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Being this Being by Seth Bernard
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fave it Traditional Folk | Folky Pop
12 tracks | 34 minutes
Released Mar 2005
on Earthwork Music
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:20 Sassafras lyrics BUY MP3 04:20 Sassafras lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:20 Sassafras
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Whimsical, literate songwriting, soulful musicianship and artful production. A roomful of friends with hearts on sleeves.
Editorial review
While Seth Bernard's second album Constellation seemed like a conscious effort to better the precocious eclecticism of his impressive debut, Hello Fellow Travelers, with its melodic wanderlust and use of studio trickery, his third set, Being This Being, marks a decisive stylistic about face. There's a gentle simplicity to Being This Being in its production and arrangements that's becoming to Bernard's songs; the recording captures the natural ambience of a handful of musicians playing together in a room, and the performances are concise and expertly modulated, with plenty of subtle give and take and fine playing from Bernard and his cohorts that leaves plenty of welcome breathing room. As on his previous albums, Bernard is free with his philosophical views on Being This Being, but the more subdued aural frameworks on these sessions give his more serious musings a greater depth and the whimsical numbers a taste that's less sugary and more satisfying. Being This Medium has the texture of a proudly homegrown product, from the occasional mild creaks in the performances to the hand-crafted sleeve, and in this case the rough edges make the final results more satisfying -- this is {Bernard}'s most pleasurable and compelling album to date. ~ Mark Deming, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Seth Bernard's frayed balladry will melt your heart. Much like the bare-bones "rurality" of Royal City or Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Bernard's Being This Being is accessible without being predictable - the type of collection that reveals its gifts gradually. With their humble presentation and wistful swoon, songs like "May's Waltz" and "Travel" leave quite an impression, while "Dinosaur" and "...being this being..." bask in lo-fi jingle-jangle. Good enough to dazzle Roots Radio and eccentric enough for college airwaves, Seth Bernard's intensely personal approach to folk is nothing less than astounding.
-Ryan Hoffer A&R, Shut Eye Records, Atlanta, GA
Review of Seth's 2003 release, "Constellation":
"Lake City's Seth Bernard stands at the forefront of a talented crop of up-and-coing Michigan songwriters; and his brand new CD 'Constellation' features a fair number of them, including Rachael Davis, Dan Kahn, Josh Davis and Jen Sygit.
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