Electric Metal Skeleton

by Nick Bensen

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1.	Devil's List i. Fiddlesticks ii. Food Cake iii. Ham & Eggs (to prepare at home) 02:46		buy track
2.	It's All Starting To Sink In 02:39	info	buy track
3.	Visions Of An Electric Metal Skeleton On Fire In Space 03:57		buy track
4.	Clearly A Kinks Fan 02:39	info	buy track
5.	Cutting Through The Alley 01:01		buy track
6.	Devil's List (Continued) iv. Hopyard v. Postpile vi. Punchbowl 11:59		buy track
7.	Castle Keep 03:01		buy track

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New album idea 4/19/20
Completed 5/9/20
Master finished 6/14/20

Electric Metal Skeleton
(BE20013)

Purging the horrors of abuse, neglect, neural abnormalities, and disability through loud guitars and creepy keyboards with a few light spots along the gloomy highway. Contains my first recordings after a 15-year break.

I. Dark Side

1. Devil's List
i. Fiddlesticks
ii. Food Cake
iii. Ham & Eggs (to prepare at home) 2:46
2. It's All Starting To Sink In 2:39
3. Visions Of An Electric Metal Skeleton On Fire In Space 3:57
4. Clearly A Kinks Fan 2:39
5. Cutting Through The Alley 1:01
= 13:02

II. Darker Side

6. Devil's List (continued)
iv. Hopyard
v. Postpile
vi. Punchbowl 11:59
7. Castle Keep 3:01
= 15:00

Total 28:02 (Squeaked into albumhood with a minute to spare)

All songs written by Nick Bensen

(c) & (p) 2020 by Nick Bensen

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released June 23, 2020

Instrumental - Epiphone Dot Studio 335 electric guitar and malfunctioning Roland XP-60 composing workstation synth; encouragement from Janine Bensen

Recorded at Timber Lane, Avon, CT, April 19, and May 6 and 9, 2020

Performed by Nick Bensen

Produced by Janine Bensen and Nick Bensen

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Nick Bensen Avon, Connecticut

Nick Bensen learned guitar from Ira Kaplan (Yo La Tengo). He played in the Croton Dammed, the Assassins, Three Globe Banana Monte, A Subtle Plague, Polar Arc and 33 Tiger Infinity. He made 3 solo CDs but gave it up in 2005 due to illness.

In April 2020, Nick suddenly regained the ability to play. With 26 psych/prog/fusion releases since then, Nick Bensen is really making up for lost time. ... more

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