Ashburne Glen Discography of CDs

Ashburne Glen began in 2001 as a solo vehicle for Jason Hensel, then lead singer of Dallas-based band The Last Drop. In 2002, Ashburne Glen released its debut album, "Making Aeroplanes of Our Bodies." Initial reaction was positive, shows were booked, and Hensel's primary band was put on permanent hiatus to concentrate more on Ashburne Glen. In 2003, the band entered The Echo Lab studio to record the next Ashburne Glen album with former Little Grizzly member Matt Barnhart producing. Several of Hensel's friends in other bands contributed to the album, including Lance Pilgrim (the Shapes), Chad Stockslager (the Drams), Sean Kirkpatrick (the pAper chase), and Joe Cripps (Brave Combo). "It's All Just a Dirty Game" is the final product of that recording session. As Ashburne Glen's second album, it highlights the band's forward progress toward a more hi-fi sound while retaining the intimate charm of bedroom pop. For comparison's sake, the band is similar to such artists as Belle & Sebastian, Wilco, or Elliott Smith covering the Cure.

ASHBURNE GLEN is the musical "solo" venture of one Jason I. Hensel, frontman for the Dallas, TX "dark wave" band, the Last Drop. Perhaps best described as a cross between old Cure and pre-Dreamworks Elliott Smith, Ashburne Glen's songs examine the sturrings of soul and heart with a melancholy glean that only a native Texan sporting a whispery British accent can provide. Since its inception Ashburne Glen has performed a handful of shows at Dallas, TX's live music institution, Poor David's Pub. In fall of 2001, Jason enlisted the help of his friends Lance Pilgrim and Geoff Johnston ('Clip), fellow musicians and curators of Plymouth Rawk Laboratories -- the Lakewood area's premiere home recording facility -- to help in recording his debut album. Along the way, the Ashburne Glen project picked up other musically-inclined hombres to contribute to the recording. Chad Stockslager of Budapest One and the Sons of Sound threw some 'tasty' keys and backing vocals on a few songs; Mark Edington supplied some bass; and Benji Shirai tickled the plastic ivories on one particular occasion.