I just got my Apple New Music Tuesday email and discovered that Ben Folds has released a new EP entitled Speed Graphic. Ben, on the tracks:
“1. in between days - old cure song
2. give judy my notice - i just wrote it last week
3. protection - old song written with anna goodman and never recorded for real
4. dog - old song written with evan olson and never recorded for real
5. wandering - the lost folds/jessee collaboration. kinda like brick in that he wrote the chorus (the part people like to sing ’she’s a brick’ … ‘all this wandering’ etc) and i wrote the rest (the part that leads up to the part people like to sing). he passed me the chorus a few years ago. i tried to do it justice… ”
Ben, on why he’s releasing 3 EPs this year as opposed to one full-length album and why they’re only available via www.attackedbyplastic.com or iTunes (Mac OSX users only) or on the road:
“quietly releasing my music as EP’s allow me to get it out there as i finish it. with a minimum of hype. it’s for people who buy my music anyway. it won’t be sold in the big ass chains, because that puts the price up and starts the big ass machinery - press, radio etc. then i have to pose naked at the piano, and really, i’m not a piece of meat, you know. the music will be available at gigs, and online, and on vinyl in some smaller stores. ” �read more at benfolds.com
I love him for concentrating on the music and not the marketing and for getting the whole “online distribution” thing. Hello? Lars Ulrich he is not. I can’t wait to buy the album tomorrow and listen to it at work.
13 responses so far ↓
1 Jason Zada // Jul 22, 2003 at 11:17 pm
Ahh. Now I must go purchase that Ben Folds EP. The cover of the Cure song is great. Muchos Gracias for the linky.
2 NG // Jul 23, 2003 at 9:32 am
So that’s what he looks like!
3 rachelle // Jul 23, 2003 at 11:33 am
I bought the album this morning.. I def like the cover of The Cure song, In Between Days. I also really like Wandering. I find it odd that none of these songs were played a few weeks ago when I saw him live at Summerfest.
Nanc - here’s a cute photo for you .. since we really couldn’t see at the show..
Jason - You may want to check out these video and audio files I recently discovered. The really old demos are kind of funny. And some of the vids are interesting.
4 cracker // Jul 23, 2003 at 4:54 pm
i dont know this Ben Fold, but Id like to give a shout out to Jedi Mind Tricks, from Philly. They’re performing at the Chelsea Piers on Sat.
Kid Cracker and fiance are returning to NY to see mom, my sister, and JMT
HOLLAH
5 joel // Jul 23, 2003 at 6:55 pm
what the hell? convergance of parallel universes right now … chris what the hell are you doing here? not that that’s BAD but … talk about surreal.
cracker got off the train at a different stop or something.
re: ben folds - now THAT guy has the right idea. that’s what it’s all about, the music.
6 rachelle // Jul 23, 2003 at 9:58 pm
hey, cracker’s been a fan of rachelleb.com for a while!!!!! he’s welcome here, he cracks us up!!!
7 NG // Jul 24, 2003 at 9:23 am
that IS a cute photo of ben. thanks for sharing!
8 cracker // Jul 24, 2003 at 7:15 pm
i stopped by here a few times when joel was slow at posting
i liked the photos, and i keep reading cuz i miss nyc and rachelle seems to do some of the things i was doin in ny when i was last there.
sniffle sniffle
but joel, you still my dawg, HOLLLLLLAH
9 Brittany // Mar 23, 2004 at 6:34 pm
I think Ben Folds is the coolest guy in the world!!!
Mr. Jones is an awesome song and so is tiny dancer, the army, and so many more!!
10 rachelleb // Mar 23, 2004 at 11:16 pm
great. here we go again.. let me just make this clear right now. THIS IS NOT THE BEN FOLDS WEBSITE!
11 CJ // Mar 24, 2004 at 11:01 am
Looks like I see a thread closing soon. A pox on you Google!!
12 terranbuck // Apr 30, 2004 at 5:40 pm
i like ben folds, he’s pretty cool, i like the fact that you like some of his music, bye bye now.
13 mom // May 2, 2004 at 6:44 am
~hhmm~ I like Ben Folds too. It’ll take me a very long time to get through all the new cd’s I have and I’m so looking forward to it ! THANKS RACHELLE !