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	1.	an overture 03:47
	2.	elastic hymn 04:25
	3.	third hymn 03:49
	4.	first hymn 04:10
	5.	fifth hymn 03:05
	6.	nels hymn 03:31
	7.	rolling hymn 03:47
	8.	crescent hymn 02:40
	9.	a reprise 02:30

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anxious pangs is an instrumental chamber record. it's music that attempts to stay quiet and repetitive, though sometimes fails. it's a short meditation on pop structures, minimalist textures, and linear melody. it's a close mic on a quiet sound in a small room. it's background music for people trying to get the foreground to shut up. it's music for stretching by yourself, or doing the dishes. it doesn't mean to intrude.

credits

released July 2, 2019

benjamin marx - piano, synth, bass, percussion
storm benjamin - vibraphone, glockenspiel
bret gardín - synth
leanna keith - flute, piccolo
eric padget - french horn, cornet
dexter stevens - bass clarinet, clarinet
yzech tahar - drums, percussion

all songs composed by benjamin marx
except ‘nels hymn’ composed by benjamin marx and bret gardín

recorded by robb davidson at avast! studios
additional recording by benjamin marx at nels motel
mixed by benjamin marx and robb davidson
produced by benjamin marx
mastered by sarah register

cover art by sam whalen
album design by cameron fletcher

my deepest gratitude to
my family, meaghan, my musicians, robb, charlie, jay & stewart, sam, cam, and jody b

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tov Seattle, Washington

tov is benjamin marx, an american composer.

his most recent record, 'you don't say', is part book report, part inward gazing. it's a soft record. it's a record that swells and diminishes, like the breathing of a sleeping dog. ... more

bnmrx.com

discography

live from joe bar

Feb 2023
you don't say

Sep 2021
anxious pangs

Jul 2019
tov

Dec 2016

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