''Breathing Tornados'' is the third
studio album
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by Australian musician
Ben Lee
Benjamin Michael Lee (born 11 September 1978) is an Australian musician and actor. Lee began his career as a musician at the age of 14 with the Sydney band Noise Addict, but he focused on his solo career when the band broke up in 1995. He appe ...
, released on 16 November 1998, through
Modular Recordings
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. It peaked at number 13 on the
ARIA Albums Chart
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.
Critical reception
Wendy Mitchell of ''
CMJ New Music Report
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'' said, "The adventurous ''Breathing Tornados'' proves Lee capable of experimenting with new forms of expression, without abandoning the hooky pop and acoustic folk of his previous work."
[ She said, "In addition to Lee's guitar work, ''Breathing Tornados'' unexpectedly offers machine-made beats, keyboards, horns and assorted weird samples."][
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Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
* Ben Lee
Benjamin Michael Lee (born 11 September 1978) is an Australian musician and actor. Lee began his career as a musician at the age of 14 with the Sydney band Noise Addict, but he focused on his solo career when the band broke up in 1995. He appe ...
– vocals, guitars, bass, percussion
* Ed Buller
Edmund Wilbur Hudson "Ed" Buller (born 9 August 1962 in Reigate, Surrey) is an English record producer and former musician. He has primarily worked with English bands including Suede, Pulp, The Raincoats and The Courteeners.
Biography
Buller fir ...
– keyboards, programming, percussion, production
* Scott Donnel – drums (on "Nothing Much Happens" and "The Finger and the Moon")
* Harmony Korine
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– monologue (on "Nothing Much Happens")
* Petra Haden
Petra Haden (born October 11, 1971) is an American musician and singer.
She is the daughter of the jazz bassist Charlie Haden, and is the triplet sister of bassist Rachel Haden (her bandmate in That Dog) and cellist Tanya Haden (married to sing ...
– backing vocals (on "Nighttime")
* Donovan Leitch – falsetto vocals (on "Nighttime")
* Sean Lennon
is an American–British musician, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is the son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, and half-brother to Julian Lennon. Over the course of his career, he has been a member of the bands Cibo Matto, The G ...
– backing vocals (on "Sandpaperback")
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
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1998 albums
Ben Lee albums
Albums produced by Ed Buller
Modular Recordings albums
Grand Royal albums