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jolly bobber

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(click the link / grey sky tugboat to listen)

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September 15, 2022
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as soon as you carve a spark

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(click the link / Vermont sky to listen)

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My Big Breakas soon as you carve a spark
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#135
September 8, 2022
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pedal steel warping in the mph

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(click the baby grand to listen)

https://soundcloud.com/benjaminseretan/pedal-steel-warping-in-the-mph/s-Wl095xrrhHS?si=d0c8911a455f4658b3d30028c9e1c250&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

today's track + writing is the final installment of "sandhills music," which is now available via Tiny Showcase, on Bandcamp, or wherever you stream music - - thank you for listening!

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#134
September 1, 2022
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sandhills music - out now!

good morning ~

just a quick note to let you know that "sandhills music" - the multi-part project we've been publishing here this month - is now available via the Tiny Showcase website, Bandcamp, or wherever you find music ~ I do hope you enjoy:

Ben Seretansandhills music

if you like it, please consider sharing it with someone you love :)

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#133
August 30, 2022
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a clear and common miracle

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(click the orb of pond to listen)



Stream a clear and common miracle by benjaminseretan | Listen online for free on SoundCloud

A clear and common miracle that alloyed metal, formed into hollow tubes, can be then cut into various pythagorean lengths, ratios and measurements, then suspended from a shared frame with a wooden dis

today's email is the 4th installment of "sandhills music," commissioned by Tiny Showcase. the whole project - including another 28 minutes of music - comes out on Tuesday in a beautiful cassette tape edition and streaming online ~ stay tuned ~ ~ ~

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#132
August 25, 2022
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bench full of yellowing hymns

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(click the sunset baby grand to listen)



Stream bench full of yellowing hymns by benjaminseretan | Listen online for free on SoundCloud

One tether after another snapped and upward you ascended, a set-free hot air balloon, smoke curling airborne from a pyre, an angel returning to heaven. These were the places, the people, and the anima

today's email is part three of "sandhills music," a series commissioned by Tiny Showcase. This project will be available in a wildly beautiful cassette tape edition soon, stay tuned.

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#131
August 18, 2022
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in colors just a little too vibrant to be naturally occurring

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(click the kaleidoscope waves to listen)

https://soundcloud.com/benjaminseretan/2-in-colors-just-a-little-too/s-GzSUp7Cqbe3?si=b06533f0f1c74200b3361049d1cdfcb6&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

today's email is part 2 of "sandhills music," a series commissioned by tiny showcase ~ enjoy ~

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#130
August 11, 2022
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head in the water, child

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(click the kaleidoscope flowers to listen)

https://soundcloud.com/benjaminseretan/1-head-in-the-water-child/s-JLE76cGkUkP?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

want to mention right off the bat that i'm playing with legendary sweaty DIY prog band Oneida this Saturday at No Fun in Troy, NY - - I included this last week but I neglected to include the correct link for info on the show, giving that another try now. i'll be doing a new set of music with the violinist Connor Armbruster, an extended drone that's somehow both very loud and very quiet.

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#129
August 4, 2022
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held a hair's width from my cheek

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(click the link / drive-by berkshire sunset to listen)

My Big Breakheld a hair’s width from my cheek

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#128
July 28, 2022
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the generous body I've been blessed with

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My Big Breakthe generous body I've been blessed with

a row of trees stand sharp in silhouette against a darkening sky that fades top-down from deep blue to nearly white blue to a creamy orange

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#127
July 21, 2022
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criss cross applesauce right in the stream of the amp

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My Big Breakcriss cross applesauce, right in the stream of the amp

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#126
July 14, 2022
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born expanded and will one day die not ready

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My Big Breakborn expanded and will one day die not ready

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#124
July 7, 2022
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hold hard the mop handle

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My Big Breakhold hard the mop handle

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#123
June 30, 2022
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i speak bodies of water into a deeper, more restorative power

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(click the link / rockaway takeoff to listen)

My Big BreakI speak bodies of water into a deeper, more restorative power

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#122
June 23, 2022
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the heft of something actual

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My Big Breakthe heft of something actual

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#121
June 9, 2022
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the world ought to hear the racket

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Ben Seretan & The EarlyIn Two

i don't have a new track for you today - ran outta time - but i do have something archival for you to hear. the record linked above - Ben Seretan & the Early's "In Two" - came out ten years and one day ago. we didn't necessarily mean for this to line up the way that it did, but I'm about to do a little run of shows with the current incarnation of the Early, so it feels appropriate to revisit this exuberant LP. you can check it out, and I wrote about it below.

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#120
June 2, 2022
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never do nothing twice

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(click the link / flash photo froggy to listen)

My Big Breaknever do nothing twice

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#119
May 26, 2022
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go, go, gone, poof

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My Big Breakgo, go, gone, poof

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#118
May 19, 2022
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the steady push of new life, warm and heaving on the sidewalk

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(click the link / distorted piggly wiggly logo to listen)

Ben SeretanLive Waves

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#117
May 5, 2022
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paid post preview - just a helpless little invertebrate awash on the tides

good morning ~

today's edition of the newsletter is for paying subscribers only - it includes a big cloud of piano chords, lap steel whale calls, and writing about maritime law, being underwater, and running into the Pacific Ocean.

you, too, can sign up for a paid subscription via the "sign up for a premium subscription" link at the bottom of this email - you'll get every edition of this project, one tone zone a year, plus some other goodies. you'll also keep the work going - - every bit helps.

thanks for being here, regardless - - I truly appreciate it

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#116
April 21, 2022
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