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Friction

by Ben Hammond

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New Guitar 03:47
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2.
Just Like Me 04:13
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3.
Hipster Juliet (You Can Tell) 04:10
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4.
The Collector 04:20
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5.
Have I Lost You (ft. Kindred) 04:08
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Friction 03:44
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Can't Dream (Without You) 04:31
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Somebody That I Used To No Sunshine (ft. Kindred and John Patti)
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9.
Come Together / Dear Prudence
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Smoke Baby
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Possum Kingdom
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Song-builder Ben Hammond has released his third album, entitled
“Friction”. The first half of this recording features full-band
arrangements of original compositions ranging from reggae to
rock, country-samba, funk-soul, and plenty more; the second half
showcases his unique abilities using a loop-pedal to
extemporaneously layer his voice, acoustic guitar and vocal
percussion, orchestrating medleys and mashups of cover songs, performed live in the studio.
Fans of Hammond’s 2011 release “Solo at Stone Mt” recorded live at that prestigious venue (which has featured such acts as Martin Sexton, Ani DiFranco, Bela Fleck, Arlo Guthrie and more) will enjoy a few flushed out versions of those acoustic tracks featuring some of southwest Florida’s finest musicians, and even featuring Hammond himself on upright bass
and theremin in addition to his guitar and vocals. And those who have seen Ben perform live know the joy he derives from exposing new audiences to artists he loves, and using their songs as springboards to launch his own musical experiments. The solo looped covers
include heavily-grooved Beatles medley, a stripped down exploration of Canadian artist Hawksley Workman’s “Smoke Baby”, and a mashup of Bill Withers and Gotye featuring incredible female vocalist Kindred and internationally sought after steel pan player John Patti. A music video shot on location on Siesta Key Beach accompanies this particular
mashup. “Friction” is a little darker, a little grittier, and ranges a little further across the spectrum, yet is ultimately drawn together by co-producer and keyboard player Matt Frost. This album may appear a slight departure from the acoustic-pop of his 2008 release “[Reasonably]
Honest”, but still holds true to those elements which define his sound: “one minute he's singer-songwriter smooth, the next breaking into rap-jazzy scats, skillfully co-merging genres within songs.” [Sarasota Herald Tribune].

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released September 1, 2014

- Ben Hammond (Vocals, Vocal Percussion, Guitar, Upright Bass, Live-Looping, Theremin, Co-Producer)
- Also featuring Kindred (Vocals), John Patti (Steel Drums), James Dabone (Horns), Danny Berglund (Drums), Steve Duerst (Electric Bass), Dan Brock (Electric Guitars), Matt Frost (Keyboards, Engineering, Co-Producer), Garrett Dawson (Handpercussion), Joe Divita (Bass, Drums), Cort Farris (Steel Drums and Drums)

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Ben Hammond Denver, Colorado

Live-Looped, Groove-Oriented Acoustic Music.

"...Hammond is a versatile musician who writes memorable originals, delivers when he decides to cover someone, and uses his guitar, voice and gadgets to create a sound that you want to keep hearing..." PORTLAND PRESS HERALD ... more

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