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Benjamin
Rush Miller
Thirdborder's brand new release Return Return is now available at CDBaby. This 11-song CD includes a version of Laurie Anderson's "O-Superman!" and was recorded at Kennel Studios, Brooklyn, NY with production by Wharton Tiers and mastering by Total Sonic Media.
THIRDBORDER is:
Ben Miller; guitar, vocal
Gerard Smith; bass
Jarrod Ruby; drums
Thirdborder's "Sun of Water, Sea of Light" is available at CDBaby. This 13-song CD includes a version of Syd Barrett's "Jugband Blues".
Ben Miller/degeneration entails multiphonic guitar soundscapes. Cultivating his technique since 1982, he presents a sonic tapestry that defies standard guitar playing. A new studio release (Gulcher) and a series of live recordings from 2000-2009 (Tigerasylum) are scheduled to be released in June, 2010. Also, a duo recording with brother Roger, as M2 (Table of Elements), and a live trio recording with both brothers and percussionist Matt Weston (Hikikomori) is currently being mastered.
This year, Miller will be curating The Full Moon Audio-Visual Series at Goodbye Blue Monday in Brooklyn, NY. It's first event will land on a full moon (of course!); Monday March 27th 8-11pm. The event is scheduled to include a host of sound and visual artists for a varied and mind-expanding experience.
The Sensorium Saxophone Orchestra is a 14-member ensemble featuring
12 saxophones ranging from bass to soprano and 2 percussionists. The SSO, for which Miller composes and conducts, is now filling its 2010 calendar. The orchestra's repetoire features Miller's "Symphony of Suspicious Activity", Terry Riley's "In C", and an intriguing arrangement of The Beatle's "Tomorrow Never Knows". Don't miss NYC's first full-on Saxophone orchestra!
"...a haunting dissonant swoon like that of battling church organs, or a swarm of bugs." Village Voice, Christopher Weingarten Aug. 2009
Miller's first novel "On The Brink" is a surrealist-absurdist look at a country bumpkin trying to escape a murder conviction (amongst other things) by way of time travel. This book will soon be made available here on this website.
In 2000, Miller joined Burningword, an electronic publication, as a contributing writer. He is featured in the webzine The Tin Lustre Mobile and The Brand New Big Bridge.
From 2006-08, he was one of the on-line music composers for The Mad Hatters Review , a multimedia ezine.
As a guitarist / saxophonist, Miller has explored psychedelic songwriting, freeform-based improvisation and notated scores in quasi-tonality. Miller was raised in the late 60's, Ann Arbor, MI having since formed and collaborated with various groups focusing solely on original music.
various photographers on this website: Orin Buck, Koury Angelo, Bill T. Miller, Bond Miller, Amy Fulgham.
Contact Ben Miller at info@benmiller.info
© 2003 Ben Miller
