Announcing Ben Sloan's muted colors live EP

On Friday, October 27, 2023, percussionist and producer Ben Sloan, who has performed and recorded with The National, Moses Sumney, Beth Orton, Mouse on Mars, Rozi Plain, Serengeti, and WHY?, releases muted colors live, an EP containing collaboratively-crafted live renditions of tracks taken from his acclaimed debut album muted colors released earlier this year on New Amsterdam Records. 

On muted colors live, Sloan brings together an all-star lineup (Brooklynn Rae, Brianna Kelly, Michael-Andrew Spalding, Darian Donovan Thomas, Mike Haldeman, and Stephen Patota) to reimagine three tracks from muted colors for a live performance video. “So much of the record ‘muted colors’ was created solo, so it felt especially exciting to open things up to a full ensemble,” says Sloan. “Everyone involved brought a new dimension to the music.” 

On August 30, 2023, Sloan releases the single ‘Philistine’ alongside a live video. The shimmering live electronics flutter among violin, clarinet, and acoustic guitars to create a bed for soaring 3 part vocal harmonies, while Sloan drives Sensory Percussion — a software system that transforms acoustic drums into a powerful controller for electronic music making — to build the music to a cathartic release of emotion and sound. 

Watch video for ‘Philistine’ [HERE]

Preorder on Bandcamp [HERE]