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Ten Kens
12+ albums
indienoise rockindie rockCanadiancome to russia
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Members: Dan Workman, Brett Paulin Genre: Pysch-Rock Hometown: Toronto, Canada Record Label: Fat Cat Records www.tenkens.com www.facebook.com/10kens www.twitter.com/10kens www.ten-kens.tumblr.com www.soundcloud.com/ten-kens www.youtube.com/user/TenKens10 Two years after their acclaimed sophomore album, Ten Kens return with their most powerful and poignant record to date. The aptly titled ‘Namesake’ moves the band away from their signature genre-bending dither, into a darkened psychedelic voyage of self-discovery. The 2013 international physical release of Ten Kens Namesake is an expanded special edition from an earlier digital-only album. This special edition includes 4 previously unreleased tracks recorded during the Namesake sessions. The product of this vision is the result of an intense yearlong recording period. Masterfully engineered and produced by Ten Kens own Brett Paulin and Dan Workman, the band utilized several different recording facilities to find the perfect balance of studio wizardry and natural resonance. A purified approach to songwriting enabled the band to design a sound specific to each individual story, and as is their custom, the band disappeared into complete isolation to keep their vision focused and devoid of any outside influence. It is this insidious exploration of sound, coupled with unremitting power, that makes Namesake such an immense and profound listen. At its core, Namesake is the thinking man’s heavy rock - an abstract art-piece constru
