ben c, this is for you

Few artists in the Lily Tapes & Discs orbit have been as prolific as Jason Calhoun, returning with his first solo release on the label since 2019’s practice. Following 2020’s monolithic pieces of death, a collaboration with Russian sound artist Foresteppe, ben c, this is for you is another long-distance collaboration of sorts, though the distances travelled here are temporal rather than geographical. Written and recorded during a transitional period living at home with family, ben c, this is for you finds Jason reaching far back through layers of dust and memories, pulling remnants of the past back into the present. The result is a densely layered and intensely felt quilt of brief hauntings, punctuated by anxious pangs of remembrance and disarmingly abrasive bursts of emotional clarity. Embracing both the discomfort and catharsis of deep introspection and its inciting factors, ben c, this is for you is a striking new peak from one of our long-time favorites.