to listen)

My Big Breakwith great effort, together

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(click the link / deer through the window to listen)

My Big Breakso fruity it doesn't even need sweetening

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(click the link / beach sunset to listen)

My Big Breakbirth, death, mountains, ants

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Today we’re announcing a new LP :)

SUNBEAM OF NO ILLUSION is the first official work with my buddy John Thayer, a super studio wizard and percussionist (whose solo album from last year is really good, too).

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(click the link / CDMX from above to listen)

My Big Breakthere first opens up a reaping-shaped hole

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(click the snowy resting place / link to listen)

My Big Breakthe eternal tucking in of mud from the shovel

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(click the link / view of Ghent to listen)

My Big Breakfinally a day that was both free and good

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(click the link / nighttime driveway to listen)

My Big Breakan ochre handprint

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(click the link / downed willow to listen)

My Big Breakblown on my embers

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(click the link / indoor outdoor disco ball to listen)

My Big Breakbrain okay category

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(click the overpass leaves / link to listen)

My Big Breakvery "good job" motivated

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(click the link / moon pic to listen)

My Big Breakplay as you wish, do as you will

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(click the link / Earth towel to listen)

My Big Breaksifting lucre from the loam

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instead of a new studio track this week, please enjoy this video of my big band playing one riff for 42 straight minutes

my buddy John Thayer and I are going to be doing a Northeast gentle music weekender pretty soon, including a set at a sauna in Portland, Maine where we will be soundtracking the schvitz, here’s the tour flyer: