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This week, we’re reflecting on our 2025 publishing program and today we listen to « Στον Ελαιώνα / Ston Elaióna » (SP162) by John Also Bennett, released in July 2025 on Shelter Press. On his second solo album for the label, John Also Bennett weaves a strikingly singular electroacoustic excursion for bass flute and Yamaha DX7ii, largely recorded in the golden haze of the early morning hours - bending time at the otherworldly juncture of consciousness and place. Translating from Greek as “in the olive grove”,Ston Elaiónaa is permeated with the ambiences of the ancient and present world, guided into form by a playfully rigorous approach to sound. 🎁 We’re giving away 3 copies of the album. To enter, simply tag a friend and/or comment below. 3 winners will each receive a copy of the album in the format of their choice !  (open to any location worldwide - winners will be picked up next week ) by @johnalsobennett
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9 months ago
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Στον Ελαιώνα / Ston Elaióna, my new album, is out everywhere today on @shelter_press. This music attempts to communicate a certain peace, or wonder, or a connection to something else, a deep past, that I have been blessed to experience a handful of times in this life. It also communicates grief, which is another part of life I’ve come to experience strongly over the last years. This the first music I’ve composed since moving to Greece full time, and it was only possible because of the kindness of many people here. Perhaps most importantly and practically, the owner of my apartment in Athens, who chose to rent his family house to someone like me, an experimental musician with a strong connection to Greece, rather than converting the place into a short term rental and making significantly more money, like so many others have done. Because of that single act of principle I was able to move here full time, bring all of my instruments on a boat all the way from a storage unit in downtown Brooklyn, and make a home studio in my favourite place in the world. I am also eternally in debt to my wife and partner @christinavantzou, who brought me to this country in the first place, and who has supported my music at every turn. Thank you to @zintaylor for once again offering your visual language to help build this musical world, and Bartolome and @felicia_atkinson at Shelter Press for supporting my music over the years. Thank you to @jayglassdubs_ for helping me with the Greek language title, and of course for welcoming me to Athens way back when. Mastered and cut by @rashad__becker, the LPs are available in a limited holographic looking arctic pearl edition (grab it from @boomkatonline or directly from Shelter Press), and classic black. For the CD heads we have pressed a small edition, but they are slightly delayed, and will be out in a few weeks time. There is a special bonus track, “Lonely Melody”, which is only available on the physical formats. Thanks for listening. I hope you find yourself in an olive grove with this music on your headphones someday, and if not, maybe the music can help take you there. είμαι μια εικόνα και μια πέτρα / i am an image and a stone taken in Αρχαίος Ελαιώνας Αιγινας by @johnalsobennett
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a year ago
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À l’écoute des rivières John Also Bennett & Hervé Humbert 07.11.2026, 19:30, Fonds Bustamante, 27 Rue de Chartrouse, Arles Booking with link in bio and at octobre-numerique.fr (français ci-dessous) The evening will begin with a screening of the film The Kamo-gawa Song, directed by Hervé Humbert. The film depicts a precious territory where the Kamo River and the world that organizes itself around it — the animals, the residents, and the many musicians who seem to celebrate it — form a serene and harmonious whole. The evening will continue with a performance by John Also Bennett, who will present a selection from his latest album *In the Olive Grove* (Στον Ελαιώνα / Ston Elaióna), along with previously unreleased pieces, refined and extended for patient, dreamlike listening. —- La soirée débutera avec la projection du film The Kamo-gawa Song, réalisé par Hervé Humbert. Le film décrit un territoire précieux où la rivière Kamo et le monde qui s’organise autour d’elle — les animaux, les riverains et les nombreux musiciens qui semblent la célébrer — forment un tout apaisé et harmonieux. La soirée se poursuivra avec une performance de John Also Bennett qui interprétera une sélection de son dernier album In the Olive Grove (Στον Ελαιώνα / Ston Elaióna), ainsi que des morceaux inédits, optimisés et étendus pour une écoute patiente et propice au rêve. Video extract from he Kamo-gawa Song by Hervé Humbert Music by John Also Bennett from “In the Olive Grove (Στον Ελαιώνα / Ston Elaióna)” @shelter_press, 2025 by @johnalsobennett
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5 days ago
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Ti addormenti in un palazzo del 1913 sulla Giudecca, con cinque musicisti che suonano fino all’alba. Ti svegli con la colazione e la laguna davanti. 𝗗𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘇𝗲𝘁𝗼 - OVERNIGHT LISTENING SESSION 18 → 19.09.2026 · 23:00 → 07:00 Il palazzo è la 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗶 𝗧𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝗰𝗶, casa-studio del pittore Mario De Maria: tre finestre ogivali sul canale, tre occhi. Si dorme nel salone del piano nobile. Chi suona: John Also Bennett · Marco Billi · Giovanni Lami · Carolina Martines · Tiziano Pastor Un progetto di 𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗠𝗔 e 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗮 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿, negli spazi aperti per l’occasione da 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗴𝗿𝘂𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲. Prenotazioni: casamichelottopastor@gmail.com Casa dei Tre Oci, Fondamenta Zitelle 43, Venezia. 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗡 𝗔𝗟𝗦𝗢 𝗕𝗘𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗧 è un compositore, flautista e polistrumentista statunitense residente ad Atene. Il suo lavoro attraversa minimalismo e ambient, combinando flauti, sintetizzatori, field recording e texture elettroniche in un linguaggio essenziale e profondamente contemplativo. Le sue composizioni si muovono lentamente tra immobilità e trasformazione, costruendo paesaggi sospesi tra sogno, memoria e veglia. 𝗗𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘇𝗲𝘁𝗼 - OVERNIGHT LISTENING SESSION 18 → 19.09.2026 · 23:00 → 07:00 Un progetto di 𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗠𝗔 e 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗮 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿, negli spazi aperti per l’occasione da 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗴𝗿𝘂𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲. Prenotazioni: casamichelottopastor@gmail.com Casa dei Tre Oci, Fondamenta Zitelle 43, Venezia. 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗢 𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜 è un musicista e compositore veneziano. Dopo esperienze nel punk e nel math rock, approfondisce jazz, armonia e contrappunto, portando questi linguaggi nella sua ricerca elettronica. Oggi sviluppa software per la spazializzazione del suono, utilizzato nelle sue composizioni acusmatiche multicanale, dove ripetizione e trasformazione costruiscono e scompongono la materia sonora. 𝗗𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘇𝗲𝘁𝗼 - OVERNIGHT LISTENING SESSION 18 → 19.09.2026 · 23:00 → 07:00 Un progetto di 𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗠𝗔 e 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗮 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿, negli spazi aperti per l’occasione da 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗴𝗿𝘂𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲. Prenotazion taken in Casa dei Tre Oci by @johnalsobennett
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a month ago
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Back on NTS this month with a special guest. I’m joined by John Also Bennett, an Athens-based American composer and musician. Alongside tracks from his recent Sacred House EP, John shares early influences and personal favorites, including works by the late composer and pioneering pianist Michael Harrison, unsung Indian classical master Imrat Khan, Laraaji, Maggi Payne, Michel Redolfi, audio extracted from a video game CD-ROM, and more. by @johnalsobennett
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Η αυλαία του Ikaria State of Mind 2026 πέφτει στον Νερόμυλο, στον Άρη Ποταμό. Είναι μεγάλη μας χαρά να φιλοξενούμε για πρώτη φορά στο ISOM δύο διεθνώς αναγνωρισμένους καλλιτέχνες, την Christina Vantzou και τον John Also Bennett. Μαζί τους θα εμφανιστεί και ο Alice03 από την Κύπρο. Από τις 18:00 έως τις 21:00, ένας μοναδικός διάλογος ανάμεσα στον ήχο, το φως και το τοπίο, σε μία από τις πιο ιδιαίτερες τοποθεσίες της Ικαρίας, λίγα μόλις μέτρα από την παραλία του Άρη Ποταμού, δίπλα στο Καραβόσταμο. Δεν θα υπάρχει υπηρεσία bar, επομένως μπορείτε να έχετε μαζί σας ό,τι επιθυμείτε να πιείτε. Ας φροντίσουμε όλοι να αφήσουμε τον χώρο ακριβώς όπως τον βρήκαμε. Ελεύθερη είσοδος. ⸻ The curtain falls on Ikaria State of Mind 2026 at the Watermill in Aris Potamos. We are delighted to welcome, for the first time at ISOM, two internationally acclaimed artists, Christina Vantzou and John Also Bennett. Joining them will be Alice03 from Cyprus. From 18:00 to 21:00, expect an immersive encounter between sound, light, and landscape in one of Ikaria’s most remarkable locations, just steps away from Aris Potamos beach, next to Karavostamo. There will be no bar service on site, so feel free to bring your own drinks. Let’s all help preserve this unique place by leaving it exactly as we found it. Free admission. #ISOM2026 #ikariastateofmind #ikaria taken in Karavostamo, Ikaria, Greece by @johnalsobennett
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2 months ago
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𝗗𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘇𝗲𝘁𝗼 - OVERNIGHT LISTENING SESSION 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝘈𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘵 · 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘰 𝘉𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪 · 𝘎𝘪𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪 𝘓𝘢𝘮𝘪 · 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 · 𝘛𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳 18 → 19.09.2026 · 23:00 → 07:00 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗶 𝗧𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝗰𝗶, Venezia Identità grafica di Carolina Martines 𝗔𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗟𝗔 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗧𝗘 Lo sleep concert è un formato di ascolto esteso in cui musica, riposo e sonno convivono nello stesso spazio. Una situazione da attraversare senza una modalità prestabilita, lasciando che il suono accompagni il passaggio del tempo e le diverse condizioni di presenza. Dalle 23:00 fino al mattino, live set e selezioni sonore si alterneranno lentamente, seguendo il ritmo della notte, dal sonno al risveglio. Lo spazio potrà essere abitato liberamente, sdraiandosi, dormendo o semplicemente rimanendo in ascolto, fino alla colazione condivisa del mattino. Il progetto nasce dall’incontro tra 𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗠𝗔, piattaforma curatoriale dedicata alla musica sperimentale, all’arte contemporanea e alle pratiche performative; 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗮 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿, associazione e spazio culturale veneziano nato da una casa di famiglia, attivo tra musica, performance e pratiche artistiche; e 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗴𝗿𝘂𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲, fondazione che, per l’occasione, apre gli spazi della 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗶 𝗧𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝗰𝗶 a un’esperienza collettiva e prolungata nel tempo. 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢 𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗔𝗭𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗜 18 → 19 settembre 2026 23:00 → 07:00 Accoglienza dalle 22:00 Casa dei Tre Oci / Berggruen Institute Europe Fondamenta Zitelle 43, Venezia Ingresso: 30 € · Posti limitati Per prenotare: casamichelottopastor@gmail.com Indicare nome e cognome ed effettuare il pagamento tramite il link PayPal fornito. La prenotazione è confermata al momento del pagamento. Per trascorrere la notte nello spazio, porta con te materassino, cuscino e coperta, o tutto ciò che ti serve per riposare comodamente. Al mattino, Casa Michelotto Pastor offrirà la colazione, dolce o salata, con opzioni vegetali. taken in Casa dei Tre Oci by @johnalsobennett
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2 months ago
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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘁 | 𝗢𝗨𝗧.𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 American composer, flautist and multi-instrumentalist based in Athens for several years now, John Also Bennett (aka JAB) has been quietly shaping a body of work marked by serenity and contemplation, unfolding in a time without urgency – apparently still, yet always in motion. A regular collaborator of Christina Vantzou, he has developed a discreet and deeply coherent practice, with releases on labels such as Shelter Press, Kranky, and Seance Centre. Moving between minimalism, ambient, and transcendence, JAB weaves immersive tapestries from sparse but essential means like floating pads, hypnotic flute lines, field recordings, aqueous electronic textures, which, on the recent Στον Ελαιώνα / Ston Elaióna (Shelter Press, 2025), capture that threshold of dawn, between the memory of dreams and wakefulness. ▟ • Compositor, flautista e multi-instrumentista norte-americano sediado faz já alguns anos em Atenas, John Also Bennet tcp JAB tem vindo a magicar uma música marcada pela serenidade e a contemplação, de um tempo sem pressas, aparentemente imóvel mas sempre fluído.  Colaborador regular de Christina Vantzou, tem traçado uma obra discreta e muito coerente, com aparições em editoras como a Shelter Press, Kranky ou Seance Centre. Entre o minimalismo, ambient e a transcendência, JAB tece tapeçarias envolventes de recursos parcos mas essenciais - pads flutuantes, melodias hipnóticas de flauta, gravações de campo, texturas aquosas de electrónica - que, no mais recente ‘Στον Ελαιώνα / Ston Elaióna’ - Shelter Press, 2025 - capturam aquele limiar da madrugada, entre a memória do sonho e a vigilância.  + info & bilhetes / tickets ➟ bio 📷 Christina Vantzou taken in Barreiro, Portugal by @johnalsobennett
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2 months ago
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Στις 3 Αυγούστου, η Christina Vantzou και o John Also Bennett (aka CV & JAB), χρησιμοποιώντας ακουστικά όργανα και μια εκτεταμένη γενεαλογία ήχων, δημιουργούν ατμοσφαιρικές μουσικές αύρες. Ελάτε στο @vovousafestival να τους απολαύσουμε και να γιορτάσουμε τα 10 χρόνια συνεργασίας με την αγαπημένη μας @orilarecords. 📍Κήπος του Ιπποκράτη στις 20:30 🎟️ Είσοδος €7 @christinavantzou @johnalsobennett Graphic design @paris_koutsikos #livemusic #vovousafestival taken in Vovousa Festival by @johnalsobennett
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2 months ago
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“Sacred House (Versions)” is out now on cassette from @shelter_press 🌿 The composer’s recommendation is to listen somewhere beautiful, and let the environmental sounds fill the silences between the notes 😶 Find a copy on Bandcamp, only a few remaining🧿 by @johnalsobennett
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2 months ago
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From today we will have the chance to listen to and relive the temporal suspensions created by CHRISTINA VANTZOU & JOHN ALSO BENNETT at Hotel Posta. This broadcast features the live recording of their performance in Reggio Emilia on February 7, 2025. The live set offers a preview of some of the themes from Christina Vantzou’s latest release, THE REINTEGRATION OF THE EAR, out in 2026 on @editionsbasilic . Christina Vantzou is a Greek-American composer. Her sound explores time dilation, atmosphere, and harmony through electronics and acoustic instruments. John Also Bennett is an American composer, sound designer, and multi-instrumentalist. He works with atmospheric and minimalist music. In addition to his live performances, he runs the publishing house/label Editions Basilic. Tune in on @radioraheem.milano Thursday, July 16 3:00 PM (15:00 CEST) Photo: @dvdciriello @christinavantzou @johnalsobennett taken in Reggio Nell Emilia by @johnalsobennett
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3 months ago
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Sacred House (Versions) out now on @shelter_press by @johnalsobennett
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3 months ago
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