New York-based multi-instrumentalist and producer BENTA has released his brand new EP titled Seeks
The EP features tracks “Road with Seven Lanes” and “Everybody’s Somebody”.
“If you’ve had a rough work week, this is just the EP you need to kick back and lose yourself in. Let BENTA whisk you away and let his soothing tones melt your weekly problems. BENTA has been developing over the past years as someone necessary of your attention and this EP is another piece of evidence as to why your ears should be glued to his catalog.” – The Music Ninja
Download / Stream Seeks here .
“Road with Seven Lanes” and “Everybody’s Somebody”, the first two single releases off of Seeks, both saw success as well.
“BENTA keeps his existential moment brief through a minimalism that boosts the song’s meaning, without over-emphasizing the point. “Everybody’s Somebody” is quaint yet powerful, a moment of intensity felt by all listeners.” – Atwood Mag.
“BENTA’s meticulous command of structure and timing pulls “Road With Seven Lanes” in at under the four minute mark, whilst still building a sense of ominous drama and tension. It pairs deliberate beats with echoing, melodic vocals that weave in and out of 80s-influenced synths reminiscent of the soundtrack to Netflix’s Stranger Things.” –The Line of Best Fit.
About BENTA
Night time teams with possibilities. Underneath its blanketing presence we can be ourselves, indulge our love, and chase our passions. We toil through the day with a mask on, making ends meet, trying to be positive, and, often, suppressing our aggression and our creativity- But the night is ours. For the artist simply known as Benta, seizing the night became a reality two years ago after a dream. Previously, the artist had left behind a successful musi
c career that developed during his teenage years. Through mad scientist sessions with a drum machine, analog synths, and recording hardware, he’s reemerged with an aesthetic that melds indie pop song structures with rugged hip-hop beats. Lyrically, this is a dark catharsis for Benta. He uses music to sublimate his aggression through depicting shadowy snapshots of characters struggling with toxic interpersonal and interpersonal dynamics.
In a former life, the artist behind Benta was a signed musician by the age of 15.
Six years later, he stepped away from music completely, and it would be years before he returned. “Two years ago, I was in a London hotel, and I had this dream where the project name came to me. It felt like a sign from somewhere,” Benta reveals. “Before that, I felt this void in my life. I felt really depressed.” Slowly, the artist found salvation picking out melodies on the piano, but he truly began the path to Benta when he started exploring the compositional possibilities of drum loops, sampling technology, and analog synths. Through producing, composing, and creating each track’s soundscape, Benta began to nurture a signature aesthetic. Benta’s catalog of music encompasses the grit of Timbaland-style beats with mournfully melodic vocals, lush EDM textures, strains of 1980s dark wave and new wave, and a meticulous sense of indie-pop song structure. Conceptually, the lyrics are somberly poetic with a chilling sense of drama haunting the sonic snapshots and story lines. “A lot these songs are about the things we keep inside,” Benta shares.
Standouts among the first selection of songs Benta will be releasing include the dreamy debut single “Lover In Dark,” the R&B-tinged “Too Far To The Right,” and the gloomy grandeur of “Hand Grenade.” “Lover In Dark” offers a voyeuristic perspective of two lovers grappling with an explosive tangle feelings. The chorus’s infectious dance-pop hook offsets the sinister verses like a sonic manic-depressive episode. The sleekly soulful “Too Far To Right” with glacial melodicism outlines a story of violent love. Intriguingly, just when things feel ill fated in the narrative, the song offers a moment of cold-sweat salvation. The spectral EDM-pop ballad “Hand Grenade,” however, fades fully to black. Here, the story is of inward struggle. As Benta edges into the daylight of the real world with music releases and gigs, the artist ponders his path. “Sometimes life doesn’t go as planned, and you have to be a night owl to do what you love,” he shares. “If you’re passionate about something,go after it. I hope my path inspires people to do follow their dreams without giving up. You can have the best of both worlds.”
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