Erg Herbe album by JAB

3/11/2019

My son John Also Bennett has just released a great new LP, his first solo work, titled Erg Herbe, on the Shelter Press label, which, if you ask me, is pretty dang good, and I'm not alone in thinking that.

John Also Bennett is an extremely versatile musician who has worked with numerous groups in different styles, and performed all over the world, for several years now. His personal approach to making music has been evolving rapidly in recent years, and this is his first completely solo album. I love it; it is hard to describe; it has a kind of ambient electronic and acoustic, lyrical, minimalist and other-worldly quality that is fully realized. It is a kind of music that is very hard to make into something compelling, and Also has pulled it off. Quite wonderful! And it makes his papa proud! Check it out!

You can purchase the vinyl LP at Forced Exposure:
https://www.forcedexposure.com/Catalog/jab-erg-herbe-lp/SHELTER.105LP.html

Plus you can stream and purchase a download of Erg Herbe at the Shelter Press site at Bandcamp:
https://shelterpress.bandcamp.com/album/erg-herbe

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JOHN M. BENNETT
OPENS HIS MOUTH

John M. Bennett has published over 400 books and chapbooks of poetry and other materials. He has published, exhibited
and performed his word art worldwide in thousands of publications and venues.

He was editor and publisher of LOST AND FOUND TIMES (1975-2005), and is Founding Curator of the Avant Writing
Collection at The Ohio State University Libraries.

Richard Kostelanetz has called him “the seminal American poet of my generation”.

His work, publications, and papers are collected in several major institutions, including Washington University
(St. Louis), SUNY Buffalo, The Ohio State University, The Museum of Modern Art, and other major libraries.
His PhD (UCLA 1970) is in Latin American Literature.

His latest books are:
- Select Poems, Poetry Hotel Press/Luna Bisonte Prods, 2016
- The World of Burning, Luna Bisonte Prods, 2017
- Poemas visuales, con
movimientos con ruidos con combinaciones (with Osvaldo Cibils), Deep White Sound, 2017
- The Sweating Lake
Luna Bisonte Prods, 2017
- Olas Cursis
Luna Bisonte Prods, 2018

John M. Bennett & Nguyen Đao Claude - 5 S/M/O/K/E JMB after Ivan Argüelles after JMB

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Phillip Klampe

3/11/2019 18:36:48

Great album! Your description is accurate. In places it has a hint of Cluster. Also had me thinking of Kraftwerk's Ralf and Florian, but has it's own sound. It's a unique and enjoyable listen. Cool cover art also.

Jeff Central

3/12/2019 10:07:01

Thanks John!! Will definitely check this one out!!

Rafael González

3/18/2019 14:45:23

Enjoying right now!

3/18/2019 15:28:46

John, you are right! This work is very very good! Thank you for sharing.