{"product_id":"ben-trio-monder-flux","title":"Ben Monder: Flux - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eFlux\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eBen Monder\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eSonglines\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e774355150924\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eJazz\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e1997-06-24\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         Highly regarded among guitarists and other musicians for his virtuosity and dedication, New York guitarist Ben Monder assembled a program of original compositions, including three solo pieces, for his debut CD as a leader. Rooted in jazz improvisation, his music integrates wide-ranging influences, notably twentieth century classical (Bartok, Stravinsky, Carter) and rock, reflecting his experiences as a player and listener. The trio explores forms and textures, elaborating Monder's evocative melodies and distinctive harmonic language, often sweetly dissonant. The solo works, which are through-composed, guitaristic, and rhythmically challenging, sometimes bring to mind the complexity-within-simplicity and cyclic feel of process music. Monder plays electric guitar throughout but doesn't employ a panoply of effects; rather, his tone and attack bear the authority of one who has honed his approach to concentrate on the essential.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Muvseevum \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Flux \u003cbr\u003e1.3 Food for the Moon \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Red Shifts \u003cbr\u003e1.5 Jello Throne \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Don't Look Down \u003cbr\u003e1.7 Orbits \u003cbr\u003e1.8 O.K. Chorale \u003cbr\u003e1.9 Lactophobia \u003cbr\u003e1.10 Propane Dream\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudio Sample:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ci\u003eAll soundclips are provided by Tidal and are for illustrative purposes only. For some releases, the tracks listed may not accurately represent the tracks on the physical release.\u003c\/i\u003e\n                                           \u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.tidal.com\/albums\/65981303\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;height:700px\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Ben Monder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32441128910919,"sku":"04652649","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/422588.jpg?v=1747312714","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/ben-trio-monder-flux","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}