Ben Von Wildenhaus - "The Limping Axeman": SXSW 2012 Showcasing Artist
Benjamin von Wildenhaus. Name sounds like a turn-of-the-century Prussian duke or peddler o...
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Ben Von Wildenhaus - "The Limping Axeman": SXSW 2012 Showcasing Artist
Benjamin von Wildenhaus. Name sounds like a turn-of-the-century Prussian duke or peddler of curios, snakeoil and ersatz jewelry. Maybe not such a bad set of images to start by thinking about, rather than all his influences or whatever. Ben Wildenhaus is a guitar player, pianist and all-'round musical dude, on par with modern guys like Alan Bishop and older ones like Sandy Bull. All three were drawn to the vast space, windblown grit and non-Western twang of desert guitar/oud music. None went the tacky world [sic] music route, Allah etc. be praised. All three instead took gracefully and intuitively to the music's deeper structure%mdashhazy or unmarked beginnings and endings, subtle dynamic rise and ebb, and unhurried play%mdashand adapted it into their own idiom. They've given us ambitious wandering soundscapes, suitable for salt trading by caravan, qat chewing in humid caf%eacutes, and walking to work with your headphones on. To me, Wildenhaus has always made good use of tools like a light touch, melody and subtlety in his songs. Knowing full well that regularly placed lacks-of-music and well considered phrasing set a mood and give songs that much more oomph. This is music built around tones, careful dynamics and strange, non-linear melodies. These songs, and generally the guy's oeuvre, are genuinely and honestly playful. They have subtexts and ideas that don't easily emerge on a first or second lesson. Rather than riffs, this is music of melodies and timing, of odd and subtle beauty, and ... From: sxsw Views: 1 0 ratings Time: 03:41 More in Music
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Ben Von Wildenhaus - "The Limping Axeman": SXSW 2012 Showcasing Artist
Benjamin von Wildenhaus. Name sounds like a turn-of-the-century Prussian duke or peddler o...
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Ben Von Wildenhaus - "The Limping Axeman": SXSW 2012 Showcasing Artist
Benjamin von Wildenhaus. Name sounds like a turn-of-the-century Prussian duke or peddler of curios, snakeoil and ersatz jewelry. Maybe not such a bad set of images to start by thinking about, rather than all his influences or whatever. Ben Wildenhaus is a guitar player, pianist and all-'round musical dude, on par with modern guys like Alan Bishop and older ones like Sandy Bull. All three were drawn to the vast space, windblown grit and non-Western twang of desert guitar/oud music. None went the tacky world [sic] music route, Allah etc. be praised. All three instead took gracefully and intuitively to the music's deeper structure%mdashhazy or unmarked beginnings and endings, subtle dynamic rise and ebb, and unhurried play%mdashand adapted it into their own idiom. They've given us ambitious wandering soundscapes, suitable for salt trading by caravan, qat chewing in humid caf%eacutes, and walking to work with your headphones on. To me, Wildenhaus has always made good use of tools like a light touch, melody and subtlety in his songs. Knowing full well that regularly placed lacks-of-music and well considered phrasing set a mood and give songs that much more oomph. This is music built around tones, careful dynamics and strange, non-linear melodies. These songs, and generally the guy's oeuvre, are genuinely and honestly playful. They have subtexts and ideas that don't easily emerge on a first or second lesson. Rather than riffs, this is music of melodies and timing, of odd and subtle beauty, and ... From: sxsw Views: 1 0 ratings Time: 03:41 More in Music