Ben Billington's solo works as Quicksails put him in a place uncharted by many other contemporary acts, combining a wide assortment of live percussion and synthesized electronics. Following up recent cassettes on Digitalis and Deception Island, "A Fantasy In Seasons" recalls moments of Kosmische synth, Free Jazz, world music, and a vast collection of eclectic sounds from this world and elsewhere.

NNA Tapes

ben baker billington has been having an excellent run this year with his solo wares as quicksails. with releases on stalwarts like deception island, NNA, 905, etc, there's no room for error. where a lot of people are happy to let their synthesizers do the talking, billington muffles their voices and increases the impact with layers of chaotic percussion. the combination gets us wondering which road to follow: organic or synthetic? but in this mauling, both provide the aural fruits to get drunk on. technicolor absolutes.

Digitalis limited

Ben Billington (Tiger Hatchery, White Prism) continues to redefine the possibilities of sampled percussion in synthesizer-based composition. Passing abstract percussive chatters, errant frequencies, and synth incidents fill the stereo field, articulating 3D constructs that shift, accrete, and re-orient endlessly.

Quiet environmental vignettes and dancing, staccato melodies. Envisioning Eco-Purity.

field studies