Broadwing a.k.a Ben Allen is a songwriter and composer living in Alice Springs.
He has been quietly making waves over the past three years, dropping his debut EP Pinhole Camera in June.
Allen’s songs feature an amalgamation of organic, live instrumentation and electronic software integration, all recorded in his home.
Live, Broadwing has showcased a range of performances from stripped back acoustic shows to more involved electronically aided performances.
We have been listening to the single “Commerce” taken from Broadwing’s Pinhole Camera EP :
This starts out with a conservatory piano ripple.
The voice is unobtrusive.
It falters and patters like drum brushes bristling across skins.
The synths create a satiny texture.
The pattern remains temperate – before blossoming – silver and yellow – into a radiating goblet of fire.
This is a sacred lotus. Purity and surrender.
@neilmach © 2014
Link:
https://www.facebook.com/broadwingmusic
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