MP3: Gamble House’s “Central Park”

Here is some nice calming music to take you into your weekend. Full of haunting melodies, and magical surrealism, Gamble House incorporates meticulous instrumentation and complex arrangements, creating large, dynamic shifts, with intricate vocal harmonies, and a mixture of electronics, woodwinds, and acoustic and electric elements. I can’t help but think of Elliot Smith when I listen to them. The beauty, mixed with the mystery.

Check out “Central Park” now:

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Gamble House: Ben Becker, Henry Bellingham, Sam Bellingham, Brian Bruce, Keith Karman

Gamble House was begun as a solo recording project by Ben Becker in his NYC apartment – an effort to capture some of the impressions and ruminations after his recent time spent living on a farm in Sweden.  After moving back to his hometown of Los Angeles, Ben continued recording material in his bedroom, playing a diverse range of instruments, from saxophones, glockenspiel and flutes to mandolin, banjo and drums – though always with the intention of finding others to expand and help breath life into the songs.  With the addition of Keith Karman, brothers Sam and Henry Bellingham, and Brian Bruce, Gamble House has begun an ambitious recording project together in Silverlake, and performing the new material, beginning on the West Coast.

Upcoming Shows: Silverlake Lounge, Saturday, January 19th
(More shows to come soon)