BENJAMIN, 79.5

In 2012, a chance meeting at Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn’s iconic Tip Top Lounge grew into the multi-instrumentalist duo that is BENJAMIN. Up until this point, the two existed in eerily parallel worlds but had never met. Ben Pirani and Ben Carey are both sons of the Midwest (Chicago/Minneapolis) who grew up in musical families, founded long-running soul DJ nights (Windy City Soul Club/ Hot Pants MPLS), and independently produced original music. BENJAMIN’s sound stems from a wide range of musical influences grown out of years of DJing, record collecting and playing in various bands since the 1990s. Never confined to just one genre, BENJAMIN is currently working on projects that range from storming Northern Soul to dark Jazz-Rock Fusion. Their upcoming first LP Cherries release “Arriving” zeros in squarely on modern soul and 80’s funk. Stay tuned, as this release is just only a brief foray into the deep musical vaults of BENJAMIN.


Like a female counterpart to The Stepkids, this Brooklyn-based act stacks walls of harmonies on top of funky psychedelics. -Andrew Jervis, Chief Curator at Bandcamp