Superlatives fail to describe the music of Otto Benson. The NYC-born and bred artist and founding member of the WNOADIARWB collective shifts between different projects at a dizzying pace, each project assuming a life and sound of its own. While he described last year’s release, Songs Before Bed, as ‘an all-ages album intended to help listeners wind down and reach a more present and relaxed state before sleeping, Bobbery, a recontextualized collection of songs from 2020, could not be more different.
Otto Benson - ‘Bobbery’
Staff PicksSuperlatives fail to describe the music of Otto Benson.
By ian
2024/01/11
- 1Mr. Sunday Night
- 2River Dream
- 3Another Long Day
- 4Forgot
- 5Orange Moon
- 6Jumping Seeds
- 7Histamine
- 8Letting Go
- 9Apogamy
- 10Tuning In and Out
- 11Good Night Mantra
- 12Kitty's Midnight Blessing
- 13Morning Mantra (Bonus Track)
Accompanied by a personal mea culpa from Benson himself, who states, "I want to apologize to my listeners who were expecting a more relaxing record," Bobbery returns to the unsettling signature sound reminiscent of his releases on Vegyn’s PLZ Make It Ruins imprint. Utilizing various shades of high-energy dance music tropes, Bobbery immerses listeners in the next intense episode of percussion and pads. His music is a blend of disquieting, complex, chaotic, and beautiful elements, exemplified perfectly in tracks like "I’m Thirsty", “Pens & Pencils Scramble” and "135790713510923"—not-so-subtle reminders of the diverse range that this young polymath effortlessly navigates.
- 1Gentle Push
- 2Corn Syrup
- 3Beijing Étude
- 4Onion
- 5I'm Thirsty
- 6Placebo
- 7Bulk Option
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- 9Pens & Pencils Scramble
- 10Run to Catch a Train in the Jungle Heat