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OPTION AUDIO 009

by Ben Hall

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1. Ben Hall - Solo - Drums and Electronics 11:24
2. Ben Hall - Solo - Timpani 16:43
3. Ben Hall - Solo - Bass Drum 07:36

Percussionist, writer and label owner Ben Hall studied West African percussion with Jumma Santos and trapset and precognition with Milford Graves at Bennington College in Vermont where he also worked with Bill Dixon with whom he made his last small group recordings.

As a founding member of 1/4 speed jazz unit Graveyards with John Olson of Wolf Eyes he has produced over 90 recordings on all media across 30 different labels. Graveyards worked in numerous formats regularly collaborating with Faruq Z. Bey, C. Spencer Yeh, Nate Wooley, and Greg Kelley and performed at the No Fun Festival, Open Circuit, and Michigan Progressive Underground.

Hall’s current working groups include: New Monuments (with Don Dietrich (Borbetomagus) and C. Spencer Yeh (Burning Star Core)), Nate Wooley’s Large Ensemble Seven Storey Mountain, and Joe Morris’ Raven Trio (with fellow percussionist Andria Nicodemou.) and has recorded for Important, Troubleman Unlimited, Arbor, American Tapes, Bocian, WhatThe?, and Pleasure of the Text.

Ben performed solo on Option, August 7th, 2017

OPTION AUDIO is a digital album series presented by Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago and highlights key performances from the ongoing Option program of improvised and experimental music. Every Thursday a completely unique recording from the most significant members of the contemporary music community will be made available to listeners, culled from a catalog of weekly concerts that have been taking place at ESS throughout the majority of each year since June of 2015.

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released November 1, 2018

Recorded by Ralph Loza & Mixed by Alex Inglizian at Experimental Sound Studio.

Thank you to the ESS volunteers, OPTION supporters & subscribers, and Sketchbook Brewing who has sponsored the series since the beginning.

This project is partially supported by an Individual Artist Program Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events, as well as a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency, a state agency through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Cover Design by Fede Peñalva

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Experimental Sound Studio Chicago, Illinois

Experimental Sound Studio (ESS) was founded in 1986 as a networking organization and production facility for and by artists and composers interested in exploratory approaches to sound. From its inception it has been dedicated to supporting an eclectic, multidisciplinary model for the sonic arts, and to facilitating the work of artists at every stage of their careers. ... more

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