Unrest and Rest, by Seth Bernard

Unrest and Rest

by Seth Bernard

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1.	Boundary Magic 03:28	buy track
2.	Music Reminds Us 05:49	buy track
3.	Return to Love 02:36	buy track
4.	Grace Road 02:32	buy track
5.	Touch the Earth 03:10	buy track
6.	Think Outside the System 03:50	buy track
7.	Manitou 02:33	buy track
8.	Spirit World 02:47	buy track
9.	Dream Wolf Dance 03:22	buy track
10.	Oracle's Waltz (For Chelsea Coy) 02:57	buy track
11.	Universal Energy 07:57	buy track

about

Seth Bernard will release his new record “Unrest and Rest” on September 4th (Labor Day). As always, Seth’s new music has been crafted with great care. This set is a sonic feast, and an offering of courage and comfort. Repeated listening rewards the listener, revealing the depths of the arrangements, the intention of the production choices, and the story of the sequence.

“Unrest and Rest” covers a broad spectrum of Seth’s musicality, from densely textured and heavy rocking numbers to sparse delicate acoustic zones, ambient and experimental passages, and exquisite instrumental waltzes.

This collection also contains some new territory, featuring extended instrumental passages carried by Seth’s melodic guitar work and saxophones played by U.P.-based tastemaker Patrick Booth. Rising star Charlie Millard is a welcome addition on keys of all kinds: piano, organ, Rhodes, and garage sale Casios. Lavish vocal harmonies are provided by Samantha Cooper and Gabrielle Schaub. Drums and bass duties are split between two teams - Mike Shimmin (the Olllam) and Justin Avdek (Earth Radio), and Adam Danis (Fake Baseball, Gregory Stovetop) and Dominic Davis (Jack White, Jason Isbell). Samantha Cooper and Jordan Hamilton’s violin and cello add lushness and support throughout. Engineering and production was once again handled by the brilliant Ian Gorman at La Luna Recording and Sound. The music reflects the dual themes expressed in the title: Unrest and Rest.

“Unrest is the social upheaval and rapid transformation we’re living through. Rest is the tender sanctuary and safe space we need to stay well and keep choosing love and doing our work. This is music for the times we’re living in. If you listen more, you will hear more. We put some magic into it.” -Seth Bernard

credits

released September 4, 2023

Produced by Seth Bernard and Ian Gorman.

Recorded and mixed by Ian Gorman and mastered by Samuel Peters at La Luna Recording and Sound, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Assistant engineers: Claire Horn, Maggie Heeren, Jasmine Davidson, Dustin Kellerman, Kirsten Nelson.

Justin Avdek - bass (1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Seth Bernard - vocals, acoustic, electric, baritone, lap steel, 12 string, bass VI, and nashville high strung guitars, piano (10)
Patrick Booth - tenor, alto, and soprano saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
Samantha Cooper - harmony vocals, violin, fiddle
Adam Danis - drums (2, 3, 4, 5, 11), percussion
Dominic Davis - bass (2, 3, 4, 5, 11)
Ian Gorman - mandolin (10), casio (3)
Jordan Hamilton - cello, hype vocals (6)
Drew Howard - pedal steel guitar (5)
Mark Lavengood - mandolin (1, 7), resophonic slide guitar (9)
Charlie Millard - piano, hammond C3 organ, fender rhodes, casio
Peter Madcat Ruth - harmonica and ukulele (4)
Gabrielle Schaub - harmony vocals (5, 11)
Mike Shimmin - drums (1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10), percussion

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Seth Bernard Michigan

"Seth Bernard wields an acoustic guitar, a powerful stage presence and a fiercely contagious spirit... Thought-provoking, compassionate, funny songs backed up by agile picking."
-The Ark

shows

Apr 28

Rockwood Music Hall

New York (NYC), NY
May 4

The Alluvion

Traverse City, MI
May 5

Ludington Area Center for the Arts (LACA)

Ludington, MI

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