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Benjamin Trillado releases a vulnerable interpretation of ‘Worth’ with dancer and filmmaker Jacob Edmonds
“Trillado’s songwriting is as profound as the delivery.” – Girl Underground Music
Independent Single Of The Week – The New Thing Eastside Radio 89.7fm
The music of Benjamin Trillado is composed of richness and is full of vulnerability, and new single ‘Worth’ is no different revealing an empowering search for self-love and acceptance as a queer person through lyrics. The track’s restrained production allows space for Benjamin’s ethereal voice to weave through delicate guitar work and tug directly at the heartstrings.
Following the release of his successful debut single ‘Glue’, Benjamin’s music has already reached a global audience, ‘Glue’ attaining over 450,000 streams on Spotify, which was followed up with second single ‘First Kiss’ leading to Benjamin playing shows in Melbourne and Sydney during 2019. Teaming up with sound engineer Jono Steer (Angie McMahon), and Grammy-nominated mastering engineer Joe Carra, ‘Worth’ is his most honest track yet, an empowering search for self-love and acceptance as a queer person.
After discovering Jacob Edmonds, one of the most sought after dance filmmakers on the rise on Instagram, Benjamin Trillado knew Jacob was the perfect fit to interpret and perform in the ‘Worth’ video. “I discovered some of Jacob’s work through Instagram and instantly fell in love with his dancing and cinematography. I let Jacob pretty much have free reign in regards to the aesthetics of the video and his performance. I trusted him and wanted his interpretation from one artist to another. He moves in a way that really captures the meaning and emotion of this song. I’m so stoked with how it turned out.”
Accepting the challenge to film, direct, perform in, and edit the ‘Worth’ video, Jacob Edmonds has not disappointed in delivering this stunning visual accompaniment to Benjamin Trillado’s personal and musical journey.
“As a performer and a filmmaker, it was my job to hear the song and translate that not only into movement but also into visuals. I tried a few different approaches but it became evident that I really needed to strip it back to allow the song to speak for itself. This meant no fancy location or lighting, just a body in space. As a dancer, I felt it needed to be a spot I was comfortable being in but also personal. The less projected the more the lyrics stuck out and the marriage between the song and visuals found new meanings. It’s projects like these I’m most scared to collaborate on. Just me and the camera, no crew, no one telling me about how much energy to give or where in frame I need to be moving around. It’s personal and it’s terrifying because it shows my deepest insecurities. This, however, was exactly the reason I wanted to do it. For me, this song is about accepting that we are amazing as we are and overcoming the challenges we place upon ourselves daily.” – Jacob Edmonds – Director, Editor, Performer, Filmographer
Raised in a Filipino household where karaoke was family religion, Benjamin was constantly surrounded by music. At the age of 12, he wiped off the dust from his father’s guitar and spent the majority of his childhood writing songs in his bedroom. He continued to study music into his tertiary years and was mentored by singer/songwriter Ainslie Wills and Killing Heidi’s Jesse Hooper, which has led to him releasing and performing his songs locally and now globally online.
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
‘WORTH’ VIRTUAL HOME TOUR DATES
Stream from 8pm AEST
via Benjamin’s Instagram: @benjamintrillado
Friday 17 July – Benjamin’s Bedroom – 8pm AEST
with Special Guest TBC
Friday 24 July – Benjamin’s Bathroom – 8pm AEST
with Special Guest Miller
Friday 31 July – Benjamin’s Kitchen – 8pm AEST
with Special Guest Huck Hastings
Saturday 30 July – Real Songwriters Of Melbourne Live
Stream from 8pm AEST via Instagram: @rsomelbourne
Video Credits
Filmed/Directed/Edited/
Music by: Benjamin Trillado
‘Worth’ is out now via Ditto
Spotify / iTunes / Apple Music / Bandcamp
The last few months have been tough for everyone, including those in electronic music. Clubs have closed and thousands are left without work. Yet we believe there is hope, and ways of adapting. In some ways, adaptation was already at the heart of CARAVAN SERAI, the passion-project we had been working on for nearly a year and were due to launch in May in Ibiza and Mykonos.
The Caravan Serai was a roadside inn where travellers (caravaners) could rest and recover from the day’s journey. Caravan Serais supported the flow of commerce, information and people across Asia, North Africa and Southeast Europe, most notably along the old Silk Road.
Most trade routes back in the day, weren’t so much about making the safest choices, but rather about exploration and connecting the Old World with the many new worlds, then unknown to men. In a similar way the concept of Caravan Serai is not so much about co-founders and residents CJ Jeff and Gonçalo bringing their show to town as an isolated event, but more about breaking boundaries and creating new connections between artists in different places.
With Caravan Serai, CJ Jeff and Gonçalo are moving from one Caravan Serai to the next, traveling the Old Silk Road and spreading good music, first stop Ibiza…
If you are already on the island, please join us for the opening night on the 23rd July 2020 at Las Dalias Ibiza. Home of the legendary hippy market, Las Dalias has been on the Ibiza scene since 1954, delighting all that go there. The iconic venue remains one of the island’s principal meeting points for Ibiza’s free-spirited souls.
Following the new ways of operating, the venue will only be accessible to prearranged seated reservations and will operate at a reduced capacity in accordance with social distancing guidelines. The party starts in a safe environment
Full line up TBA
Open Doors: 18:00
Close: 02:00
Future Ibiza Dates at Las Dalias: 21st August, 18th September, 16th October
Help us take care of everyone while respecting the safety rules
Limited capacity. Reserve your table in advance
Reservation phone: +34 661 234 672
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via Dot Dash / Remote Control & Anterograde
Danny Serrano is an artist who’s been on the top of his game for some time now. A Madrid man who’s repped the likes of Circus, Saved Records, Truesoul and more, he’s an individual who commands a deep respect in the tech house world. Alongside names like Wally Lopez, he’s also recognised as being one of Spain’s best exponents of a groovy, tech laden sound. Aside from the labels he’s worked with, Serrano also runs his own label — the brilliant Serrano’s Kitchen, which of course, is also the name of his famous studio in Madrid. It’s in Madrid where he crafted his latest work, the exceptional Craft, which just hit shops recently. An interesting time to release an album it may be, but then Danny Serrano has never been one for conventional. We caught up with Danny just as the album dropped to talk about his 2020 so far, the Madrid scene — and much more besides…
How was your lockdown period? And what was it you found most challenging about it all?
It is a really strange situation for everyone, I think no one would have ever imagined living something like this in life.
I think everything will go back to the way it was before, I thought our industry was going to change but I think when a vaccine is found I am sure everything will go back to the way it was before. I hope so anyway!
The scene in Madrid is quite difficult at the moment, the big clubs are closed for now so it’s hard to say. I guess it’s a global issue as much as a Spanish one, but without government support it’s hard to say what’s going to happen.
I have great memories of Space Ibiza, Space of Sound in Madrid and also Ushuaia Ibiza. Space Ibiza was one of the best clubs I have ever played, this place was magical and special for me. I wish I could go back tomorrow!
Of course I have not gone out during this quarantine, I have been at home with my family. But there are several DJ’ that I admire… but if I had to pick one, I’d perhaps say Loco Says… his set in Fabrik in Madrid was simply amazing!!
The truth is that I have thought about not publishing it … we are living a strange moment with the music … but in the end I decided that I wanted to publish this album in my brand Serrano’s Kitchen. This album is special to me.
I currently work in my recording studios Serrano’s Kitchen as a mixing studio engineer and master for other major artists and labels. Thanks to that I am surviving this pandemic but I miss not playing in clubs and festivals.
My vision of the music sector and industry has changed for sure. Now I am focused on my Serrano’s Kitchen study and academy project. I am very happy working as a mix engineer and master for other labels, artists and bands so let’s see where I go with that.
“Craft” is a more personal sound, I was a bit bored of working in the studio and always making the same sound, I wanted to do something different … and Craft is the result of all this. I hope you all enjoy it!
As I have previously commented, my Serrano’s Kitchen project is the most important thing for me at the moment, our studies and music academy is a fundamental part of my life and surely in my career for the future, when I’m locked up I escape from the world and I don’t think about the problems …!
Music from the Beatles, Michael Jackson or Queen are a constant reference for me. The last book I read was ‘The boy with the striped pyjamas’.
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Belgium techno powerhouse Amelie Lens returns with her third release on her celebrated imprint LENSKE. Hot on the heels of an explosive mix CD on fabric last November, her four-hour Essential Mix on BBC Radio 1 in April (the longest one since 1997) as well as a hit lockdown livestream, she delivers a hard-hitting EP entitled ‘Higher’ featuring her usual propensity for dark sounds and haunting vocals. Due to the current circumstances, she has unfortunately had to put on hold a summer full of festival appearances at the likes of Timewarp, Awakenings, Primavera Sound, Junction 2, Kappa Future, Sonus, and an extended tour with her Exhale curated parties with her own stage at Tomorrowland and OFFSonar, to name a few. This EP showcases Lens’ sound and energy while we wait to dance together again.
On the A side we have the euphoric title track, in which melodic synthwork and familiar vocal inflections echo into the far reaches of a cosmic dance floor. Next is ‘L’Obscurite’, which shocks with an hypnotic pulse, combining an appetite for the mystifying with sonic bleeps and booms. On the B side features an emotive sub-bass rework of ‘Higher’ by Berlin’s techno boyband FJAAK, swindling a multi-layered rave version. For the hungry ravers, this will be a fiery treat for the ears.
All tracks written & produced by Amelie Lens B remixed by FJAAK Mastered by Conor Dalton Cat. No. LENSKE013 – All rights reserved ℗ & © LENSKE Records 2020
After only a short few years on the scene – and out of high school for that matter – Yours Truly have earmarked themselves as one of Australia’s most striking rising stars. With tours alongside Sum 41 & Senses Fail, festival offers from the likes of Download UK, Riot Fest, Slam Dunk & Sad Summer and 8.5+ million streams on their recent EP ‘Afterglow‘ already under their belt, Self Care promises to be another breakout moment for the four-piece.
On new single ‘Together’, vocalist Mikaila Delgado says:
“Together is about feeling the stress and uneasiness of imposter syndrome. I had a lot of fear and anxiety coming into this album, having this expectation to exceed what we did with ‘Afterglow’. I remember telling myself ‘you need to write the best songs of your life’ and getting upset about the possibility of not being able to prove ourselves. One night I turned to Lachlan (Cronin, guitar) and said ‘I just feel all the colour has been drained from my brain’ and we both looked at each other with wide eyes, and that’s how the idea of ‘Together’ came about.”
‘Self Care’ finds Yours Truly unravelling the most momentous year of their lives. After the release of ‘Afterglow’ in April 2019, the band found themselves tackling incessant international touring and mounting imposter syndrome. Alongside all the usual challenges faced at 21; uni, retail jobs and breakups, the process of writing their debut album would prove daunting, yet the perfect antidote to the whirlwind they were living.
“There was this almost electric feeling of excitement about getting to sit down and write our first record but also a huge feeling of anxiety at the same time,” reflects vocalist Mikaila Delgado. “We didn’t want to release something and have people say that we’re actually not that good and weren’t worthy of all the success we were getting… it was like we all had imposter syndrome.”
The record’s namesake embodies the crux of what the album meant for the four-piece during their rapid ascension – a healing process, an overcoming of doubt – and would hopefully offer to its listeners.
“We really learnt and lived a lot in one year, and writing these songs allowed me to understand myself on a whole new level throughout it all,” Mikaila adds.
“The experience was a true form of self-care that ended with me feeling stronger, smarter, enlightened and positive after a rollercoaster of emotions. For me, this album was my version of soaking in vanilla candles and that comforting taste of chocolate and red wine under blankets. We hope it brings solace to whoever listens to it and can relate too.”
Yours Truly is
Mikaila Delgado (vocals)
Teddie Winder-Haron (guitar)
Lachlan Cronin (guitar)
Bradley Cronan (drums)
Agoria’s tastemaking Sapiens label returns with a fresh new EP that finds Mulya and Musumeci serve up remixes of Glowal’s ‘Roda’ from 2019, while a new Sweet Mix is also included in this fine trio of tracks.
Hungarian artist Mulya goes first and again shows his ability to create vibes which really make their mark having done so on the likes of Multinotes and Monaberry before now. He reworks that track into tense and high pressure rolling house track with lush melodies and tight drums. The vocals ring out up top with a real sense of soul and the whole thing builds towards a great crescendo. It’s majestic and emotive from start to finish so sure to cast a real spell on the floor.
Next comes a Sweet Mix that is laced with indie guitars and shimmering vocal effects. The sweeping track lifts you off your feet and keeps you in a trance thanks to its glowing pads.
This is a fantastic package that brings new life to this vital track on Sapiens.
‘Roda’ The Remixes package is available via Beatport:
3) Roda (Mulya Remix)
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