Welcome! These are some of my home recordings accompanied by tracks played by some of my friends on soundcloud. 

I have played music most of my life and these are my demos. I'm originally a drummer.

I typically stick with the first or second take so it's sloppy. I play the instruments and sing. I'm more of a songwriter than an instrumentalist and I don't have the patience to replay parts over and over again.

If you like any of the songs and you might want to play, repost and/or record them, go for it! I'm not concerned about protecting copyrights. Let's collaborate.

You can listen to me on drums at https://soundcloud.com/rocketstomars. I posted additional songs on myspace but I think they got nuked when myspace got nuked: http://www.myspace.com/bensonwrightmusic. Like me on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/bensonwrightmusic and please help me figure out a way to get more songs better recorded.

Thanks for listening!

The images and music associated with my profile may be subject to copyright law. I liberally invoke 'fair-use' of digital works. https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

contact:benson@ourpracticespace.com - site down 8/15/2018
label: whateva.rocks? Great domains, but I had to let them go.

Special thanks to all the Soundclouders who like, comment and repost my Music and I will try to support them too!
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All music written, performed, recorded and produced by Stefan van Walsum.

I am a german musician- born in the middle of the sixties. I am not a filigree genius. I would like to say- I am a craftsman musician. If the sound is loud and powerful- then I am satisfied!

I have autodidact learned to play the instruments guitar, bass and drums. 

My lyrics and music are inspired of everyday life. I am not a virtuoso but I love what I do. 

For recording my songs I use my homestudio. (Nandi´s Cavern Studio) 

The enthusiasm for the music is my drive and I am happy if I can take the audience with me on my musical rambles! 

If you liked to have more music and informations about me, go to my Homepage.

Annoyingly pretentious shmuck.



(header image rendered in POV-Ray; human figure model by Ben Houston; TRS plug model by Søren Peo Pedersen; speaker model by Laurent Glodt)

> unpretentious musical experimentation.
> expressing my SOUL through sounds.
> homemade and raw recordings.
> early ones posted here: 2013.
> vegan multidisciplinary artist.
> psykloz.art@gmail.com
> www.jessicaazeredo.com

"Upon their formation in 1997, Jay Hopper (guitar/vocals), Mike Breen (guitar), Benson Wright (drums), and Brad Quinn (bass) have been otherwise known as Rockets to Mars to their native of Cincinnati, OH. Inspired by the likes of the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and Big Star, the Rockets to Mars take on a power pop cue that's been compared to the likes of Hüsker Dü and Matthew Sweet. Eventually capturing this sound on their debut CD-single Among the Stars, released through Lunch Records in 1999; the album Underneath the Half-Light followed two years later." — allmusic.com

CONTACT: ROCKETS@OURPRACTICESPACE.COM

VANCRYNES is the musical alter-ego of Angelo Saridis, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer from South Gippsland, Australia. His music spans the genre spectrum with roots in early punk and post punk and a solid grounding in 90s alternative rock, his music fuses these influences.
" I sometimes imagine Paul Dempsey and Tim Rogers had a love child with Black Francis and Kim Gordon as the godparents and Johny Marr as the favourite uncle...somewhere in that mix is where VANCRYNES lives"

Exploring themes that are predominantly a shared introspective reflection, there is a happy sad dynamic and a nostalgic sensibility to all the songs.  'I'm trying to share what's anxiety provoking for adults...and show that none of us really have our shit together...but at times there's something beautiful about admitting our failings and insecurities'.

VANCRYNES is guitar driven, sweat soaked and authentic music that comes from the heart.

VANCRYNES is committed to capturing the immediacy of the songwriting process and moves quickly to capture songs as the moments of creation are fleeting 'I just want to get a general sense of the song recorded and move on to the next one.  If the songwriting is strong enough, then I hope it will carry through the more casual production approach.  My production is very loose'.  

Keeping it fresh and committed to the creative practice of songwriting, VANCRYNES sticks to a blistering regime of writing, producing and releasing with more than 100 songs completed in 2022 and that frenetic pace continues today.  'To quote the famous philosopher Lloyd Christmas...I can't stop once I've started....it stings'

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