Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
Hombre, mejor que el Euphoria Morning para mi no es ni de coña.
Eso si, es muy bueno, aquí hay grandes canciones, y tiene muchos detalles y matices que se van pillando con las escuchas que me encantan.
Eso si, es muy bueno, aquí hay grandes canciones, y tiene muchos detalles y matices que se van pillando con las escuchas que me encantan.
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
Nunca me ha gustado el "Euphoria" y de los otros dos mejor ni hablar. "In deep owl" va a estar entre lo mejor del año. Fijo.John Custer escribió:Hombre, mejor que el Euphoria Morning para mi no es ni de coña.
Eso si, es muy bueno, aquí hay grandes canciones, y tiene muchos detalles y matices que se van pillando con las escuchas que me encantan.
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
A estas alturas todavía no se ha filtrado?? Está claro que el disco lo vamos a escuchar 4 gatos contados, una lástima para Ben...
Peaky Blinder- Mensajes : 3453
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
Curioso que solo este a la venta en vinilo y en Itunes, por lo menos desde su pagina.Free Pussy Riot Fan escribió:A estas alturas todavía no se ha filtrado?? Está claro que el disco lo vamos a escuchar 4 gatos contados, una lástima para Ben...
Ripple.- Mensajes : 8065
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
Vamos a pegarle un orejazo.
Por cierto, con el JDownloader os lo podéis bajar del bandcamp. Es mp3 a 128Kbps pero menos da una piedra.
http://hbshepherd.bandcamp.com/album/in-deep-owl
Por cierto, con el JDownloader os lo podéis bajar del bandcamp. Es mp3 a 128Kbps pero menos da una piedra.
http://hbshepherd.bandcamp.com/album/in-deep-owl
patton- Mensajes : 2678
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
Yo sigo esperando el vinilo, que se supone va a tardar bastante.
El otro día hasta los cojones de esperar me lo bajé de Youtube para poder llevarlo en el coche.
Es un discazo, y si de primeras me encantó las sucesivas escuchas solo lo han mejorado. Muy grande el amigo Ben.
El otro día hasta los cojones de esperar me lo bajé de Youtube para poder llevarlo en el coche.
Es un discazo, y si de primeras me encantó las sucesivas escuchas solo lo han mejorado. Muy grande el amigo Ben.
John Custer- Mensajes : 3424
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
yo tb sigo esperando x el viniloJohn Custer escribió:Yo sigo esperando el vinilo, que se supone va a tardar bastante.
El otro día hasta los cojones de esperar me lo bajé de Youtube para poder llevarlo en el coche.
Es un discazo, y si de primeras me encantó las sucesivas escuchas solo lo han mejorado. Muy grande el amigo Ben.
keith_caputo- Mensajes : 30972
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
A mi me llegó un mensaje de Amazon diciendo que ya había salido pero que me llegaría, atento, el 15 de Octubre!!keith_caputo escribió:yo tb sigo esperando x el viniloJohn Custer escribió:Yo sigo esperando el vinilo, que se supone va a tardar bastante.
El otro día hasta los cojones de esperar me lo bajé de Youtube para poder llevarlo en el coche.
Es un discazo, y si de primeras me encantó las sucesivas escuchas solo lo han mejorado. Muy grande el amigo Ben.
Supongo que los gastos en patera serán muy bajos...
John Custer- Mensajes : 3424
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
Lastima pues las predicciones que dí en este tópic se estan cumpliendo...de momento poquisima infromación, apenas hay criticas del album, aunque las pocas que he leido son mas que positivas y no es de extrañar... además todas ahondan en la autenticidad que destila este tipo. Pocos lugares donde este a la venta el disco, en fin una pena.Free Pussy Riot Fan escribió:A estas alturas todavía no se ha filtrado?? Está claro que el disco lo vamos a escuchar 4 gatos contados, una lástima para Ben...
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
donde lo habeis pillao??? Es vinilo azul no, al menos así es el que venden en la página de su discográfica.John Custer escribió:A mi me llegó un mensaje de Amazon diciendo que ya había salido pero que me llegaría, atento, el 15 de Octubre!!keith_caputo escribió:yo tb sigo esperando x el viniloJohn Custer escribió:Yo sigo esperando el vinilo, que se supone va a tardar bastante.
El otro día hasta los cojones de esperar me lo bajé de Youtube para poder llevarlo en el coche.
Es un discazo, y si de primeras me encantó las sucesivas escuchas solo lo han mejorado. Muy grande el amigo Ben.
Supongo que los gastos en patera serán muy bajos...
Black Flamingo- Mensajes : 7280
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
Deberia haberlo firmado como Ben Shepherd, que aunque la musica y el boca a boca sea el unico reclamo valido, firmarlo como HBS no ha sido buena idea.
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
En Amazon americano, su facebook te daba esa dirección para pillarlo.Black Flamingo escribió:donde lo habeis pillao??? Es vinilo azul no, al menos así es el que venden en la página de su discográfica.John Custer escribió:A mi me llegó un mensaje de Amazon diciendo que ya había salido pero que me llegaría, atento, el 15 de Octubre!!keith_caputo escribió:yo tb sigo esperando x el viniloJohn Custer escribió:Yo sigo esperando el vinilo, que se supone va a tardar bastante.
El otro día hasta los cojones de esperar me lo bajé de Youtube para poder llevarlo en el coche.
Es un discazo, y si de primeras me encantó las sucesivas escuchas solo lo han mejorado. Muy grande el amigo Ben.
Supongo que los gastos en patera serán muy bajos...
John Custer- Mensajes : 3424
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
Muy cierto, eso de HBS es una tontería que le ha costado repercusión.Ripple. escribió:Deberia haberlo firmado como Ben Shepherd, que aunque la musica y el boca a boca sea el unico reclamo valido, firmarlo como HBS no ha sido buena idea.
John Custer- Mensajes : 3424
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
Pues sí, muy poca visión comercial ha tenido en ese sentido. Auque bueno en este tópic pone claramente lo de Ben Shepherd y a la gente se la sudaJohn Custer escribió:Muy cierto, eso de HBS es una tontería que le ha costado repercusión.Ripple. escribió:Deberia haberlo firmado como Ben Shepherd, que aunque la musica y el boca a boca sea el unico reclamo valido, firmarlo como HBS no ha sido buena idea.
Black Flamingo- Mensajes : 7280
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
Ah vale, gracias! y te clavan mucho de gastos en el americano??? Es que a ese Amazon nunca he pedido nada...Yo creo que lo he visto en el de Cánada.John Custer escribió:En Amazon americano, su facebook te daba esa dirección para pillarlo.Black Flamingo escribió:donde lo habeis pillao??? Es vinilo azul no, al menos así es el que venden en la página de su discográfica.John Custer escribió:A mi me llegó un mensaje de Amazon diciendo que ya había salido pero que me llegaría, atento, el 15 de Octubre!!keith_caputo escribió:yo tb sigo esperando x el viniloJohn Custer escribió:Yo sigo esperando el vinilo, que se supone va a tardar bastante.
El otro día hasta los cojones de esperar me lo bajé de Youtube para poder llevarlo en el coche.
Es un discazo, y si de primeras me encantó las sucesivas escuchas solo lo han mejorado. Muy grande el amigo Ben.
Supongo que los gastos en patera serán muy bajos...
Black Flamingo- Mensajes : 7280
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
Tour en solitario a la vista?
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/hbs-ben-shepherd-takes-acoustic-turn-in-collide-premiere-20130913
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/hbs-ben-shepherd-takes-acoustic-turn-in-collide-premiere-20130913
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
x cierto, en el tema Collide la guitarra acustica suena desafinada o es cosa mia?Free Pussy Riot Fan escribió:Tour en solitario a la vista?
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/hbs-ben-shepherd-takes-acoustic-turn-in-collide-premiere-20130913
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
No encuentro descarga pero el disco salió a finales de agosto.clashcityrockers escribió:está filtrado ya?
Aquí lo tenéis en streaming y creo que en spotify:
https://soundcloud.com/hbshepherd
Le acabo de pegar la primera escucha y me ha encantado.
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
El disco puede ser mejor o peor (para mí es de notable alto) pero lo que está fuera de toda duda es la clase que desprende su música. Siempre ha sido el eclipsado de Soundgarden bajo la sombra de Cornell, Thayil e incluso Cameron, pero solo hace falta ver el salto de calidad en la carrera del grupo a partir de la salida de Yamamoto y su llegada.
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
Totalmente de acuerdo, sin menospreciar para nada a Hiro y su contribución a SG y lo que hizo posteriormente en Truly. A lo mejor Ben no es mucho mejor bajista pero aportó algo muy especial a su sonido y compone grandes temas. Siempre esperaba con ganas sus composiciones en los discos de Soundgarden desde Superunknown.filtered escribió:El disco puede ser mejor o peor (para mí es de notable alto) pero lo que está fuera de toda duda es la clase que desprende su música. Siempre ha sido el eclipsado de Soundgarden bajo la sombra de Cornell, Thayil e incluso Cameron, pero solo hace falta ver el salto de calidad en la carrera del grupo a partir de la salida de Yamamoto y su llegada.
El disco me tiene totalmente enganchado. Hacía tiempo que un disco no me gustaba tanto de primeras.
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
como mola el tema Collide!! esto tiene muy buena pinta!
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
Ya me ha llegado el vinilo . El disco es precioso y viene con una pua, con un link xa descargar el disco y con las letras de las canciones.
keith_caputo- Mensajes : 30972
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
¿En cuánto se ha quedado con los gastos de envió? Y lo más importante ¿puedes subirlo a la papelera ?keith_caputo escribió:Ya me ha llegado el vinilo . El disco es precioso y viene con una pua, con un link xa descargar el disco y con las letras de las canciones.
patton- Mensajes : 2678
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
Kaputo, que día estimado te ponía que te llegaba? Yo todavía sigo esperando y lo que me queda
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
30 de septiembreJohn Custer escribió:Kaputo, que día estimado te ponía que te llegaba? Yo todavía sigo esperando y lo que me queda
keith_caputo- Mensajes : 30972
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
si alguien lo sube a la papelera tendrá un haiku dedicado. lo he escuchado esta mañana y tiene una pinta cojonuda
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
Gracias! A mi me puso 15 de Octubre, a ver si también se adelanta porque vaya tela.keith_caputo escribió:30 de septiembreJohn Custer escribió:Kaputo, que día estimado te ponía que te llegaba? Yo todavía sigo esperando y lo que me queda
Yo sigo escuchandolo en streaming cutre y la verdad es que me parece un puto discazo. Muy grande Ben, muy grande
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Yo al final me lo acabé comprando en CD y llevo todos estos días escuchándolo cada día, no me esperaba esto... menuda sorpresa, increíble album!!!!
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
Donde se puede comprar el lp?
Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
Lo tienes en amazon, yo me he pillado el mio en amazon.es a importUSA por 16,99 pero quedaban solo 2 en stock, el resto pasaba de los 30.Evil Elvis escribió:Donde se puede comprar el lp?
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De qué color es el vinilo?
patton- Mensajes : 2678
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
buff le he dado una escucha y me ha parecido bastante coñazo..
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keith_caputo escribió:x cierto, en el tema Collide la guitarra acustica suena desafinada o es cosa mia?Free Pussy Riot Fan escribió:Tour en solitario a la vista?
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/hbs-ben-shepherd-takes-acoustic-turn-in-collide-premiere-20130913
keith_caputo- Mensajes : 30972
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Zarpas escribió:buff le he dado una escucha y me ha parecido bastante cañonazo..
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
http://groundcontrolmag.com/type/1/
Soundgarden bassist Ben Shepherd has a lot of big ideas. Recently, he has entertained the idea of creating a zip-line range at a location where “you can go tearing from location to location in the tree tops, but you can only get to it by boat or if you already know where it is” and developing a concert experience whereat a band (which the bassist has dubbed Forming Policy) will experiment with different sonic frequencies and motifs for the purposes of moving objects with sound. And those are only the tip of the iceberg – conversations with the bassist revolve around exploring new and inventive musical ideas but, as he's careful to point out, everything good began to really get moving at about the same time Shepherd started working on In Deep Owl, his first solo album. “Over the last two years, a lot of the different musical ideas I've had really started to seem more possible because In Deep Owl worked out so well,” says Shepherd proudly. “Making that record really helped to build my confidence; [it] really proved to me that I can start projects and get them done on my own when I put my mind to them. Hater [the ill-fated side project begun by Shepherd with drummer Matt Cameron and ex-Monster Magnet guitarist John McBain –ed] might have been able to do that but, because it took ten years to come out, it really didn't.
“The second Hater album [The 2nd – released in 2005 on Burn Burn Burn Records –ed] really destroyed my confidence or the thought that anyone would give a fuck about the songs I write but, now that's done away with and Deep Owl's out and Soundgarden's reunited, I've really built that back up,” continues the bassist brightly. “I'm really beginning to think things are possible and, if I put my mind to a project, I'm going to do it; I'm not going to waste time anymore.”
For a lot of people, Shepherd's current, fantastically bright outlook certainly comes as a relief – particularly given that the making of In Deep Owl began under such dark circumstances. According to the bassist, work on In Deep Owl began during the period when Soundgarden was on what everyone thought was a permanent hiatus and, to make matters worse, Shepherd found himself single to boot. Shortly thereafter, the bassist began slipping into a depression, but got working on the album with the help and cajoling of his friends. “The whole thing started when my girlfriend and I split up and my friends goaded me into recording something,” remembers Shepherd, laughing. “They wanted me to get out of the house and not get depressed, so they got me to come down to the studio. They didn't want me to go home and mope, so we start working on some ideas for songs and, not long after that, they pushed me to start recording. They said, 'Well, why don't you record “The Great Syrup Accident” first and then “Neverone Blues”' – and they didn't have drums on them or anything, they were just vocals and guitar – but I really liked them. I thought they sounded really good so I finally said 'Alright! Whatever, I'll do it,' and really committed myself to making a full-length album. I figured, I hadn't been around in a long time and hadn't been around at all, so I figured it would come out of the blue – like, 'This is what happened to the bass player of Soundgarden!'
“Eventually, it seemed like it was getting serious with this writing,” Shepherd continues. “I needed a guitar so I took one last ferry ride, grabbed the acoustic guitar on the album, got back to Seattle and then didn't go home again for a long time. I was sleeping on the couch at the studio – and they didn't want me to go home. Then we changed studios; we rented a Pro Tools setup from Soundgarden's old sound man Stuart Hallerman, who also runs Avast [Avast Recording studios – the studio where such albums as Frenching The Bully by The Gits, Pussy Whipped by Bikini Kill, The Lonesome Crowded West by Modest Mouse and many individual Soundgarden songs were recorded –ed] because the recordings we'd made at Deep Owl were done on Pro Tools. Actually, it was Stuart who gave me the acoustic guitar too; every studio has a beater guitar kicking around, and when I was recording the Hater album with Stuart, I took that guitar and got it repaired for him and then, when Hater was done, Stuart gave me the guitar. That blew my mind, because I thought it was the studio guitar – and he just didn't like to see it getting beaten up like that. Anyway, so we rented Pro Tools from Stuart and finished the album at a different studio, where I was staying on the couch and on the floor with producer Dave French.
“We were all starving to death, but we were making it [chuckling]; we created our own little world out there while we were also making this album.”
The circumstances under which In Deep Owl may have been dire, but there's no doubt that the finished results were worth the trouble. Listeners will be stunned as, almost completely unaccompanied, Shepherd accepts and plays to the stoic image he has fostered for the last quarter century, but also completely overshadows it by offering a truly captivating performance. Shepherd's vocal here bears all the marks of a man unaccustomed to being the center of attention (the melody is simple and the singer's delivery is very reserved), but his lyrics are definitely something to get excited about; hard and dark lyrical images manifest like tumultuous thunderheads (check out lines like “Wrap your shawl around your cold shoulders/ Water is deeper than you'd care to swallow/ The further the shoreline, the colder the fire), and listeners will find themselves just waiting to get swept up in a torrent. When added instrumentation is employed, Shepherd first mirrors second wave acoustic grunge like Days Of The New (see “Koda”) before trying on a more modal, almost Lou Reed and Tom Waits-inspired form of vintage rock for “Neverone Blues,” trying on some very Desert rock dust for “Veritas” and going to the deep, deep South for “From The Blue Book” before returning to home with some decidedly 'Seattle' strains on “Baron Robber” and “Keystone.” At every turn, the effects are mesmerizing; while In Deep Owl is very clearly a work in progress as it sees Ben Shepherd moving in a multitude of different directions and examining new sonic possibilities for his music, it leaves nothing to be desired at all. By the time “The Train You Can't Win” rolls through with some really cool and ominous, Zepp-y folk guitar playing (think “Gallows Pole”) and builds ecstatically before receding, Shepherd will have no small number of listeners who were wondering whether this album could really have a chance at being good sold on its quality by the time they reach it's end; In Deep Owl is definitely the type of album that listeners will want to explore more deeply after they discover it, and the kind which will leave those who have heard it waiting anxiously for more. “I can't get over how good it felt, recording the album,” reiterates Shepherd as he remembers back. “It was really coming together, and I really rebuilt a lot of my confidence. I got really into it and actually declared to a couple of people that I was done with playing in bands, I was done with that and keeping this up [laughing]! Then Soundgarden got back together two days before I finished making In Deep Owl, so it had to go on the back burner."
With Soundgarden back and working both as a recording and touring outfit, one might think that would create tensions when it comes to any of the band's members organizing any other outside projects, but Shepherd's mindset is astoundingly clear when it comes to that: Soundgarden comes first, and everything else gets scheduled in around the responsibilities associated with that band. Because of that, according to the bassist, no touring to support In Deep Owl has been scheduled yet, as Soundgarden continues to tour in support of King Animal – but that doesn't mean it will never happen. “I haven't booked anything to play live at all,” exclaims Shepherd. “All these friends of mine who are drummers have said, 'Hey – make a band and I'll play drums for you!' but I haven't thought about it yet. I don't even know if I want to do that; I have a lot of things to get accomplished, but before any of it happens, Soundgarden's European tour takes precedence. This is actually the first European tour in support of King Animal. The last time we were over there, it was really just a re-introduction to say we were back, but now we're going over to present the new music properly. This is the proper tour support for King Animal; we haven't been to Europe since the record came out. That's first and, while we're in Europe, I'm also going to be working on the storyboards for this sixteen millimeter film I want to make for fun but, after we get back, I think the next thing to do would be to focus on Deep Owl or, if Soundgarden's touring again, focus on that next tour and maybe jam some Deep Owl stuff in around it. A lot of how everything plays out will depend on what Soundgarden is doing; how we're going to be supporting King Animal. After I know that, I'll figure out what I'm going to do with the time that isn't spoken for; I've got other songs and projects that I want to do besides this record and Soundgarden, they're all just a matter of timing and getting them all together, and that all started with Deep Owl.
"Making this record really energized me and now I've decided to just keep working on these ideas – but rather than just talking about them or just picking at them, I'm going to see them through from start to finish. I've found that doing them – really engaging with these ideas and learning about how to do them and seeing them through – is how I feel most alive; I love the joy of learning.”
Soundgarden bassist Ben Shepherd has a lot of big ideas. Recently, he has entertained the idea of creating a zip-line range at a location where “you can go tearing from location to location in the tree tops, but you can only get to it by boat or if you already know where it is” and developing a concert experience whereat a band (which the bassist has dubbed Forming Policy) will experiment with different sonic frequencies and motifs for the purposes of moving objects with sound. And those are only the tip of the iceberg – conversations with the bassist revolve around exploring new and inventive musical ideas but, as he's careful to point out, everything good began to really get moving at about the same time Shepherd started working on In Deep Owl, his first solo album. “Over the last two years, a lot of the different musical ideas I've had really started to seem more possible because In Deep Owl worked out so well,” says Shepherd proudly. “Making that record really helped to build my confidence; [it] really proved to me that I can start projects and get them done on my own when I put my mind to them. Hater [the ill-fated side project begun by Shepherd with drummer Matt Cameron and ex-Monster Magnet guitarist John McBain –ed] might have been able to do that but, because it took ten years to come out, it really didn't.
“The second Hater album [The 2nd – released in 2005 on Burn Burn Burn Records –ed] really destroyed my confidence or the thought that anyone would give a fuck about the songs I write but, now that's done away with and Deep Owl's out and Soundgarden's reunited, I've really built that back up,” continues the bassist brightly. “I'm really beginning to think things are possible and, if I put my mind to a project, I'm going to do it; I'm not going to waste time anymore.”
For a lot of people, Shepherd's current, fantastically bright outlook certainly comes as a relief – particularly given that the making of In Deep Owl began under such dark circumstances. According to the bassist, work on In Deep Owl began during the period when Soundgarden was on what everyone thought was a permanent hiatus and, to make matters worse, Shepherd found himself single to boot. Shortly thereafter, the bassist began slipping into a depression, but got working on the album with the help and cajoling of his friends. “The whole thing started when my girlfriend and I split up and my friends goaded me into recording something,” remembers Shepherd, laughing. “They wanted me to get out of the house and not get depressed, so they got me to come down to the studio. They didn't want me to go home and mope, so we start working on some ideas for songs and, not long after that, they pushed me to start recording. They said, 'Well, why don't you record “The Great Syrup Accident” first and then “Neverone Blues”' – and they didn't have drums on them or anything, they were just vocals and guitar – but I really liked them. I thought they sounded really good so I finally said 'Alright! Whatever, I'll do it,' and really committed myself to making a full-length album. I figured, I hadn't been around in a long time and hadn't been around at all, so I figured it would come out of the blue – like, 'This is what happened to the bass player of Soundgarden!'
“Eventually, it seemed like it was getting serious with this writing,” Shepherd continues. “I needed a guitar so I took one last ferry ride, grabbed the acoustic guitar on the album, got back to Seattle and then didn't go home again for a long time. I was sleeping on the couch at the studio – and they didn't want me to go home. Then we changed studios; we rented a Pro Tools setup from Soundgarden's old sound man Stuart Hallerman, who also runs Avast [Avast Recording studios – the studio where such albums as Frenching The Bully by The Gits, Pussy Whipped by Bikini Kill, The Lonesome Crowded West by Modest Mouse and many individual Soundgarden songs were recorded –ed] because the recordings we'd made at Deep Owl were done on Pro Tools. Actually, it was Stuart who gave me the acoustic guitar too; every studio has a beater guitar kicking around, and when I was recording the Hater album with Stuart, I took that guitar and got it repaired for him and then, when Hater was done, Stuart gave me the guitar. That blew my mind, because I thought it was the studio guitar – and he just didn't like to see it getting beaten up like that. Anyway, so we rented Pro Tools from Stuart and finished the album at a different studio, where I was staying on the couch and on the floor with producer Dave French.
“We were all starving to death, but we were making it [chuckling]; we created our own little world out there while we were also making this album.”
The circumstances under which In Deep Owl may have been dire, but there's no doubt that the finished results were worth the trouble. Listeners will be stunned as, almost completely unaccompanied, Shepherd accepts and plays to the stoic image he has fostered for the last quarter century, but also completely overshadows it by offering a truly captivating performance. Shepherd's vocal here bears all the marks of a man unaccustomed to being the center of attention (the melody is simple and the singer's delivery is very reserved), but his lyrics are definitely something to get excited about; hard and dark lyrical images manifest like tumultuous thunderheads (check out lines like “Wrap your shawl around your cold shoulders/ Water is deeper than you'd care to swallow/ The further the shoreline, the colder the fire), and listeners will find themselves just waiting to get swept up in a torrent. When added instrumentation is employed, Shepherd first mirrors second wave acoustic grunge like Days Of The New (see “Koda”) before trying on a more modal, almost Lou Reed and Tom Waits-inspired form of vintage rock for “Neverone Blues,” trying on some very Desert rock dust for “Veritas” and going to the deep, deep South for “From The Blue Book” before returning to home with some decidedly 'Seattle' strains on “Baron Robber” and “Keystone.” At every turn, the effects are mesmerizing; while In Deep Owl is very clearly a work in progress as it sees Ben Shepherd moving in a multitude of different directions and examining new sonic possibilities for his music, it leaves nothing to be desired at all. By the time “The Train You Can't Win” rolls through with some really cool and ominous, Zepp-y folk guitar playing (think “Gallows Pole”) and builds ecstatically before receding, Shepherd will have no small number of listeners who were wondering whether this album could really have a chance at being good sold on its quality by the time they reach it's end; In Deep Owl is definitely the type of album that listeners will want to explore more deeply after they discover it, and the kind which will leave those who have heard it waiting anxiously for more. “I can't get over how good it felt, recording the album,” reiterates Shepherd as he remembers back. “It was really coming together, and I really rebuilt a lot of my confidence. I got really into it and actually declared to a couple of people that I was done with playing in bands, I was done with that and keeping this up [laughing]! Then Soundgarden got back together two days before I finished making In Deep Owl, so it had to go on the back burner."
With Soundgarden back and working both as a recording and touring outfit, one might think that would create tensions when it comes to any of the band's members organizing any other outside projects, but Shepherd's mindset is astoundingly clear when it comes to that: Soundgarden comes first, and everything else gets scheduled in around the responsibilities associated with that band. Because of that, according to the bassist, no touring to support In Deep Owl has been scheduled yet, as Soundgarden continues to tour in support of King Animal – but that doesn't mean it will never happen. “I haven't booked anything to play live at all,” exclaims Shepherd. “All these friends of mine who are drummers have said, 'Hey – make a band and I'll play drums for you!' but I haven't thought about it yet. I don't even know if I want to do that; I have a lot of things to get accomplished, but before any of it happens, Soundgarden's European tour takes precedence. This is actually the first European tour in support of King Animal. The last time we were over there, it was really just a re-introduction to say we were back, but now we're going over to present the new music properly. This is the proper tour support for King Animal; we haven't been to Europe since the record came out. That's first and, while we're in Europe, I'm also going to be working on the storyboards for this sixteen millimeter film I want to make for fun but, after we get back, I think the next thing to do would be to focus on Deep Owl or, if Soundgarden's touring again, focus on that next tour and maybe jam some Deep Owl stuff in around it. A lot of how everything plays out will depend on what Soundgarden is doing; how we're going to be supporting King Animal. After I know that, I'll figure out what I'm going to do with the time that isn't spoken for; I've got other songs and projects that I want to do besides this record and Soundgarden, they're all just a matter of timing and getting them all together, and that all started with Deep Owl.
"Making this record really energized me and now I've decided to just keep working on these ideas – but rather than just talking about them or just picking at them, I'm going to see them through from start to finish. I've found that doing them – really engaging with these ideas and learning about how to do them and seeing them through – is how I feel most alive; I love the joy of learning.”
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Bass players and drummers work together as basically the foundation for a band. Is that how you work? Do you play off the drummer?
No, sometimes it depends on the song. All those songs were made up either on the spot or at a drum studio after they were recorded. Like “Koda,” Matt played to a completely different song that’s not heard. I took all the music off and just used his drum tracks and made up a completely new song from what he drummed. So he didn’t even recognize his drumming when he heard it. He was like, “Who’s drumming on that song? That’s amazing,” cause it sounds all random and weird.
Bass players and drummers work together as basically the foundation for a band. Is that how you work? Do you play off the drummer?
No, sometimes it depends on the song. All those songs were made up either on the spot or at a drum studio after they were recorded. Like “Koda,” Matt played to a completely different song that’s not heard. I took all the music off and just used his drum tracks and made up a completely new song from what he drummed. So he didn’t even recognize his drumming when he heard it. He was like, “Who’s drumming on that song? That’s amazing,” cause it sounds all random and weird.
Black Flamingo- Mensajes : 7280
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
3 ó 4 escuchas y me está encantando.
Seco- Mensajes : 10519
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A mi también me interesa esto. Alguien ha recibido un vinilo azul?patton escribió:De qué color es el vinilo?
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
Gracias!!!Ripple. escribió:Lo tienes en amazon, yo me he pillado el mio en amazon.es a importUSA por 16,99 pero quedaban solo 2 en stock, el resto pasaba de los 30.Evil Elvis escribió:Donde se puede comprar el lp?
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Hoy me ha llegado el vinilo!!!!! Mola, con su púa y todo!!
John Custer- Mensajes : 3424
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
me está gustando la hostia
está por algun lado?
está por algun lado?
clashcityrockers- Mensajes : 8333
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En la papelera está a 320.
Estoy terminándolo y me esperaba otra cosa, es bastante disperso. No se, no me llama mucho.
Estoy terminándolo y me esperaba otra cosa, es bastante disperso. No se, no me llama mucho.
locovereas- Mensajes : 33247
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locovereas escribió:En la papelera está a 320.
Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
Primera escucha y de puta madre, me ha encantado, me recuerda mucho a lanegan, pero supongo que después de trabajar con él, se le haya pegado algo.
Ya se podría animar y hacer una gira.
Por cierto, van a sacar edición en cd?
Ya se podría animar y hacer una gira.
Por cierto, van a sacar edición en cd?
Heisenberg- Mensajes : 12111
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
si, me está gustando un huevo
clashcityrockers- Mensajes : 8333
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Re: Ben Shepherd (Bajista de Soundgarden) - "In Deep Owl" (2013) [Debut Album]
Pedazo disco !!
De lo mejor de este año !!
De lo mejor de este año !!
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Dust N Bones !? escribió:Pedazo disco !!
De lo mejor de este año !!
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Black Flamingo escribió:Dust N Bones !? escribió:Pedazo disco !!
De lo mejor de este año !!
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