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Saturday, March 14, 2020

BEN WATT

Ben at The Slaughtered Lamb by Edward Bishop

I nearly forgot or overlooked this little gem from Aquarium Drunkard from the wonderful Ben Watt. Now I have enjoyed much of Ben's work since hearing him as part of 'Everything But The Girl' with partner Tracey Thorn whom I had discovered earlier on in The Marine Girls. As a duo I loved their work and as a dj compiler of sounds followed Ben too. Since his seemingly unique diagnosed condition with a rare vasculitic auto-immune disease, Churg-Strauss Syndrome (EGPA)that very nearly killed him he has somehow managed to maintain a steady unfaltering stream of work and continues to astound

Aquarium Drunkard - The Lagniappe Sessions - Ben Watt 

benwatt.com

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