Taken from the album 'Rigmarole' which is to be released on Dec 17, 2021 on Hiss & Hertz Records

I can't feel my legs

Colin Benders - Rigmarole 
Digital & physical release 
Out on HIss & Hertz Records 
Release date: Dec 17 2021

Following in the footsteps of his vinyl-only debut EP, “Floaty Things”, electronics transcender and modular warlock Colin Benders clocks in on Hiss & Hertz with “Rigmarole”, a five-track odyssey ushering us amidst mazes of intricately woven improvisations, hectic rhythmic landslides and mood-enslaved machine talk. 

Recorded during lockdown, like its predecessor, the album pledges to showcase the darker side of Benders’ live streams turned archival recordings, whilst shedding a broader light on his breadth of scope as a spur-of-the-moment conductor of highly demanding, circuit-bending symphonies of sorts. 

A shape-shifting flow of unpredictable essence, flush with climactic flights, untamed divagations and further mind-expanding excursions into chaotic sound expanses, “Rigmarole” is the fruit of a philosophy and particular relationship with his steadily growing online audience, with whom he’s come to go full circle; from sharing his knowledge and approach towards modular expression in open-ended, non-formulaic fashion, onto stamping the result of his jamming sessions on black wax thanks to the continued support of his community. Comprised of five live-recorded joints spanning the widest array of styles, tempi and moods, “Rigmarole” is a magnetic field where Benders’ sound blooms in all its alchemical potency and spontaneous finesse.
 
Via extended windows into his ever-resourceful headspace, Benders threads his way across brooding ambient scapes, sci-fi-indebted spaciousness and metronomic minimalism (“This Is Fine”), hi-octane, tribal-laced industrialism on a droney tip (“Wait”), stadium-sized arpeggiated techno (“What’s That Noise”), gritty basement thunder down your spine (“I Can’t Feel My Legs”) and wide-screen, cosmic-friendly exploratory wares (“Carry Me”) - somehow shaping a cohesive ensemble of music out of his all-embracing investigations in the realm of modular potentialities and live-told inspiration. Keeping you on the edge throughout, “Rigmarole” will be written down as a defining moment for Benders, an unpigeonholeable artist in constant search for the next thrill.

05 Carry Me

04 I Can't Feel My Legs

03 What's That Noise

02 Wait

01 This Is Fine

Prignalia

Prignalia (Heijmat Remix)

Prignalia (AZOTO Remix)

Prignalia (Tim K Neon Remix)

Prignalia (RAA_acid Remix)

Prignalia (RAA_acid Remix) (Tempo Mix)

Prignalia (Snoh alternate mix)

Prignalia (Airwindows Remix)

Prignalia (Voorman Remix)

Prignalia (Final Remix Ozone)

Made this track 3 years ago during a live stream. out now! its kinda dirty :)

Sandpaper

I got to experience one of the awesomest techno communities in the world. never have I ever received this much enthusiasm leading up to, during or after one of my sets. I have found a new happy place and I can't wait to go back. Nothing but love for ToyToy! <3

Live @ ToyToy

Live at ToyToy // Johannesburg 07-06-24

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-dFiFGztgo

So this one is a jam I did a few years ago which always stuck with me. I can't really cut it into separate tracks so I'm keeping it as a longer form live set. the audio is kinda crummy but I guess it adds some character :) enjoy!

Roo's Request // Live Set

This entire track is a live jam, as streamed today on mixlr.com/colin-benders

tune in for more of this!

April 16th - Glitchy Saturday Jam (FT Maarten Vos)

hier kan je m kopen: http://itunes.apple.com/nl/album/the-mushroom-cloud-single/id510651014
maar je mag m ook gewoon vanaf de soundcloud blijven luisteren.
enjoy!

Colin Benders

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