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Radical Face - The Family Tree The Branches - Sealed Vinyl LP + Download
Sold Date:
February 28, 2014
Start Date:
October 17, 2013
Final Price:
£15.95
(GBP)
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Buyer Feedback:
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More than 8 years ago, Ben Cooper AKA Radical Face, started crafting the story of a fictitious, and sometimes otherworldly, 19th century family. In 2011, he brought those characters to life in The Family Tree: The Roots, which was the first installment of a three-part, stand-alone album series based around the Family Tree he created. He recorded alone in the shed behind his moms house in Jacksonville, Florida.
Certain instrumentations and melodies that represent a “family member” will reappear in the second album as a continuation of the story or descendent. Just as The Family Tree: The Roots was limited to instruments that would have been accessible during that era of the story, The Family Tree: The Branches will progress in production by including instruments that would have become available in the next era of the story set from 1860-1910.
“I like storytelling, and wanted that to be the focus. I looked up genealogy charts and studied some American history for a frame of reference, then pulled from personal experiences and put it all together.”
Such concepts and stories come naturally to Ben, whom before turning to music wrote fiction. He switched to music after a hard drive crash where he lost his two nearly completed novels.1. Gray Skies
2. Holy Branches
3. The Mute
4. Reminders
5. Summer Skeletons
6. The Crooked Kind
7. Chains
8. Letters Home
9. From the Mouth of an Injured Head
10. Southern Snow
11. The Gilded Hand
12. We All Go the Same
