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Portaling

by Bendu

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Jaw dropping vinyl version of portaling, pressed onto clear wax, and showcasing the sensational graphic design of Nick Taylor.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Portaling via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Portals 01:42
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The Lux 03:36
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Word For Dot 03:39
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Just Okay 03:42
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Super Hit 04:41
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Melancholy 05:25
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TINRDIF 04:22
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The Answer 02:38

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Portaling is the staggering new album from Bendu, and his second for WFR.

Following up 2021's Sagittarius, Ben Vance has reached deep from within his near-infinite sound palette to create an LP full of cosmic wonder.

"While making the album I read an essay by American painter Paul Laffoley", Ben explains in a recent interview for WFR Magazine. "In it he explores all aspects of portals as a metaphor for personal change or spiritual development. The essay ends with the words, "This portal is known as the bindu, the Sanskrit word for dot, meaning the universe in its manifest and unmanifest form." Spelling inaccuracy aside, this enjoyable coincidence revealed to me a deeper meaning in my endeavour, helped inform the narrative, and provided a title for Portaling.
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Recorded during lockdown, you can definitely sense Ben's oscillating mood shifts and emotions while navigating the uncertainty and fragility of the human condition during the pandemic. From the naive joy of 'Super Hit' to the melancholic beauty of 'Awareness Of Mind', all the way through to the proper funky head-bobbers of 'The Lux' and 'Shape Plus Motion',

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released March 25, 2023

Written and recorded in Los Angeles, 2021.

Some inspiration came from Paul Laffoley's essay 'Portaling', 2001. paullaffoley.net
Voice: Lex Lovenight
Mastering: Antony Ryan at RedRedPaw
Graphic design and Artwork: Nick Taylor at Spectral Studio
Endless gratitude to Steven Anderson, Kate Bosworth, Frazer Brown, Hazel Brown, Fred Ciba, Matt Donatelli, Krystyna Hutchinson, Mike Jonson, Destin LeBlanc, Salvatore Mercatante, Alasdair O'May, Stephen Osborne, Wayne Ulmer and Lisa Woodard.

Consciousness is all that there is.

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Bendu Los Angeles, California

Outsider. Habitual daydreamer. Electronic musician, modular synthesizer enthusiast, and occasional sound bath provider. Makes haunted lo-fi beats that aim to tell an emotional story, bend the mind, and delight the ear.

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