Stream & Order Two Truths here:
https://fanlink.to/twotruths

In addition to correctness and authenticity, the truth can also be attributed to ethics, political systems, or an attitude to life. With this, the truth is a fact from your philosophy of life. In Society, the demand for the truth is high, and can lead to heated discussions and sometimes even conflicts. The album "Two Truths" describes the story of a person who transforms from one philosophy of life to another. Or rather "a journey between two truths”. 

Music: Bastian Benjamin
Mastering: Shawn Hatfield
Photography: Sander Coers

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Edge:
You’re entering the edge of the unknown. After this, there’s no coming back.
Get sucked into the black hole by approaching the event horizon, and let loose of everything you’re so certain about.

Creep:
They prefer to believe the things they want to be true. They are far below the surface and can’t see the light. They seem to be so ignorant. They avoid you. But is it really them? Maybe it is you.

2D:
Good and bad. Black and white. Stupid and Smart. 
Do we want to live in a world with only two sides?
Do we want to live in an old video game?
A 2D world.

Unsure:
Wandering through the forest without a map is a beautiful thing. Getting lost, and walking for hours. No need to make a plan. Every pathway feels like the right path. 
But you’re walking in circles.
Where did it start?

Exploration:
Keep it in the group and it will coöperate. Place it in isolation and it will mutate. Once the seed is planted. It can grow and spread its roots. 

Confrontation:
​Confronting deep thoughts and turning them into action takes strength and courage. Once it's set in motion, there is no going back. Then you can only hope that you did the right thing.

Empty:
The journey to a new place will know a lot of empty places. 
Places that give you time to think.
And the time to just stare into the void.
If you could only see past the horizon.
And it goes so slow.

Concrete:
The consequences of drawing conclusions too quickly are underestimated. If you only accept your own world, you’ll end up in strange places that you can never escape from. Only good thing is that you won’t be alone there. 

I Have Feelings Too:
Be rational
Use logic
Think wise
Take risks
Get lost
Cry

Mantra:
A commonly repeated word or phrase, especially in advocacy or for motivation. When all things seem to fade you’ll still have yourself. 

Threshold:
The end is near. A final burst is needed. The energy is found in the least expected places.
It’s over. You now know what to do.

Migration:
Fly out 
Be free

Stream & Order

Two Truths

Mixes

After releasing his album ('Two Truths' 2020 - Passage) and composing music for theatre and dance for a year, Bastian Benjamin is back with new music. All the soundscapes in Ark are coming from his new modular synthesizer and field recordings that he made in his backyard.

PICK & MIX is a series of Esc.rec. catalogue deep dives by DJ. This is the first result, carefully selected and constructed by Bastian Benjamin.

Label owner Harco Rutgers: "The downside of having a large label catalogue is that older releases tend to disappear from the public eye. A shame really, because there is so much excellent stuff hidden away in there. That's why I decided to ask several DJ's who are more or less familiar with the label to dig deep and make a mix of their favourite Esc.rec. tracks. Their fresh pairs of ears will no doubt have you listening and (re-)discovering tracks that are buried deep in the catalogue, but haven't lost their shine. In this particular mix Bastian Benjamin manages to uncover both recently released tracks and tracks that are nearly as old as he is. He effortlessly hops through the entire labelcatalogue. Quite a feat."

Bastian Benjamin released his debut album 'Two Truths' at the end of 2020 and has a new album coming up shortly. This young producer/DJ excels in a cinematic yet hard-hitting, bass-driven sound. His DJ-sets are a blast of irresistible genre-hopping and switching gears, relentlessly entertaining dancefloors with a perfectly executed balancing act between spacing and raving.

Bastian Benjamin is no stranger to the Esc.rec. catalogue, he is in fact a part of it since 2021: escrec.bandcamp.com/track/transforming-around-us-bastian-benjamin-remix
credits
released February 2, 2023

Selection and mix by Bastian Benjamin
Photo by Femke Teussink
Design by Harco Rutgers

Tracklist:
00:00 Plastic Surgery Icon - I Sleep Badly With You Alive
escrec.bandcamp.com/track/i-sleep-badly-with-you-alive
02:52 Mentz - Paper
escrec.bandcamp.com/track/paper
04:42 Toxic Chicken - Broodje Aap
escrec.bandcamp.com/track/broodje-aap
06:36 Cadeu - Echoic I
escrec.bandcamp.com/track/echoic-i
07:37 Diepenmaat / Sallaerts - Terloops
escrec.bandcamp.com/track/terloops
09:26 Frond - Population 2
escrec.bandcamp.com/track/population-2
14:18 Nobuka - The People (w/ Machinefabriek)
escrec.bandcamp.com/track/the-people-w-machinefabriek
16:21 Guybrush - Rolling Gently at the Sunset
escrec.bandcamp.com/track/rolling-gently-at-the-sunset
20:23 Jon Doe One - Lyclo
escrec.bandcamp.com/track/lyclo
20:23 Vincent Glanzmann - ZSHSH
escrec.bandcamp.com/track/zshsh
28:08 Cadeu - Echoic II
escrec.bandcamp.com/track/echoic-ii
29:58 Jonx - J’ee-haw! Inna Dub
escrec.bandcamp.com/track/jee-haw-inna-dub
34:34 Cadeu - Forevst
escrec.bandcamp.com/track/forevst
36:48 Frond - Ornaments
escrec.bandcamp.com/track/ornaments
40:46 Julian Winter - Scum Like Schmidt
escrec.bandcamp.com/track/scum-like-schmidt
42:52 Wild Wild Ambient Boys - David Hamilton’s Sisters
escrec.bandcamp.com/track/david-hamiltons-sisters
44:52 Gluid - Where R U From
escrec.bandcamp.com/track/where-r-u-from
47:46 Söll - Mürr
escrec.bandcamp.com/track/m-rr-2
51:40 Virtual Proximity - Solitude Outdoors At Night
escrec.bandcamp.com/track/solitude-outdoors-at-night
52:58 The Void* - DI_S_WO
escrec.bandcamp.com/track/di-s-wo

PICK & MIX 01

Free Bandcamp Download

PICK & MIX 01 for Esc.rec

End of Line

Bandcamp

Uncharted Territory

My first club Set in Amsterdam. It was a sort of EP release for my new Split EP together with @french_ii on @nerve-collect. Played at Radio Radio from 03:00 til 04:30 after @french_ii b2b @gammaintelligence and @lolobatten.  Such an amazing evening with wholesome positive vibes all throughout :)

End of Line EP

Bastian Benjamin @ Radio Radio [Club set - September '23]

French II, Bastian Benjamin - End of Line

Streaming from Amsterdam's Radio Radio: this is RRFM.NL w/ @french_ii B2B @bastianbenjamin

RRFM • French II B2B Bastian Benjamin • 21-02-24

The second single of Bastian Benjamin's forthcoming album "Elixir". 
A hard-hitting melancholic electro-banger that takes you on a journey.

Transitioning between realities becomes effortless. From dusky swamps to abandoned towns, from frozen lakes to lava plains. The landscape grows increasingly saturated, the sun intensifying its heat, while plants become withered. In the absence of sunlight, darkness envelops everything in pitch blackness. Surprisingly, this darkness provides a much-needed break. The transitions between dreamscapes keep accelerating relentlessly. You’re starting to yearn for peace of mind. The world has surpassed a threshold of which there’s nothing but infinity left.

Elixir

Faux Pas

HERAKLIT 13 w/ Bastian Benjamin

Bastian Benjamin & French II - Wildeburg 2024

Bastian Benjamin - RadiÖND (Novembre 2024)

"It was truly an amazing moment for us—playing a live improv set on home turf, surrounded by friends, at the festival we hold closest to our hearts. Taking center stage at the Chapel, we began with nothing but a single pad, letting the music unfold naturally, never knowing what would come next." - A#, 2024

A# live at Draaimolen Festival 2024

Thoughtful Contemplation 2

Electro Ding 2

Artificial Heaven

Stream

Artificial Heaven (feat. FLEMMING)

man·tra  (măn′trə, mŭn′-)
n.
"A commonly repeated word or phrase, especially in advocacy or for motivation"

Music: Bastian Benjamin
Mastering: Shawn Hatfield
Photography: Bastian Benjamin

Mantra

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Keep it in the group and it will coöperate. Place it in isolation and it will mutate. Once the seed is planted. It can grow and spread its roots.

Exploration

Wandering through the forest without a map is a beautiful thing. Getting lost, and walking for hours. No need to make a plan. Every pathway feels like the right path. 
But you’re walking in circles.
Where did it start?

Unsure

Good and bad. Black and white. Stupid and Smart. 
Do we want to live in a world with only two sides?
Do we want to live in an old video game?
A 2D world.

They prefer to believe the things they want to be true. They are far below the surface and can’t see the light. They seem to be so ignorant. They avoid you. But is it really them? Maybe it is you.

Creep

You’re entering the edge of the unknown. After this, there’s no coming back.
Get sucked into a black hole by approaching the event horizon, and let loose of everything you’re so certain about.

Edge

The consequences of drawing conclusions too quickly are underestimated. You’ll end up in strange places that you can’t escape from. Only good thing is that you won’t be alone there.

Music: Bastian Benjamin
Mastering: Shawn Hatfield
Photography: Sander Coers

Concrete

​Confronting deep thoughts and turning them into action takes strength and courage. Once it's set in motion, there is no going back. Then you can only hope that you did the right thing.

Music: Bastian Benjamin
Mastering: Shawn Hatfield
Photography: Sander Coers

Confrontation

Contact: info@bastianbenjamin.com

@nerve-collect @whos-susan

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