Benin City: Fires In The Park (CD)

Benin City

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Label:: AUDIO DOUGHNUTS
UPC/EAN:: 5055300375599
Release date:: 1.7.2013

Product Information

Benin City is a fused genre band fronted by Joshua Idehen (vocals), who has collaborated with Pále as well as LV (Hyperdub), Theo Buckingham (drums) and Tom Leaper (tenor saxophone / synths / samples). Their debut album "Fires in the Park" is an immersive journey through synth addled electro brass, leftfield UK hip hop, bass and alternative influences. Produced by pop experimentalist Marc Pell (Micachu & The Shapes), "Fires in the Park" is a testament to the band's maverick nature, refusing to comply with any set of rules or genre whilst remaining consistent to itself in sound and character. From the moody, introspective bass-ness of "D. A.M" to the kwaito-baiting "Faithless" to the funkpop album finisher "So You Say", Benin City is a rainbow of multiple tempo changes and mood flips, idiosyncratic yet familiar in all its guises, fresh sounding yet original. Joshua Idehen cut his teeth in the London spoken word scene, and his narrative / lyrical chops are evident. Royal Academy of Music alumni Tom Leaper's faceted horn / synth arrangement is catchy and multi-faceted, revealing new aspects with repeated listens. Theo Buckingham, drummer and co composer, brings his drum n bass / dubstep producer experience to play, giving the album its vibrant, often marching and sometimes dark persona. The synths interact with the horns to create a sound that is hard and bright; the traditional instrument being made to sound more metallic, more befitting of the urban sprawl Benin City's tales are set.