The Moving Decade, by Bean Friend

The Moving Decade

by Bean Friend

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Pete Davey So random how I found this one. Was nostalgic remembering a project back in the early 2000's where there was a mic/speaker set up an an abandoned grain silo so one could send a sound bite and then hear it back as it was played in the silo with all of the echo / reverberations. Well, couldn't find it (or maybe it's defunct) but google took me to a review of this album and instantly I was awestruck and had to own it. Highly recommended. Favorite track: Distant Notion.

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1.	Pinwheel 07:30	buy track
2.	In Green Waves Awoken 03:31
3.	Solitary Industry 04:24
4.	Copper Light 06:09
5.	Float Away 10:09
6.	Vertical Time 06:15
7.	Reflectorium 02:17
8.	The Mist 06:26
9.	Daydream at the Factory 01:45
10.	Distant Notion 11:07

about

The Moving Decade is a haunting yet hopeful ambient piano album performed and recorded in Silo City, a collection of non-operational cement grain silos located on the banks of the Buffalo River in Buffalo, NY.

Each of the songs in this album were recorded in a single take, utilizing a handful of strategically placed microphones and one upright piano, placed deep within the belly of the silos. The silos act not only as an echo chamber, reverberating the emotive qualities of Bean Friend’s piano compositions, but also act as a mouth piece for the sounds of their surrounding external environment.

Discerning listeners will be able to pick out the chirps of a distant cricket, the splash of water draining through the dilapidated silo’s ceiling and the crack of active hammers and nails; a reminder of the dynamic forces necessary for the rejuvenation of this historic rust-belt site.

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released January 5, 2016

All compositions performed and written by Bean Friend.
Engineered and mixed by Bean Friend.
Mastered by Greg Altman.

Other credits:
Cover photo by Max Collins
Creative guidance by David Grundy
Mentorship by Kevin Caine
Piano Tech by Sharon Mok
Recording consultation by Ben Jura
Extra help: Maris Pitonak, Tim Spitler, Shawn Faulkner
And of course, this album would not be possible without Rick Smith, Swannie Jim, and Bob the Builder.

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Bean Friend

Bean Friend is a multi-instrumentalist and composer.

Bean Friend has toured internationally in various projects, worked as a studio musician in NYC, Toronto, and Philly, scored "Touring T.O" (a Canadian Bell TV Series), and most recently has released piano-based instrumental albums.

Bean Friend is is currently based in Buffalo, NY. ... more

discography

Earth Dreams

Feb 2023
Charlotte

Jan 2023
Ataraxy

Mar 2018
Sound-On-Film

Aug 2016
The Moving Decade

Jan 2016
brown creeper

Mar 2013

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