Death of an Aura EP out now
Also available on iTunes, Beatport, Juno.
I’m pleased to finally be able to say that my new download EP, Death of an Aura, is now available for preview/purchase on Bleep. FLAC versions should be following shortly; I’ll be updating this post, as well as the discog page, with links to additional stores as and when store support improves.
Musically, I suppose you could say the EP features my vocal debut, albeit mainly through humming and oohing/ahhing here and there for a bit of extra texture, with additional non-lyrics for good measure. Still, I did find the process a lot of fun, adding an immediacy that’s normally lacking from my usual methodical composing. Lots of home sampling too, which is certainly something I only really touched upon with Lemodie, and completely ignored with AMND.
A couple of tracks (‘Napoli’ and ‘Raido’) are the result of a collaboration between Benet Walsh and I (you may recognise Benet from his work with Plaid, as well as his own work as one half of The Collectors), which were fantastic to work on. Hopefully we’ll get a few more tracks done together by the time the album arrives—thanks for the help, Ben!
Anyway, I hope you enjoy it. 
Let me know what you think, and please—if you can spread the word across any forums or communities you participate in, I’d very much appreciate it.
Tags: benbecula, benet walsh, bleep, flac, mp3
43 Responses to “Death of an Aura EP out now”:
Yes, the FLACs have finally arrived!
thank you, chris, thank you, for this ep!
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for me personally, the first two songs are heavenly done, simply angels music, which almost make me cry, whenever I hear them !!!!
thank you so much!
go on with whispering
great ep. there is a reason you’re at the top of my last.fm list!
Just wondering, what’s the little animal in the album art?
Lovely music, thanks.
Have a guess. What do you think it is?
Just finished listening to audiomicrodevice and lemodie so naturally i’m going to hop on over to bleep and pick up Death of An Aura, how could I not? You certainly have a special sound sir, I’m still trying to figure out why I’ve only just heard it now. I’m feeling guilty about not being able to give something back for those other releases, is there any way to donate? thanks again for the music, one of a kind. Cheers!
Hello Chris [from another chris],
I’ve been a fan of your stuff since i first heard a zelda remix/tribute you did… maybe 6 years ago? Anyhow, since that time i’ve been continually impressed with where you go, and for some reason its’ only occured to me that you might keep a page about your stuff — glad i found it!
I’ve been stuck on arranging my next EP for awhile, and though the process is still rewarding i admit that hearing ‘Death of an Aura’ has humbled me quite a bit, placing my expectations of what i should be able to do ever-higher. Damnit~! :]
In all honesty though, your latest is definitely my favorite this year so far. I’ve mentioned to even my “barely-into-electronic-music” friends that it is worth picking up. The collaborative efforts are very nicely executed on ‘Napoli’ and Raido — definitely feel a bit Plaid-y. The atmosphere throughout the EP is solid.
Reading through the comments – what and when is the next album supposed to be done?
Best regards,
c.todd
phylum_sinter
Thanks for the kind words, Chris! (Ah—I recognise your alias from the Subvariant compilation.) Glad to hear you’re enjoying DoaA; yep, I’ve been pleased with my collaboration with Benet, and hope to get at least one more track done together for the album (though it’s too early to say when to expect it at the moment, I’m afraid).
OnlyCodes—thanks very much! Glad to hear you’ll purchase DoaA.
Sorry, it might not be the right thread for kind of nosy questions like “Guess where music will go next.”
To my modest knowledge there’re few good collaborators who performed with electronic artists: Beth Orton, Björk, Coppé, Elizabeth Fraser, Kazumi, Mara Carlyle, Nicolette and Toni Halliday. Of whom I think Kazumi and Mara Carlyle have the best vocals perhaps because they sing wordlessly and of course have angelic voices.
Anyhow have you ever thought of collaborating with a female vocalist? Thanks.
hey man, just started listening to the EP…pretty good so far. I’m reviewing it for the Silent Ballet, so look for it there soon. cheers.
Hey Chris,
I wonder if there ever will be a change to buy this EP as a physical copy.. I do like some outcome of Benbecula but not worth to hook up on the mineral series.
It doesn’t look like the EP will make it to a physical release, as I think Benbecula would rather save the cash until the album came out. But, as that might be a while yet, I’d really like to make the middle four tracks available on 12″. Well, could have all six tracks on there I guess, but it’d be at 33rpm and a bit quieter…
It’s difficult gauging interest for a vinyl release after releasing it online months ago—and having it hit the usual illegal downloading sites too. I can’t imagine more than a couple of dozen people would grab the vinyl, to be honest.
i absolutely love this EP