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the shut-in sides. lucky #7 is here!


Barry Bennett - Mailing List

Lucky Side 7 is here!
https://barrybennett.bandcamp.com/album/the-shut-in-sides-side-7
lucky, because this shut-in ritual has been very beneficial to my spirit and from the feedback i've been getting...some of you guys too.
plus... aside from new music, #7 is the first cover that i've painted!
my daughter and i were messing around with some old kiddie paint she had lying around. i'll try to keep this up while the paint lasts... [read more]

side 6! it's (a)live! #theshutinsides


Barry Bennett - Mailing List

greetings hUmaNs...

Side 6 marks the completion of a third double album of material released since March 18th.
This project has been a great source of finding positive headspace while the world resets itself.
it's my intention that these records give you a little of that headspace. yes, i call them records, especially these since they really are a document of a specific moment in time and space.
there is good energy to be shared and it heartens me to see all the different ways folks are doing it these days.

... [read more]

Music in the time of COVID


Stephanie Rearick - Blog

Hello all

I hope you're faring well.

I just thought to write an update on my musical life, because I'm thinking about it.

You may or may not know that I got discouraged about playing solo for a couple years, and effectively quit doing that. Since I didn't play a ton to begin with, and part of my discouragement was in the fact that people often didn't seem to notice when I WAS playing, my little sadsacky hiatus kinda stayed under the radar.

Well, I'm glad to report I finally got over myself and decided to start... [read more]

Side 5 is a reality...now!


Barry Bennett - Mailing List

hello again my pretties...

Side 5 drops today. ya know, now that I've reached the mini milestone of 5 sides (the first quarter of double LP #2!), the reality sets in that I'm really going to do this thing. no matter the circumstance, we can keep evolving...creating...loving...being. aspects of life stops, but life doesn't stop. vocations change and the human remains.
anyhoo. I hope you are getting something out of our little project together. if a tree falls in the woods and all that jazz.

I'll at least have a... [read more]

happy birthday to me! Side 4 drops...NOW


Barry Bennett - Mailing List

HEY BEAUTIFUL!

The subject line is correct. today happens to be my birthday. I'm celebrating by tossing Side 4 of our ongoing Shut-In Sides project out of the nest and into the universe.
help me celebrate by strapping on the headphones, following the link, and enjoying this and all the previous sides in the series. pandemic unemployment has its benefits. reminder, all these sides can be free to download or if you feel like naming a price at checkout...THANK YOU!

... [read more]

one, two, THREE! Side 3 of The Shut-In Sides drops.


Barry Bennett - Mailing List

hello beautiful friends...

I was feeling a little anxious and sad last night...
then I went into the basement for a few hours and emerged with this - Side 3 of our Shut-In Sides project!
guess what? I felt better. maybe you'll have some feelings too...

https://barrybennett.bandcamp.com/album/the-shut-in-sides-side-3

about Side 3:
These 3 tracks are actually in big track that flows together seamlessly. cut... [read more]

Shut-In Sides SIDE 2 dropping now


Barry Bennett - Mailing List

hey kids!

still human? me too!!

just I note to let you know Side 2 of the ongoing Shut-In Project has just hit the virtual streets!
wow. you sure can get a lot done when shuttered in place :)

click here for Side 2:

https://barrybennett.bandcamp.com/album/the-shut-in-sides-side-2

I guess thats it. talk to you in a few days...

oh yeah, I love you.

and

you'll be a different stronger kind... [read more]

music for your self distancing needs


Barry Bennett - Mailing List

hello beautiful...

Pandemic got you down?
Faced with an abundance of time on my hands and locked in a house with music equipment, i decided to do a little project to stay sane and productive...
presenting The Shut-In Sides!
derived from solo improvisation, each release is a long form exercise approx the length of a vinyl album side.
Rules? While each release has no limits on the number of improvised passes allowed once a chunk of music has been selected to mix, all tracking must take place in a single day.... [read more]