Wide Open Light
Ben Harper
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With the brilliant Bloodline Maintenance in 2022, Ben Harper made a superb soulful turn, eyeing his elders Otis Redding, Curtis Mayfield, and Marvin Gaye, yet never plagiarising them. This time, the Californian with a thirty-year career has chosen to anchor himself deeply in the United States, to summon the history of southern blues and folk. Acoustics take precedence, as on most of Ben Harper's recent discography, making the slide guitars and the wood of the instruments resound to the point where you think you can hear the fire crackling in the fireplace. It’s mellow until, suddenly, a dominating and tense piano rears on Trying Not to Fall in Love With You, a beautiful UFO à la Tom Waits, followed by a return to the essential, with six controlled and expressive strings. This album is delectable, easy listening. We personally prefer listening with closed eyes; the ideal context to fully appreciate the sixties folk of 8 Minutes, the sensitivity of Wide Open Light, or the authentic blues of Giving Ghosts. Ben Harper has never been short of inspiration. Or beauty for that matter. © Brice Miclet/Qobuz
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Ben Harper, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Kalb, Producer - Jason Mozersky, Producer - Reservoir Media Music (ASCAP) obo Ben Harper Publishing (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 Chrysalis Records Limited 2023 Chrysalis Records Limited
Ben Harper, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Kalb, Producer - Jason Mozersky, Producer - Reservoir Media Music (ASCAP) obo Ben Harper Publishing (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 Chrysalis Records Limited 2023 Chrysalis Records Limited
Ben Harper, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Kalb, Producer - Jason Mozersky, Producer - Reservoir Media Music (ASCAP) obo Ben Harper Publishing (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 Chrysalis Records Limited 2023 Chrysalis Records Limited
Ben Harper, Author, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Kalb, Producer - Jason Mozersky, Author, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Reservoir Media Music (ASCAP) obo Ben Harper Publishing (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Reservoir Media Music (ASCAP) obo Jason Mozersky, MusicPublisher
2023 Chrysalis Records Limited 2023 Chrysalis Records Limited
Ben Harper, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Johnson, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Kalb, Producer - Jason Mozersky, Producer - Reservoir Media Music (ASCAP) obo Ben Harper Publishing (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 Chrysalis Records Limited 2023 Chrysalis Records Limited
Ben Harper, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Kalb, Producer - Jason Mozersky, Producer - Reservoir Media Music (ASCAP) obo Ben Harper Publishing (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 Chrysalis Records Limited 2023 Chrysalis Records Limited
Ben Harper, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Piers Faccini, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Kalb, Producer - Jason Mozersky, Producer - Reservoir Media Music (ASCAP) obo Ben Harper Publishing (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 Chrysalis Records Limited 2023 Chrysalis Records Limited
Ben Harper, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Kalb, Producer - Jason Mozersky, Producer - Ben Harper Publishing, MusicPublisher
2023 Chrysalis Records Limited 2023 Chrysalis Records Limited
Ben Harper, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Kalb, Producer - Jason Mozersky, Producer - Reservoir Media Music (ASCAP) obo Ben Harper Publishing (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 Chrysalis Records Limited 2023 Chrysalis Records Limited
Ben Harper, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Kalb, Producer - Jimmy Paxson, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Mozersky, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Ingalls, AssociatedPerformer - Rebecca Schlappich, AssociatedPerformer - Reservoir Media Music (ASCAP) obo Ben Harper Publishing (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 Chrysalis Records Limited 2023 Chrysalis Records Limited
Ben Harper, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Kalb, Producer - Jason Mozersky, Producer - Reservoir Media Music (ASCAP) obo Ben Harper Publishing (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 Chrysalis Records Limited 2023 Chrysalis Records Limited
Album Description
With the brilliant Bloodline Maintenance in 2022, Ben Harper made a superb soulful turn, eyeing his elders Otis Redding, Curtis Mayfield, and Marvin Gaye, yet never plagiarising them. This time, the Californian with a thirty-year career has chosen to anchor himself deeply in the United States, to summon the history of southern blues and folk. Acoustics take precedence, as on most of Ben Harper's recent discography, making the slide guitars and the wood of the instruments resound to the point where you think you can hear the fire crackling in the fireplace. It’s mellow until, suddenly, a dominating and tense piano rears on Trying Not to Fall in Love With You, a beautiful UFO à la Tom Waits, followed by a return to the essential, with six controlled and expressive strings. This album is delectable, easy listening. We personally prefer listening with closed eyes; the ideal context to fully appreciate the sixties folk of 8 Minutes, the sensitivity of Wide Open Light, or the authentic blues of Giving Ghosts. Ben Harper has never been short of inspiration. Or beauty for that matter. © Brice Miclet/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:02
- Main artists: Ben Harper
- Label: Chrysalis Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
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24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo
2023 Chrysalis Records Limited 2023 Chrysalis Records Limited
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