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Ayahuasca: Welcome to the Work
Singer-Songwriter · 2013 · 10 tracks · 52m

Ayahuasca: Welcome to the Work

Ben Lee

A devotional departure from pop into the heart of the Amazon. Acoustic meditations and sacred chants document a transformative spiritual journey.

May 6, 2013 · Not On Label (Ben Lee Self-released)

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Ayahuasca: Welcome to the Work represents a radical pivot for Ben Lee, moving away from the sun-drenched, radio-ready indie pop of his earlier career into something far more ancient and internal. This is not an album of hooks, but an album of vibrations. It is a sonic map of a psychedelic experience, specifically the Santo Daime ceremonies Lee participated in. The music is built on a foundation of repetitive acoustic guitar figures and organic percussion that feels less like a performance and more like a ritual. It is a patient, breathing piece of work that demands the listener slow down to its pace.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 52m
01
Invocation
1:49
02
Welcome to the House of Mystical Death
5:09
03
Meditation on Being Born
7:48
04
In the Silence
5:37
05
Shadow of the Mind
5:00
06
The Will to Grow
5:19
07
On My Knees
5:56
08
I Am That I Am
5:17
09
Song for Samael
4:53
10
Thank You
5:28
Moments Worth Listening For
the transition from sparse acoustic picking to a multi-layered choral swell that feels like a sunrise
the use of repetitive, hypnotic percussion that mimics a steady heartbeat throughout the middle tracks
a moment where the lead vocals dissolve into pure atmospheric texture and bird-like whistles
the sudden introduction of a deep, resonant cello that grounds the higher-register chanting
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How does Ayahuasca: Welcome to the Work sound next to the rest of Ben Lee's catalogue?

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The vocals lean far further into chanting than the rest of the catalogue.

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