EP1 by Benbo

Freshly baked from his studio littered with hundreds of rejected mixes and masters, Benbo is now ready to present his début EP to the public.

Signed to Cooking Vinyl as a songwriter on the strength of a three-track demo in 2009, by that point he'd been working on his début album for six years.

Three more were to follow. Self-producing through sheer necessity, grinding out mix tweaks and revisions week after week during snatched hours between work and sleep, by the end of 2012 he was ready for it all to end.

Exhausted and on the verge of erasing all Benbo songs from existence, he realised it was time to give this ridiculous perfectionism the middle finger. And so: he began 2013 by announcing to anyone who would listen that he was setting out to complete 52 new, original music collaborations by New Year's Eve.

Twelve months later he had management, a ton of new artist friends, a label deal and an offer from Gordon Raphael to help mix the record.

So, after just another year of tweaks, here we are with EP1. This is the first time he has been able to present a body of songs he is happy with.

1. 'Sheep On Drugs' was recorded and mixed in one manic all-night session in a Hastings bedroom.
2. 'I'm Gone' was written between Brixton and New Jersey with poker champion and award-winning film director Jet Wintzer.
3. 'Black Hole' self-generated in an industrial unit in St Leonards-On-Sea.

POSSIBLY USEFUL INFORMATION:

EP1 launches at a special Pink Lizard Music Presents party on Friday May 29 at Roadtrip & the Workshop, 243 Old Street, London EC1V 9EY, featuring Benbo with full live band and special guests. For guest list, email GL@benbo.ninja.

Photo: Ray Fiasco for Asylum 33.

Tracklist

1.	Sheep On Drugs	2:28

2.	I'm Gone	3:21

3.	Black Hole	2:47

Credits

released March 23, 2015

Written, produced, performed and mixed by Benbo except 'I'm Gone' written by Benbo/Jet Wintzer and performed by Benbo/Francesco Menegat.

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