{"product_id":"1905521","title":"Benji Kirkpatrick - In Phase [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour years after releasing the debut album with his band, The Excess \u003ci\u003e(Gold Has Worn Away)\u003c\/i\u003e, Benji self-funds an album of songs written between 2020 and 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'With a bit of enforced time on my hands I found material came flowing out. New songs were appearing and seeds of ideas that had already germinated grew into fully formed entities. Where previously I may have spent endless hours refining things, the pieces fitted together satisfyingly quickly and I was able to resist the urge to tinker, and move on.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new material felt to Benji more like a solo project than band, so he set about recording the album with engineer and producer, Pete Brown \u003ci\u003e(son of Joe Brown, brother of Sam) \u003c\/i\u003eat his studio in Oxfordshire. Work was spread over a few months, starting at the end of summer 2022 through to completion in spring 2023. Featured guests include Pete Thomas and Joelle Barker \u003ci\u003e(The Excess)\u003c\/i\u003e, Alex Hart \u003ci\u003e(Benji's bandmate with the Seth Lakeman band)\u003c\/i\u003e, veteran backing vocalist Aitch McRobbie and Pete Brown himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe songs range from the intensely personal - as in the title track \u003ci\u003e'In Phase'\u003c\/i\u003e, a song about trying to make a connection to someone in the non-physical realm - to political and worldwide issues and the search for truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Phase\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCould Be Dragons\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSunken Ship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarefaced Lies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Undead\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMindspace\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen We Get Through\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou Could Try Roulette\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpeak Your Word\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReason\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54421389967745,"sku":"1905521","price":14.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/5051078006321.jpg?v=1750649317","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/1905521","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}