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These Open Fields (Album) by The Flashbulb

Artist Biography For The Flashbulb

Benn Jordan Is An IDM Musician Operating Under Many Pseudonyms. Since 1999 His Most Widely Distributed And Eclectic Music Has Been Released Under The Name Of The Flashbulb Whose Songs Mostly Fall Under The IDM/breakcore Genre. Other Names Benn Operates Under Are Benn Jordan Q-Bit Flexe Dr. Lefty Acidwolf Human Action Network DJ ASCII Lucid32 Dysrhythmia CHR15TPUNCH3R Sixty Six Ex And Rnd16. Born In 1978 And Raised In The Sketchy Ashburn District Of South Chicago Benn Jordan Began Playing Jazz-Influenced Guitar Before Reaching The Age Of Attending School. Without Any Proper Musical Training His Awkward Style Of Inverted Guitar Playing And Composition Knew Few Restrictions And Eventually Panned Out Into Full Blown Albums Recorded On Tape Machines In His Bedroom In The Mid 1990’s. Being A One Man Band Jordan Grew Quite Fond Of Electronic Instruments Which For A Period Of A Few Years Dominated His Compositions As He Gained Worldwide Notoriety As An Avant-Garde Electronic Musician Using The Name “The Flashbulb”. In More Recent Years And 30-Something Album Releases Later Jordan Has Focused His Efforts On Writing More Cinematic Pieces And Using An Instrumental Style Closer To His Roots. On The Other Side Of Releasing Music And Touring Jordan Has Become A Sought After Film And Television Composer Most Notably Writing For Dove’s Viral “Evolution” Campaign And Branding Trademark Melodies For Companies Such As General Mills And Toyota. These Two Worlds Have Merged In His Hugely Successful Album “Soundtrack To A Vacant Life” Which Is One Of The First Albums In The Genre Of Cinematic Music To Receive Mainstream Attention Without Being Attached To A Feature Film.

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Frogtoon Music Album Info: These Open Fields

These Open Fields Is The Second Official Full-Length Release From The Flashbulb. The Album Displays A Significant Maturation From The First Release M³. This Is Most Likely Because The Album Has A Centralized Theme Unlike The Playful Experimentation Of M³. Its Dark Evocative Tone Is Drawn From Its Being Inspired By The Death Of Jordan's Grandfather Who Played A Very Important Role In His Life And His Subsequent Dealing With His Loss Through Composition. This Was The Unofficial First Release On Jordan's Struggling New Upstart Label Alphabasic. These Open Fields Second Edition Adds Taste My Solitude Longhair Mix To The End Of The Album. It Is Interesting To Note That Concurrent With What Was Being Worked On At Its September 2002 Release Time This Song Features The Use Of Sitar As In Resent And The April Sunshine Shed.