more from
Joyful Noise Recordings
We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Desiderata

by Ben Shemie

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $8 USD  or more

     

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    **Ships from USA** Artwork by Haruhisa Nakata.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Desiderata via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $22 USD or more 

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Artwork by Haruhisa Nakata.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Desiderata via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $12 USD or more 

     

1.
2.
The Eye 02:49
3.
The Mirror 05:22
4.
5.
6.
7.
The Passage 03:24
8.
9.
10.
The Return 04:29

about

Channeling his background in classical music, SUUNS’ Ben Shemie combines string fractals, manipulated vocals, and synth-powered chaos to bridge the universes of past, present, and future. Over the course of ten tracks, Shemie chronicles a wandering soul tangled in its own dark orbit, searching for meaning in a world of stardust and astral mirages. 

Breathing life into Shemie’s orchestral maneuvers was the Molinari String Quartet, one of Canada's most celebrated contemporary ensembles. Recording the album’s ten tracks in two single-takes, the urgency and dynamism of these compositions can be heard as much felt. The listener can sense the stuttering pulse of Shemie, flanked by five amplifiers and wading in electronic bedlam, as the Molinari Quartet switchbacks measures of strings and chimes. 

Sometimes, the only way to make sense of the world is to travel to its absolute end. While Shemie’s image of a faraway universe is equal parts inspiring and chaotic, he assures the listener — everything and everyone is exactly as it should.

credits

released July 15, 2022

Ben Shemie and the Molinari String Quartet

Olga Ranzenhofer - Violin
Antoine Bareil - Violin
Frédéric Lambert - Viola
Pierre-Alain Bouvrette - Cello

All songs written and produced by Ben Shemie
Recorded by Shae Brossard at Hotel2Tango, Montreal 2021
Mixed by Ben Shemie
Mastered by James Plotkin
Artwork by Haruhisa Nakata
Layout by Brian Case

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Ben Shemie Montreal, Québec

contact / help

Contact Ben Shemie

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Ben Shemie, you may also like: