My name is Ben Craven and I'm a prog-rock singer-songwriter. I create cinema for the ears. If Pink Floyd had done the soundtrack for Star Wars, it might sound something like my upcoming album.
Influences
Pink Floyd, Brian Wilson, Sheryl Crow, King Crimson, Yes. And here it gets even more pretentious. Bernard Herrmann, John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, John Barry, George Gershwin
Sounds Like
Pink Floyd, Brian Wilson and Bernard Herrman hanging out in a grassy meadow somewhere.
Hi everyone. My name is Ben, and it's been two years since my last song.
Well that's not entirely true.
I'm a songwriter/musician/producer from Brisbane, Australia. In other words, I'm whatever I have to be to record and put out my own music.
Two years ago I released my debut album, Two False Idols, under the name of Tunisia. I described it as "cinematic rock". Phil the marketing bloke called it "progressive singer-songwriter", which was even better. It came out on my own label, Desert Comb Music, and was physically distributed by Cargo Records across Europe. It's also available on iTunes just about everywhere.
Two False Idols was a lush, layered affair with all manner of guitars, vocal harmonies, splashings of orchestra, and loads of echo. As if I were a rock act thirty years into its career, now doing whatever the hell it wanted.
As I worked the album it became painfully obvious that the music business was in the midst of a sea change, and most of the old guard didn't seem to realise they were the cause. Last year I took an anti-DRM stance and released the live Tunisia EP Under Deconstruction as a high-quality free download. It's still going strong at tunisiafree.com.
And I'm stepping out from behind the Tunisia moniker.
So now Ben Craven is working on two albums concurrently. One of those is the immediate follow-up to Two False Idols, with the working title of Tunisia Next. In best progressive tradition, it's getting increasingly musically complicated and pretentious - which is great - but to stay sane I've also had to start working on a simpler laid-back album, nicknamed Band Of Bruces (kind of what Friends was to Smile if you know what I mean).
I'm planning to feature audio demos, studio works-in-progress and live rehearsal snippets from both projects in upcoming blog posts at bencraven.com, so please check back regularly and tell me what you think.
Thank you very much for the Link Up & Sharing the music Nice to meet you through cyberlink! Keep up da Great Work! Wishes you All the Best in 2009! Enjoy your Week!
Sorry for not having been in touch awhile - been rather busy! Just wanted to say that your valued friendship continues to be appreciated. Have you checked out my MySpace and web site (www.faberoptime.com) recently? Oh and did you subscribe for my free newsletter (using the form on site at page right - high quality, low quantity, no spam!)? You might also like to take a look at some of my vids on my YouTube channel too! www.youtube.com/faberoptime Take care and keep in touch. Best, Faber. "Just a guy trying to make the world a better place."
Thank you for connecting! If you're interested, I'm offering one free original MP3 download to my new MySpace friends, just go to my profile and let me know the name of which track would you like to get and I'll tell you where to download it for free.
Thanks for the add! Good to have you as a friend! So great to see the internet in action this way, shortening distances between people. :) I hope all's well with you and that you enjoy checking out my web site at www.faberoptime.com some time. All the best for 2009! Take care and keep in touch. Best, Faber. "Just a guy trying to make the world a better place."
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you are very welcome . hope all your dreams come true . always nice to met new people . your music is great keep up all the hard work . your friend nell
you are very welcome . hope all your dreams come true . always nice to met new people . your music is great keep up all the hard work . your friend nell
Stopping by to say Hello and You are Very Welcome and Thank You also. Your music is excellent and it is with Great Pleasure to Support You. Wishing You the Very Best and a Gtreat Week, Great Christmas, and a Great Winter.
Stopping by to say Hello and You are Very Welcome and Thank You also. Your music is excellent and it is with Great Pleasure to Support You. Wishing You the Very Best and a Gtreat Week, Great Christmas, and a Great Winter.
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