Freak Machine LIVE - Part 1/4 - By Ben Levin Group

Ben Levin Group plays Freak Machine 1 live at The Record Co. in Boston, MA.
The Band:
Ben Wallace-Ailsworth - Drums
Jed Lingat - Bass
Courtney Swain - Voice
Josh Friedman - Piano
Chris Baum - Violin
Ben Levin - Guitar

Filmed by Mike Sun, David Claar and David Chatterton

Mixed by Ben Levin
Engineered by Vince Welch
Mastered by Randy Roos

[rustypadhraigdiarmuidseano]

Been looking for this song for over 2 years!!! Been torturing me with snippets of lyrics.... and here it is in all its glory 🥰

[dogboygerry]

It's great to watch young musicians pushing through the doors of convention. This is how brilliance is born

Peace and love from the UK

[AndiEliot]

If The Pixies and Frank Zappa would've had a child together, it would be this.

[libb_y]

Both my heart and my butt say yes to this

[fallofmath]

This album is really incredible - definitely a grower! The first listen I thought it was fun but daft, barely-listenable prog nonsense: artistically interesting but not really enjoyable. Months later I went back for another dose, then again a few days later. Some sections of it became an earworm that I started humming while doing other things so I went back to those parts and started to notice other sections were actually quite catchy/groovy/got serious /stank/, then more and more... Now the entire thing is cemented in my mind and it's wonderful!


I've been following your channel for years but only started actually listening to your creations in early 2018 and I have been so thoroughly impressed by everything - your solo albums, BLG, Bent Knee, Justice Cow... It's all amazing. Thank you (and everyone involved) for doing what you do.

[Setri]

The energy, the tasteful technique, the weirdness, the contrast between the beautiful violin timbres and the dissonant melodies it is playing. Everything about this is so amazing and refreshing. This is what prog is supposed to be.

[johnappleseed]

Ben, complete truth. You are better than 90% of the prog bands out there, this is actually very innovative music. I'm glad I discovered you from makewierdmusic (my friend)!

[zacharyphillips]

Can't stop watching. Can't stop listening. Can't stop showing people.

[andrewRTS]

i love the contrast between the soft zappa-esque sections and the freak-out sections. sick shredding too!

[patryk]

Breathtaking! Just bought the album but this live version is even better. The vocals at 8:13 sent shivers down my spine. Keep the project going!!!!

[jan_Travis]

When people say there is no good modern music, I point them to Ben Levin Group. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Death Grips, Sungazer. Great modern bands.
BTW how do you come up with stuff like this? Such a great song. Lot of Zappa vibes, SOAD, Pixies, King Crimson.

[anthonygaudino]

I haven't been able to get this song out of my head for weeks. Absolutely amazing talent everywhere! Every time I listen I notice something new, so inspiring!

[louison]

Amazing job, Ben! As a frenchie I don't get all the lyrics ;-) but the music speaks to me, and the singer's voice is incredible!

[krustok]

I detect a lot of influence from the great Mr Zappa. Very cool performance. Waiting for more! :)

[ulfingvar]

Inventive, unpredictable, Courtney Swain-y..yes, this piece has it all!!!

[tomsawyer]

God I can't get enough of this album. Gonna be buying a physical copy sometime soon. Mr. Levin, you're high up on my list of favorite musicians of all time, never stop making masterpieces like Freak Machine.

[patbreacadh]

Great vibe, and amazing delivery, with really really outstanding vocals!

[monowavy]

Those vocals are making me melt.
Incredible performance.

[aastralplane]

Honestly, didn't expect it to be this good

[tacos]

I watched a lot of your tutorial/demo videos over the last couple months, but never actually checked your own music until yesterday. Man, that's some crazy good stuff here. All the players are at the top of their game, and that singer is absolutely fantastic. Well done lads!