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Splinters is the moniker for Woodson Lateral label head Ben Torrence's solo electronic project. Splinters is an opportunity for Ben to release some of his computer-based compositions that fall outside of the styles and/or collaboritive working methods of the laptop duo, Bookmobile, that he's in along with Victor Couto. All songs by Splinters can be streamed in full (and purchased in Digital formats) here: splinters.bandcamp.mu Ben has been an active musician writing and performing in various bands since 1993. He has played guitar and sung in a poppy punk rock band (Bicker), played drums and/or bass in a number of bands playing everything from hardcore and math-rock to slow-core and space rock (Quell, The Sallow Bag of Doom, City Of, Trucker of the Sea and others), played freely improvised post-rock (Recidivist) and combined both laborious compositon and improvisation with computers (Lamplighter, Bookmobile). He is also currently playing drums and singing in the post-whatever rock band, Lunch Buddy Program with longtime-musical collaborator and label co-founder Robbie Hunt (also of Bicker, Quell, City Of.) Ben began making music with computers as early as he had the means to do so, beginning with General Midi tinkerings back in 1995. Splinters draws inspiration from many forms of music, but lately has been most informed by microsound artists on labels such as 12k, Raster-Noton, and Mille Plateaux, beat-driven electronica of folks like Opiate, We™, Bows, and TRS-80, and the minimal techno of Ozy, Pan American, Bruno Pronsato, Murcof/Terrestre, Lusine and others. photo: Susan Marjanovic |
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