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Rockhill (2010)

by Benjamin Russell

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1.
Starved 03:54
2.
December 03:40
3.
Magic 03:28
4.
Ghost 03:17
5.
Space 03:55
6.
Hunger 03:29
7.
Quiet 04:08
8.
Water 04:12
9.
Breakaway 03:17
10.
Connection 03:40
11.
Time 04:19
12.
Slipping 04:02
13.
Believe 04:19
14.
Garden 03:57
15.
Belong 04:01
16.
Deep Magic 03:42
17.
Artist 03:19

about

The period between 1977 and 1978 was a time of turmoil in the music world. Winds of change blew up punk storms to threaten the music industry’s established order. Controversy raged between dinosaurs and demigogs. The pounding waves broke upon, and the hurricane’s fury barely rattled, the windows of the ROCKHILL.

None of it was important to Benjamin Russell. Fed up with the radio in the mid-70’s, he and Elyce turned it off and withdrew from the world to recreate themselves far from the madding crowd. On the edge of the mountain in Montreal, living in a high-rise hideaway known as the ROCKHILL, Russell wrote at least 200 songs in the space of a year. Most of these were put aside and languished when he emerged to join the fray with his punk band, “Madman”.

Thirty years later, some of these songs have emerged on this album, many startling in their originality. There’s little reference to the time or place in which they were created, so they sound as fresh today as they would have if they’d been immediately loosed . The difference is that back then, Russell would have needed a producer to help him realize their potential. In the years since, he’s become an accomplished producer in his own right and the songs sound even more original as a result.

Featured guests include Russell’s video collaborator and film composer, Sandra Chechick, guitar virtuoso, Peter Patrick, the talented multi-intstrumentalist, Jean-François Dumais, and drummer, Fred Lemelin.

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released April 9, 2013

1 Starved (3:54)
2 December (3:40)
3 Magic (feat. Sandra Chechik) (3:28)
4 Ghost (3:13)
5 Space ∆ (3:55)
6 Hunger (feat. Fred Lemlin) (3:29)
7 Quiet ø (4:09)
8 Water (feat. JF Dumais) (4:13)
9 Breakaway ∆ (3:18)
10 Connection (feat. Peter Patrick) (3:40)
11 Time ∞ (4:19)
12 Slipping (4:02)
13 Believe (feat. JF Dumais) (4:19)
14 Garden ∆ (3:57)
15 Belong ∑ (3:55)
16 Deep Magic (3:42)
17 Artist (3:19)

all songs by Benjamin Russell except ∆ by Benjamin Russell & Elyce, ø by Benjamin Russell, Mike Bessette & Elyce, ∞ by Benjamin Russell & Sandra Chechik, ∑ by Benjamin Russell, Oliver Russell & Elyce. All songs copyright © The Clear Blue Enterprise (socan).

© ℗ 2010 TCBE Records.

cover design by Extragrafix

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Benjamin Russell Montreal, Québec

Benjamin Russell is a multi-genre singer-songwriter, painter, graphic artist, videographer, writer living in Montreal, Quebec.

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