Rock

Finally I got an excuse to collaborate with amazing vocalists Rudi Lockefeir and Padruna - soaring voices in a soaring theme about wonder, hope and strength. As many times before, backed up by my trusted stablemates Florian, Jonny and Walter. Enjoy this Swedish-Dutch-Swiss-German-American collab!

Music: Peter Bennborn
Lyrics: Peter Bennborn

Lead vocals: Rudi Lockefeir (https://soundcloud.com/ruud-lockefeir)
Backing vocals: Nina Giannotti (https://soundcloud.com/padruna)
Drums: Walter Kelleher (https://soundcloud.com/walter-w-kelleher)
Bass: Jonny Trobro (@jonnytrobrobass)
Guitar: Florian Mueller (https://soundcloud.com/flohbold)
Keys/Synths: Peter Bennborn

Mixed & Mastered: Peter Bennborn

Lyrics:

Walk these mountains
Feel the fresh air
Watch the skyline
Free to wonder
What would happen
If I fall

The world belongs to me
Up here I’m feeling free
To let go

Flying high
Save goodbyes
Come what may
Gone to the sky

Hold on tight
The sun is bright
Have no fear
Live your life

Flying high
Save goodbyes
Come what may
Gone to the sky

Hold on tight
The sun is bright
Have no fear
Live your life

Find the fountain
Drink from wisdom
Reach for wonders
Be strong, don’t flounder
Take your chances
Just let go

Imagine what would be
A vision,  and you’ll see

Flying high
Save goodbyes
Come what may
Gone to the sky

Hold on tight
The sun is bright
Have no fear
Live your life

Up the Mountain, Into the Blue (ft. Rudi Lockefeir, Padruna, Flohbold, W. Kelleher & J. Trobro)

Remix  May 2020

No more fancy schmanzy jazz and piano melancholy; time for some epic Progressive Metal to rock your ears off.

On top of the sizzling bass/drum combo of pro rockers Jonny Trobro and Walter Kelleher, you'll be rewarded with one of this year's finest guitar solo performances from the burning fingers of Jerry Kramskoy.

Also, got to give it up to Italian prog metal unit DGM and their fantastic track "Reason", which inspired me to do this track.

Looking forward to re-master "Cut the Line" in the future with a real rock singer. If you know anyone who's willing and able, gimme a shout ;-)!

Rock on!

Music & Lyrics: Peter Bennborn

Drums: Walter W Kelleher (@walter-w-kelleher)
Bass: Jonny Trobro (@jonnytrobrobass)
Guitars: Jerry Kramskoy (@jerry-kramskoy-1)
Synths: Peter Bennborn
Vocals: Peter Bennborn

Mixed & Mastered: Peter Bennborn

Lyrics:

Verse 1
Another war, another crackdown
Whatever for, it’s only a letdown
The core of evil is locked in the mansion
Whatever for, has evil been sanctioned

Verse 2
Across the world, bullets are flying 
Bombs are thrown, rockets explode
Screams are heard and people are dying
Blood is flowing and hope implodes

Bridge 1
Why, oh why
Why, oh Why

Chorus
Stop the madness
Cut the line
Have your reason
Fighting crime

Find an answer
Take your time
Solve the riddle
Cut the line

Verse 3
Across the world, people are tired
Fed up with bull, that nothing is done
Now is the time, to throw out the garbage
To hit and run, and bend all the rules

Verse 4
Change the old guard, lay down those weapons
Clean up the slate, get rid of the hate
Bring it on hard, cut through all sections
Almost too late, to change human fate

Bridge 2
The core of evil is locked in the mansion
Whatever reason, has evil been sanctioned

Check out the video!

Cut the Line (feat. Jerry Kramskoy, Jonny Trobro & Walter Kelleher)

A strong woman is something to behold. 

A power ballad with powerful Michelle Yaneza conveys this with grace, with Yann's exquisite lyrics, Florian's epic guitars and Anders rockin' drums ! Enjoy!
Music: Peter Bennborn
Lyrics: Yann Vienne (https://soundcloud.com/non-sapiens)
Vocals: Michelle Yaneza (@michelle-yaneza)
Guitars: Florian Mueller (@flohbold)
Drums : Anders Grönlund (https://soundcloud.com/powerhell)
Keys/Synths: Peter Bennborn
Mixed & Mastered: Peter Bennborn
Lyrics:
You are the air: a perfume only I can know,
A mix of childhood memory and desire to go,
You are the air that keeps on flirting with my skin,
When you hold touching for so long, like a sin,
You hit the nerve, you are the air:
Elusive, always there...
Air that I must breathe
To pray that you will never leave
And will live with me...
Stronger... You make me feel so
So much stronger...
So much stronger... You make me feel so
So much stronger... I'll take you inside my night...
The fires rise, they steal away my eyes,
The fires ate at the hope and left a shell to cope,
The waters came... And drowned the shell,
The waters killed again... Another hell:
I was the earth packed deeper still,
And I would never move...
Stone that once was life and that would now,
Yes that would never know, nor ever sense
Stronger... You make me feel so
So much stronger... 
So much stronger... You make me feel so
So much stronger...
Stronger...
Stronger...

Stronger (ft. Michelle Yaneza, Florian Mueller, Anders Grönlund & Yann Vienne)

It's a true honor to realize visions, the potential of an idea, through collaborations, with people from near and afar sharing the same passion - in this case, music.

I am so grateful for having the opportunity and means to pursue my musical dreams; there's really no excuse for me not to "Reach Higher", but my own imaginary limitations.

Listen to these guys go epic in between symphonic rock, pop, jazz, fusion (yes, I couldn't care less about labeling my music) in 6/8ths, originally inspired by a Norwegian progressive rock track and Pat Metheny Band and ended up...somewhere Florian, Manuel, Walter and Noemie took me - on an inspired journey. 

The song is my idea, but it's truly our song. Enjoy!

Music: Peter Bennborn

Guitars: Florian Mueller (@flohbold)
Bass: Manuel Muzzu (www.manuelmuzzu.com)
Drums: Walter Kelleher (www.cooldrumtracks.com)
Keys/synths: Peter Bennborn
Vocals: Noémie Costa (@kosmi-1)

Mixed & Mastered by Peter Bennborn

Listen on Spotify

Reach Higher (ft. Florian Mueller, Manuel Muzzu, Walter Kelleher & Kosmee)

"I'm calling out to you again, lets try another time..."

I'm very proud and extremely happy with this first foray into Adult Oriented Rock (AOR) ballad land, infused by West Coast rock, with inspirations drawn from iconic Toto, among others. The all-star line-up this time around include James' soulful vocals, Daniele's pitch-perfect Steve Lukather guitars, Manuel's spirited bass, Walter's pure, syncopated drums and MoodyMo's, as always, elegant percussion that gels it all together. Thank you guys, together we are strong indeed ;-)!

Enjoy!

P.S A big thank you to Magnus Jansson (@the-ewi-master) who inspired me to do this song D.S.

Music: Peter Bennborn
Lyrics: James Rivas

Vocals: James Rivas (@j-rivas)
Backing vocals: Peter Bennborn 
Keys & Synths: Peter Bennborn
Guitars: Daniele Turani (@danieleturani)
Bass: Manuel Muzzu (www.manuelmuzzu.com)
Drums: Walter Kelleher (www.cooldrumtracks.com)
Percussion: MoodyMo (@moodymo)

Mixed & Mastered: Peter Bennborn

Lyrics:

I live with a heart
full of sweet memories of camomile
and what became of you
I find that our time
was far too short
and every time you cross my mind
I'm reminded of your Libra mind

Diplomatic and gracious
you were a fair minded soul
but you were very indecisive
you carried a grudge that took it's toll
However far away with your Libra mind
I'm calling out to you again 
lets try another time

The soul has a mind 
and it knew that our chemistry
was meant to be a bonafide reality 
and every time you cross my mind 
I'm reminded of your Libra mind

Diplomatic and gracious
and you ruled my very soul
but you were very indecisive
you carried a grudge that took it's toll
however far away with your Libra mind
I'm calling out to you again
lets try another time

Libra (ft. James Rivas, Daniele Turani, Manuel Muzzu, Walter Kelleher & MoodyMo)

Remixed 130323

"Call it rock, funk or dubstep...time to wake up and hear Daniele ply his trade! Rock on!"

Original music composed by: Peter Bennborn 
Lyrics by Peter Bennborn
Vocals: Peter Bennborn
Guitars: Daniele Turani 
Keys, synths, programming: Peter Bennborn

Mixed and Mastered by Peter Bennborn

Lyrics:

""Ah, the games we play..."

It’s the same dance as always
Same procedure every time
I move forward
You move back
For no reason and no rhyme

Just the shadow of your smile
Makes me smile inside
Just the smidgeon of a frown
Makes me doubt, again

Just the winking  of your eyes
Makes me wish I tried
Just the crinkle of your lips
Makes me wish I’d hide


Same Dance as Always (feat. Daniele Turani)

Original music composed by: Peter Bennborn 
Lyrics by: Peter Bennborn
Vocals: Andre Bellwood
Backing vocals: Sigrid Spångberg
Guitars: Daniele Turani
Synths; bass, drum programming: Peter Bennborn
Drum programming and remix: Mixed Meta4

Mixed and Mastered by Peter Bennborn

- - - 

You don’t care for the Devil
You don’t care for me
You don’t bare to be troubled
Oh, no, no, no

You don’t care for me, honey
You don’t see what’s right
You don’t care for the money
Oh, no, no, no

Thus
 if you don’t change your mind
I’d rather see you
dead

The devil may care
The blood running through my vein
Demands that you to dare
To share my pain

I want you to stay
To enter my personal hell
To share an eternity
Of passion


Devil May Care (feat. Andre Bellwood, Daniele Turani & Mixed Meta4)

All of you like 80's Rock! Therefore take a listen to this collaboration, true to form; Ultravox meets Van Halen meets...Rock on!

Original music composed by: Peter Bennborn 
Guitars: Daniele Turani
Bass: Jonny Trobro (JonnyTrobroBass)
Synths: Peter Bennborn
Drums: Anders Grönlund (PowerHell)

Mixed and Mastered by Peter Bennborn & Daniele Turani

Cover art: Jonny Trobro

Ultra Vox (feat. Daniele Turani, Jonny Trobro & Anders Grönlund)

Yearning...an intense or overpowering longing, desire...

Music by Peter Bennborn: Peter Bennborn, Florian Mueller (http://soundcloud.com/flohbold) & Vlad Josephson (http://soundcloud.com/vladaroo)
Keys & synths: Peter Bennborn
Guitar: Florian Mueller
Bass: Vlad Josephson 

Mixed & Mastered: Peter Bennborn

Yearning (with Florian Mueller & Vlad Josephson)

Piano is my instrument, inspired by the world. Sounds like whatever I like, intent on a cool vibe, often somewhere in between Swedish melancholy and Brazilian bittersweetness... 

Peter Bennborn Project is a diverse musical experience ranging from romantic piano ballads to alternative indie metal rock and everything in between, but for country and reggae so far...

The music is either performed alone or in worldwide collaborations, wherever the appropriate musician for the task is located - no limitations and no limits in a borderless world... 

SoundCloud collaborators (from Sweden, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Spain, Canada, USA, Cuba, South Africa, Dubai, India, Philippines, Australia):
Vocals; https://soundcloud.com/michelle-yaneza, https://soundcloud.com/neisy-wilson, https://soundcloud.com/jogoldie, https://soundcloud.com/vapmok, https://soundcloud.com/nazneen-1, https://soundcloud.com/just-andre, https://soundcloud.com/kosmi-1, https://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik, https://soundcloud.com/michael-obadja, https://soundcloud.com/markexander, https://soundcloud.com/vocalatti, https://soundcloud.com/steveferguson, https://soundcloud.com/vocalatti, https://soundcloud.com/ruud-lockefeir, https://soundcloud.com/padruna
Drums; https://soundcloud.com/walter-w-kelleher, https://soundcloud.com/powerhell, https://soundcloud.com/manuel-muzzu, https://soundcloud.com/moodymo
Bass; https://soundcloud.com/jonnytrobrobass, https://soundcloud.com/vladaroo, https://soundcloud.com/manuel-muzzu, https://soundcloud.com/stringburner
Guitars; https://soundcloud.com/danieleturani, https://soundcloud.com/flohbold, https://soundcloud.com/raphaelgtr, https://soundcloud.com/single_espresso, https://soundcloud.com/jerry-kramskoy-1, https://soundcloud.com/lando-orz, https://soundcloud.com/derek-cornett, https://soundcloud.com/robertdahlstrom, https://soundcloud.com/danarchx
Horns; https://soundcloud.com/dave-mckeown, https://soundcloud.com/waynemorley, https://soundcloud.com/michel-martineau, https://soundcloud.com/jomama-2, https://soundcloud.com/the-ewi-master
Vibraphone: https://soundcloud.com/cocogdiez
Keys; https://soundcloud.com/martinmusic-1, https://soundcloud.com/balammusic, https://soundcloud.com/benjamin_meilink, https://soundcloud.com/johan-rigner
Remix/Drum Programming; https://soundcloud.com/mixed_meta4
Lyrics; https://soundcloud.com/jaime0223, https://soundcloud.com/non-sapiens

https://soundcloud.com/bitbybeat

Enjoy!

Influences: Acid Jazz, Bossa Nova/Latin, Classical; Early inspirations; Satie, Debussy, Ravel, Rachmaninov, Narada Michael Walden, Level 42, Ultravox, Incognito, Shakatak, George Duke, Stanley Clarke, Jay Graydon/David Foster, Quincy Jones