Ben Sollee spent a few days this past summer trying to capture the songs and sounds that have influenced his life and music. The makeshift recording studio, a small house nestled in a hollow near Prospect, Kentucky, provided the backdrop for the project, a covers record, including songs by Arthur Russell, Otis Redding, Paul Simon, Harry Belafonte, The Zombies, Howard Finster, Bill Monroe, Fiona Apple, Tom Waits and Gillian Welch. Screened porches, hallways, decks, and living rooms lend their own particular character to the recordings, and the hollow’s voice can be heard throughout: bugs chirp, birds whistle, water flows, and the wind blows. More collaborator than background, the house and hollow provide the listener with a rich audial scenery and shape Sollee’s voice and cello as he seeks to capture his own versions of the songs that have shaped his development as a musician and songwriter.

Blue Moon Of Kentucky

This speech was recorded during a ceremony in which the lulik (sacred) was return to its original place in the village Manu Ikees, after many of having been displaced from the Indonesian army during the occupation of Timor.

Dadolin Galole speech - Manu Ikees, Laclo, Manatuto (Timor-Leste)

Piece of music from the Film 'You Are Whole'

Directed by: Laura Spini

Co Composer: Ben Lennox

You Are Whole - Walking

Main theme from the film 'You Are Whole'

Directed by: Laura Spini

Co-Composer: Ben Lennox

You Are Whole - Main Theme

The Well

Lightning

It’s Alright

Ben Sollee 
Featuring Jordon Ellis 

Album: INFOWARS 


Ben Sollee- Cello // Vocals 
Jordon Ellis- Drums // Electronics 

Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Jordon Ellis

02 - Cajun Navy

Hurting

How to See the Sun Rise

From Andrew Bird's forthcoming Hands Of Glory, a musical companion to Break It Yourself, available October 30th via Mom+Pop. 

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Upcoming Andrew Bird Tour Dates:

10-10 Orlando, FL - House of Blues * 
10-12 Houston, TX - House of Blues * 
10-13 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits 
11-06 Paris, France - Les Inrocks 
11-08 London, England - Roundhouse 
11-10 Lisbon, Portugal - Aula Magna 
11-11 Cartagena, Spain - Cartagena Jazz Festival 
11-12 Barcelona, Spain - Sala Apolo 
11-14 Milan, Italy - Magazzini Generali 
11-16 Enschede, Netherlands - Crossing Border Festival - Wilmink Theatre 
11-17 The Hague, Netherlands - Crossing Border Festival -- The Royal 
11-19 Copenhagen, Denmark - Amager Bio

* with Here We Go Magic

If I Needed You

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Dottoranda in antropologia culturale con un amore smodato per il sud est asiatico.

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