Benoit & Sergio

ha i am working on a mix right now and had a hard time deciding between using sabbath's "planet caravan" or "laguna sunrise"-- really glad i went with the latter now!

Loving the RA mix. New Look's "Nap on the Bow" in particular - swoony kate bush disco.

yep this mix rules. love it when they translate their k'd out sad indie electro house spiel to a summery context

also - Birds & Souls - Socially Conscious... is this them? it's great! (the "since i heard your name..." one)

Birds and Souls is Sergio and Ryan Crosson.

ahhh. his voice is p recognizable i suppose i should've known. didn't realize that they released something in 2010 - http://www.discogs.com/Birds-Souls-Birds-Souls/release/2260976

streaming previews of three new songs http://aboveboarddist.co.uk/visionquest/VQ018

title track = incredible

all three sound fucking awesome tho

mmmmmmmm

This new EP is really good, yes.

It is EXCELLENT

plus I just heard "boy trouble" for the first time yesterday and am HOOKED

Lipstick and Lace reminds me of Prince in some weird way

Benoit & Sergio - Bridge So Far (Lee Foss Cut)

"Bridge So Far" coming out on Hot Creations in a few weeks. SUCH A BANGER.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RJ6hE8a29E

I was weary of this because "lol Hot Creations" but this is brilliant. Is the intro meant to sound like they're singing the words "walk and talk" with some sort of self-referencing?

Glad this is finally coming out.

& it's out!

http://www.beatport.com/release/bridge-so-far/1029404

been jammin $100 bill a lot, <3

New EP is out there. Adjustments is really good, Shake Shake... not so much.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xk8Kbti7yU

hm that doesnt really get me, tho i v regularly am still playing like lipstick & lace, new ships, boy trouble, not in your nature, etc etc they have so many incred songs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLTq4M9yv2s Shake Shake is my pick of the new release

https://soundcloud.com/thump/benoit-sergio-thats-the-party-talking

Almost 30 years ago, metal band Judas Priest found themselves embroiled in a legal proceedings after allegations that subliminal messages in their music drove two Nevada teens to insanity. Benoit & Sergio's new EP That's the Party Talking may land the classy-dance duo in a similar situation, as we're pretty sure it's subtly imploring us to do drugs.

ban vice

i dig tho

there'er previews of the other 2 new (i think?) songs on itunes, i think they sound better than this tbh

i like the cut up vocals on this one but they always do cool shit with vocals

Waiting for their album already.

Liking this on first listen a bit more than the last single.

Two new eps coming out in the next two months, hoping "Dancing Shoes" still sounds like this:
http://soundcloud.com/mathilde-dhjan/benoit-sergio-dancing-shoes

what ive lost is really elegent & profound & beautiful imo its really been hitting me hard as of late

yeah it's a masterpiece, i put it on a couple times a year and it always kills me. between b&s and those early nicolas jaar singles there was some really beautiful airy tactile post-minimal house in the early 2010s, for dilettantes like me who only find out about music thru ilx at least

from their new-ish EP; I don't think there's ever gonna be an LP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QxTU8sshoU

an album Lost Decade is apparently finally on the way

!

wow

Appropriate album title

My baby does K all decade.

follow your principles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGkZlqwy8V4

nice textures but I hope they're not moving completely away from the dancefloor and into stadium indietronica

Apparently there IS gonna be an actual LP from these guys

https://pitchfork.com/news/benoit-and-sergio-announce-debut-album-13-years-after-their-first-release-share-new-song-listen/

they've finally announced it properly

https://benoitandsergio.bandcamp.com/album/lost-decade

Back in 2012, when I was describing their ace track "Lipstick and Lace" to friends, I assumed their name was pronounced "Ben-wah and Saire-heo", like some sort of French/Spanish crossover. Is that in any way correct? Or is merely as the English phonetics would indicate?

out today, sounding good

great album, soothing and lush

Why are they seemingly so ignored / unknown?

I thought the album was really underwhelming, one of the biggest disappointments of 2022, especially after it taking so long to arrive

Shame you felt that way. Guess it helps that they're pretty new to me. Years of anticipation is hard to live up to.

Ah, makes sense, Evan!

Many of the rest of us have been awaiting that album for a decade, so when expectation is building on the back of “Walk and Talk,” “Boy Trouble,” “Adjustments,” etc …

“Lost Decade,” the title track, is my sole keeper from this record, and it isn’t close to my favorites of theirs overall

Just surprising then that there wasn't a discussion. Though I remember seeing a disappointed comment somewhere that isn't here. Still!

“Principles” still completely blows me away. Do people not care about that one for some reason?

I hadn’t been aware of “Principles” somehow. It’s pretty good!