more from
Halocline Trance
We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

No Magic Hand

by BEN GUNNING

supported by
Calle Falksten
Calle Falksten thumbnail
Calle Falksten Beguiling experimental pop from Canada. Imagine Prefab Sprouts "Knock on wood" being transported to 2023 but undergoing a vaporwave and electronic pop makeover and you might have a notion of whats going on here. One of 2023s brightest gems so far. Favorite track: Power.
/
  • Cassette + Digital Album

    Limited copy sparkly cassettes with artwork and lyrics.

    Includes unlimited streaming of No Magic Hand via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 2 days
    edition of 100 

      $10 CAD or more 

     

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $7 CAD  or more

     

1.
Nana 05:47
2.
The Vapours 05:25
3.
Love is Real 03:32
4.
5.
Fairweather 03:48
6.
Power 05:51
7.
8.
9.
Loose End 06:01

about

Ben Gunning is one of those musicians whose restless creativity is the source of their forward momentum.

The forthcoming No Magic Hand skillfully intertwines several threads that can be heard on in his more recent work. On one
hand it's full of the buoyant electronic rhythms that characterized Nature, but on the other, it also picks up on the detailed and organic sound design found on Muldrew (2019, Séance Centre), the noted LP on which he partnered with acclaimed saxophonist and composer Joseph Shabason.

The gleefully polymorphous production found on No Magic Hand variously employs understated guitar, propulsive beats,
fluorescent synths articulating sophisticated harmony, beneath and beside Gunning's agile falsetto singing yet still manages consummate cohesion. Perhaps most intriguing of all is how Gunning has applied Muldrew's laidback impressionistic sensibility to his songwriting—which had previously favoured taut and tidy structures. These new pieces are suffused with a newfound inquisitiveness and introspective playfulness that audibly impacts all domains: from the formal, to the textural, the sonic to the textual. Yet any abstraction is mediated by Gunning's gift for crafting bold, evocative melodies.

It's his debut outing for Toronto's Halocline Trance, the feverishly eclectic imprint curated by David Psutka of ACT!/ Egyptrixx notoriety and featuring artists such as myst milano, Colin Fisher, Anamai, Casey MQ, and Stefana Fratila.

credits

released July 21, 2023

No Magic Hand (HTRA039) is out July 21st on Halocline Trance (Cassette, WAV). The release features photography by May Truong and design by Haley Parker. Recorded and mixed by Ben Gunning. Mastered by Joe Lambert. Distributed by SRD and available to purchase via fine music retailers worldwide. All music and lyrics by Ben Gunning. Press enquiries Riparianmedia@gmail.com

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

BEN GUNNING

contact / help

Contact BEN GUNNING

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

BEN GUNNING recommends:

If you like BEN GUNNING, you may also like: