‘Wha Gwan’, the latest single from electro brass trio Benin City, has just been given the visual treatment. The track is lifted from their debut album Fires In The Park, out now via Audio Doughnuts. Benin City & Henry Moller direct, watch the video now.
Hot on the heels of their recently released debut album Fires In The Park, Benin City have announced the release of a second single. ‘Wha Gwan’ is an excelent and moving track, slated for a October 7th release via Audio Doughnuts.
In other related news, the electro brass trio is set to play their “biggest live show to date” at London’s Electrowerkz on October 30th. If you don’t know the kind of goodness they have in store for you, listen to ‘Wha Gwan’ now.
On the day they release their debut album, Fires in the Park, Benin City offer us this month's mixtape. With a mix that wanders from soul jazz and hip hop to electronica and many other genres, the vibrant London based trio show that their versatile sound, filled to the rim with rhymes, beats, horns and synths, takes root in their eclectic taste. Enjoy the ride!
Earlier this month, Benin City shared the infectious single ‘Faithless’, lifted from their upcoming debut album Fires In The Park. The London trio have complimented the track with a video shot, edited & directed by Clouded Vision. Watch it below and watch out for the album release on June 10th release via Audio Doughnuts.
There will be more Benin City goodness coming up on Cast the Dice this July. Stay tuned!
Last month, London based trio Benin City unveiled ‘My Love‘, the first taste from their upcoming debut album Fires In The Park. It left us eager to get our ears wrapped around new cuts, and the outstanding and infectious ‘Faithless’ has just emerged as the first official single from the album. Slated for a June 10th release via Audio Doughnuts, the single will feature remixes from Zed Bias AKA Maddslinky, Slugabed & Marcel Lune.
Listen to ‘Faithless’ beneath, you’ll be hitting play again the second it ends.
June 24th will see the release of Benin City‘s debut album Fires In The Park via Audio Doughnuts. The London based trio, named after the Nigerian capital, comprises poet Joshua Idehen on vocals, Theo Buckingham on drums and Tom Leaper on tenor saxophone and synths.
Ahead of the release, Benin City have just shared the album’s first single, the tremendous and beautiful ‘My Love’. The single, produced by Marc Pell (Micachu and the Shapes), includes remixes from Nicolaas Van Reenen, Dan le Sac and Paper Tiger. Head over to Benin City’s website to download it free.
“‘My Love’ is a testament to the band’s maverick nature with its repetitive rhythms, cascading over each other”, says the release blurb. “A dark, playful call to arms is enacted through a regal sounding horn pattern that keeps increasing in volume. ‘My Love’ is more a truthful manifesto on love than ode”.
The outfit have also premiered a stop motion video for ‘My Love’, described as “a reflection of the positive-negative relationship in the song”. Charlie Behrens directs, watch it below.