Oceanic Rifts, by John Surman & Ben Surman

Oceanic Rifts

by John Surman & Ben Surman

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fred69 In this music I could feel hope of the plandemic coming to an end.

Robert Middleton I have been listening to John Surman for a very long time. I own 49 albums that he is featured on. And this may be his very best album - ever. Extraordinarily beautiful and varied with a wide range of textures and colors. A masterpiece! I hope he continues to record with his son, Ben as they make an amazing duo. Favorite track: Oceanic Rifts.

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	1.	Grubby Bag 05:01
	2.	Wave Theory 04:51
	3.	Bad Barnacle 05:36
	4.	Driftwood 04:51
	5.	Oceanic Rifts 04:52
	6.	White Horses 04:12
	7.	Pinpoint 05:48
	8.	Surface Tension 05:58
	9.	Fogbound 06:41
	10.	Flotsam 04:46

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Ben and I have worked on a number of projects over the years, including movie scores for “The Shade” and “Apartment #5c”, live performances with the Norwegian vocalist Karin Krog, and albums such as “Electric Element” and “Infinite Paths” on Meantime Records.
We had always talked about putting together a collection of duo tracks, but it was not until we both found ourselves in ‘lockdown’ during the covid-19 crisis that things finally came together. I was in Oslo, Norway and Ben in upstate New York. We began work exchanging music files and ideas over the net, firstly developing the piece entitled White Horses - a descriptive expression for white-topped waves at sea. The rest of the music developed from there. I think the fact that we were separated by the Atlantic Ocean led to the maritime flavour of the titles. Enjoy.

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released June 1, 2020

John Surman: Soprano & Baritone Saxophone, Bass & Contrabass Clarinet, Recorder, Synthesizer, Keyboards
Ben Surman: Synthesizer, Sampler, Electronics, Keyboards
All Compositions, Production and Engineering by John Surman & Ben Surman

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John Surman & Ben Surman Norway, New York

John Surman is an English composer & saxophone, bass clarinet, and synthesizer player.
His son, Ben is a producer and composer of electronic music.

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