Lucius Works Here es el proyecto de Shak Benavides, artista residente en Barcelona, España.
En él captura los sonidos y la atmósfera de tiempos pasados, se sirve de grabaciones de campo y fragmentos sonoros de filmes o documentos antiguos y utiliza el sampler de una forma inusual para dar forma a unas canciones hermosas y muy sugerentes, entre el minimalismo y el ambient experimental, que hacen de su proyecto una rara avis en el panorama de la música actual, tanto a nivel nacional como internacional.
Shak Benavides, personalidad de la escena underground barcelonesa que destaca desde 1992 por su trabajo en la tienda de coleccionismo Wah Wah Discos y co-fundador espiritual de ésta; sus sesiones como dj Shak durante mas de una década en innumerables clubs y festivales de la ciudad, con programas de radio propios en Radio Contrabanda, Dostrece Radio,Radio Sarrià e ItacaFM e incursiones en la televisión con el programa “Plan B” para BTV.
En 2018 ha fundado TeslaFM, su propia emisora de radio.
Desde 2005, ha sido incluído en varios CDs recopilatorios, tocado en festivales y salas de Barcelona, Madrid, Santander y Tarragona,
ha participado en jam sessions de laptops y experimentación como las Jam Sónicas, ha creado un proyecto de corta vida llamado Lazy Daisies Ladies formado junto a Io Casino, y ha grabado Un Camino Escondido (CD Ep 2008) los albunes Un Mapa del Alma (Foehn Records, 2008), Pequeño Almanaque Espacial (Foehn Records, 2013), Detenido En El Tiempo (Sang Records, 2018),y El Espíritu De Los Tiempos (Faith Disciplines, 2022).
Enlaces:
https://luciusworkaquí.
bandcamp.com
www.instagram.com lucius_works_here/
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English
Lucius Works Here is the project of Shak Benavides artist based in Barcelona, Spain.
In it he captures the sounds and atmosphere of bygone times, using field recordings and sound fragments from old films or documents and uses the sampler in an unusual way to shape some beautiful and very suggestive songs, between minimalism and experimental ambient,
that make his project a rare bird in the current music scene, both nationally and internationally.
Shak Benavides, a personality from the Barcelona underground scene who has stood out since 1992 for his work in the collecting Wah Wah Discos and spiritual co-founder of it; his sessions as dj Shak for more than a decade in innumerable clubs and festivals in the city, with their own radio programs on Radio Contrabanda, Dostrece Radio,
Radio Sarrià and ItacaFM and forays into television with the program “Plan B” for BTV. In 2018 he has founded TeslaFM, his own radio station.
Since 2005, he has been included in various compilation CDs, played at festivals and venues in Barcelona, Madrid, Santander and Tarragona,
he has participated in laptop jam sessions and experimentation such as the Jam Sonics, he has created a short-lived project called Lazy Daisies Ladies formed together with Io Casino, and has recorded Un Camino Escondido (CD Ep 2008) the albums A Map of the Soul (Foehn Records, 2008), Little Space Almanac (Foehn Records, 2013), Stopped In Time (Sang Records, 2018), and The Spirit Of The Times (Faith Disciplines, 2022).
