Ben Rusch


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"One of the most inventive and talented songwriters in the business today"

 
- Isaac Davis Jr. MBA, Editor in Chief of Junior's Cave Online Magazine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Architects of Time

"Each song sounds just like the next - almost identical" -  Andy Webb
"No song sounds even remotely similar to the next" - Andreas Keller, Rheinpfalz newspaper
 Nominated for BEST FOREIGN RECORD
 "Nothing on this album is constant, meaning that everything is a small surprise that keeps you listening intently, and then the style will change "- New Reviews music magazine
 
"You wouldn't think that any of the songs are even written by the same artist" - Jay Bush, Laserdog's Music Hour
 
  1. Out of Time 
  2. Robin Hood is currently unavailable
  3. Architects of Time
  4. Where the wild things are
  5. Double Helix
  6. Adam and Eve
  7. In a thousand years
  8. The thought of you is new  
  9. Hand me a jet pack
  10. Where to put that foot
  11. Covering cold feet with warm sheets 
  12. Time to go
 
Recorded from January to June 2010 in Belsize Park, London
Music and lyrics written by Ben Rusch
Viola played by Bimbi Urquhart
Artwork by Shreyans Bhansali
(c) Ben Rusch, 2010
 
 
 
"Incredibly intense and beautiful - this album manages to go places a conventional folk rock album cannot go"
Lipstik Indie magazine
 
 
"Technically astounding and melodically beautiful - absolute musical genius"
New Reviews music magazine
 

Awards

*** Album nominated for BEST FOREIGN RECORD at the international Prog Awards 2010 ***
*** Runner-Up, 2010 Nashville Tennessee Concerts Song Contest - "Where The Wild Things Are" ***
*** Finalist, 2010 Show Me The Music international songwriting competition - "Where The Wild Things Are" ***
*** FInalist, 2010 Great American Song Contest - "Where The Wild Things Are" ***
*** Honorable Mention, 2010 Great Lakes Songwriting Contest - "Time To Go" ***
*** Honorable Mention, Nashville songwriting competition SongDoor 2010 - "Out Of Time" ***
*** Honorable Mention, Nashville songwriting competition SongDoor 2010 - "Where The Wild Things Are" *** 
*** Semi-Finalist, 2010 international songwriting competition Song of the Year - "Achitects of Time" ***
 

Release Notes

Recorded from January to June 2010 in Belsize Park, London
Music and lyrics written by Ben Rusch
Viola played by Bimbi Urquhart
Artwork by Shreyans Bhansali
(c) Ben Rusch, 2010  
 
For the last ten years, I've been trying to find a suitable string player to join in on the recordings.  Still not having found anyone a year ago, I was ready to take anyone who owns a string instrument; six months ago, I would have been happy with anyone who's ever seen a violin or a viola, so long as they hold it in a way that looks convincing.  And then something amazing happened and I got incredibly lucky.  Actually, we all got lucky since thanks to the appearance of Bimbi Urquhart on the scene, you get to listen to what is hands down the best viola you've ever heard in popular music.  Apart from being technically brilliant, Bimbi plays with a deep and profound musicality that is moving and uplifting to listen to. 
 
The tracks sound beautiful as a result and I'm so happy that all of this worked out the way it did.   And I'm glad I make albums so we can share this with you.
 
On its interesting journey into the discerning musical eardrums of the UK, Germany and North America, the OH YES!! album - a "progressive rock / folk / rock / pop / experimental / alternative rock / indie rock / progressive folk / crossover" (whatever all these things are) album - has attracted a range of categorisations and labels that is simply baffling.  Apart from said range, sometimes even the labels themselves are baffling - I was recently referred to as a "comedy pop artist" in a radio show, something that'll take a while to live down (and incidentally, not something I'm actually aiming for).  
 
Whatever the previous albums were, things are much, much, much simpler this time. What you are reading about here is a folk-rock album.  Simple as that.  Fair enough, it does have a quirky progressive instrumental intro (because I can) but otherwise, it's a consistent package of folk and rock, so you know what to expect.
 
My thanks also go out to Shreyans Bhansali who contributed the artwork to the proceedings.  You can enjoy his amazing photography by clicking this link.
 
I hope you enjoy the music.
 

Where to get it

You can always get it directly from me for the added personal touch.  

You can order old school physical copies from amazon.

Alternatively, you can get the mp3 or CD quality WAV download from your online retailer of choice below:

NB: The album will be available from Vandala Concepts, as well as from the following online stores: Magnatune, iTunes U.S., iTunes Australia/N.Z., Amazon On Demand, iTunes Canada, IMVU, MySpace Music, iTunes Mexico, Zune, Amazon MP3, MediaNet, Thumbplay, Napster, Shockhound, Nokia, eMusic, iTunes UK/European Union, and iTunes Japan
 
 
   
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*** Nominated for BEST FOREIGN RECORD at the international 2010 Prog Awards *** Runner-Up, 2010 Nashville Tennessee Concerts Song Contest *** FInalist x2, 2010 Great American Song Contest *** Finalist x2, 2010 Show Me The Music international songwriting competition *** Finalist, 2010 Expose Yourself international songwriting contest *** Honorable Mention x2, Nashville songwriting contest SongDoor 2010 *** Honorable Mention x2, Nashville songwriting contest SongDoor 2009 *** Honorable Mention, Great Lakes Songwriting Contest 2010 *** Semi-Finalist, 2010 international songwriting competition Song of the Year *** Semi-Finalist, 2010 UK Songwriting Contest *** Artist Of The Month, Anakina Musica (Italy) ***
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