All words & music written by Benedict Kupstas 

For these recordings, Field Guides were: 

Madeline Caldwell: voice 
Benedict Kupstas: voice, guitars, synthesizers, shruti box, glockenspiel, field recordings 
Phillip Pantuso: acoustic & electric guitars, bass 
André Joel Paul: bass, electric guitar 
Jamie Reeder: violin 
Booker Stardrum: drums, percussion 

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Katie Von Schleicher: keys on “Marco/Polo” & “Peggy” 
Benjamin Seretan: guitar on “A Song After Grace,” “I Wish All Our Hands,” “Marco/Polo,” & “Peggy” 
Alena Spanger: Wurlitzer on “A Song After Grace”; voice on “Lorrie Moore,” “Jon Says,” “I Wish All Our Hands,” & “Marco/Polo” 
Tom Tierney: accordion on “A Song After Grace” & “I Wish All Our Hands” 

The Field Trip Choir on “Peggy”: Madeline Caldwell, Benedict Kupstas, Phillip Pantuso, Jamie Reeder, Katie Von Schleicher, 
Benjamin Seretan, Alena Spanger, & Tom Tierney 

Recorded & engineered by Tom Tierney & Alex Mead-Fox at Spaceman Sound in Brooklyn, NY 

Mixed by D. James Goodwin at The Isokon in Woodstock, NY 

Mastered by Josh Bonati at Bonati Mastering in Brooklyn, NY 

Collages by Elaine Winter; Layout & Design by Benedict Kupstas 

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A whole bunch of gratitude to:  

All Past, Present, & Future Feel Guys: Martina de Alba, Max Almario, Matthew Evans, Brian Ferrel, Jeff Gretz, Ilya Kuperman, Levy Lorenzo, Bradley Nelson, Jason Potvin, Michael Prohaska, Jay Rudolph, Tim Simmonds;  

Everyone involved in the creation of this here album, all our families & friends, Jon Aizen, Crystal Arnette, Flavia Barragan, Rose Blanshei, Richard Brautigan, Pat Brier, Nate Brown, Thea Brown, Agathe Cavicchioli, Aimee Concepcion, Crouton, Heather Cvar, Matt Earley, Shannon Fields, Linda Gamble, D. James Goodwin, Nick Jenkins, Kevin, Kristin Knoll, Jim & Patty Kupstas, Lanky, Peggy Lee, Young Jean Lee, Rochelle March, Adam McIlwee, Caleb Miller, Vic & Lisa Pantuso, Pecan, Tran Pham, Barrie Potter, Chrissy Reilly, Allison Roach, Natasha Ryan, Eric Schlittler, Fred Thomas, Hong-An Tran;  

The Residents of 315 Seigel, Cake Shop, Cameo Gallery, The Flat, Manhattan Inn, Pete's Candy Store, Pine Box Rock Shop, Secret Project Robot, Silent Barn; 

Beasty, The Ben Seretan Group, Blushing, Celestial Shore, City Center, Cloud Becomes Your Hand, Fayaway, Future Wife, Leverage Models, Queen Jesus, Prima, Saturday Looks Good to Me, Soft Powers, These Elk Forever, Tigue, Tiny Hazard, Weird Mirror 

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This is Muir Woods #001. © & ℗ Field Guides 2014. 
All songs by Benedict Kupstas - Field Guides Music (ASCAP)

Peggy Asked A Question & The Answer Is 'Yes' & 'Let's Keep Dancing'

Sharkwhirl

trips

serious fog - demo

valesvalesvales.com

Asa Horvitz – vocals, words & music 
Ben Seretan – guitars, electronics
JJ Beck – keyboard

This is an unreleased song from the original VALES sessions. It was released in January 2018 to remember both Dominic and my father, who passed away 5 years and 3 days apart – Asa

Iowa

Puff LP

Bernice - Passenger Plane

"Tal Uno" is the new single from Barrie out now on Winspear.

Keep up with Barrie: 
https://www.facebook.com/barrietheband
https://www.instagram.com/barrietheband
https://twitter.com/barrietheband

Produced by Billy Pavone, Barrie Lindsay, Noah Prebish
Mixed by Brother Michael Rudinski

Artwork by Aaron Denton
https://www.instagram.com/aaronlowell

Singles

Barrie - Tal Uno

inspired by Alice Munro's eponymous collection of short stories

from the album Anemone Red, available November 2nd via Lily Tapes and Discs
physical orders: https://lilytapesanddiscs.bandcamp.com/album/anemone-red
digital downloads: https://itshr.bandcamp.com/album/anemone-red

Something I've been meaning to tell you

Words & music by Benedict Kupstas
Arranged with all the players

Taylor Bergren-Chrisman: upright bass, electric bass, piano, Hammond organ

Benedict Kupstas: voice, electric guitars, nylon-string guitar, field recordings, piano, Hammond organ, Omnichord, Magnus chord organ, Korg Lambda ES 50, Korg Monotron, Casio SK-1

Timothy Simmonds: electric guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, percussion

Booker Stardrum: drum kit, percussion, bag of chips

—with—

Hamilton Belk: pedal steel (1,3,5,7)

D. James Goodwin: Ace Tone Rhythm Ace (6); Korg M500 Micro-Preset (7)

Alex Greiner: voice on (7); Conrad Bison baritone guitar (8)

Phyllis Lee: voice (4)

Alex Lewis: electric guitar (5,6)

Angela Morris: tenor saxophone (4,5,6,8)

Jamie Reeder: voice (1,4,7,8); violin (1,5,7,8); Casio SK-1 (1)

Alena Spanger: voice (1,3,5)

Fred Thomas: Roland SH101 & Echoplex (6)

Engineered, mixed, & mastered by D. James Goodwin at The Isokon in Woodstock, NY

Additional recording by Shannon Fields, Alex Greiner, Benedict Kupstas, & Benjamin Ostendorf in bedrooms & living rooms in three of New York City’s five boroughs, & at Roughly Nowhere by Hamilton Belk

Album art & design by Julia Huete

This is Whatever's Clever #005
Thanks for your ears

Guessing at Animals

Words & music by Benedict Kupstas
Arranged with all the players

Taylor Bergren-Chrisman: electric bass

Benedict Kupstas: voice, electric guitar, field recordings, piano

Booker Stardrum: drum kit, percussion

—with—

Hamilton Belk: pedal steel 

Alena Spanger: voice

Engineered, mixed, & mastered by D. James Goodwin at The Isokon in Woodstock, NY

Additional recording by Shannon Fields, Alex Greiner, Benedict Kupstas, & Benjamin Ostendorf in bedrooms & living rooms in three of New York City’s five boroughs, & at Roughly Nowhere by Hamilton Belk

Album art & design by Julia Huete

This is the second single from THIS IS JUST A PLACE (Whatever's Clever #005)
Thanks for your ears

This Is Just A Place

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A bunch of friends who make songs about people & places & plants & animals, with guitars & basses & drums & voices & keys & bows & arrows...

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