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Bent are an electronica act from Nottingham in England, consisting of Neil "Nail" Tolliday and Simon Mills. They released their debut album Programmed to Love in 2000.
The duo were initially noted for their ability to create their own mischievous style of recordings by sampling their private record collections (which they have themselves referred to as "dodgy"). On the 2003 single "Magic Love" they sampled a Toni Tennille performance. Nana Mouskouri is one of the artists they have sampled the most so far. Another notably sampled artist is the Canadian singer Anne Murray, whose song "Just Bidin' My Time" is heavily used for the lyrics of "Leavin' Me".
With the release of 2004's Ariels, Bent took a sharp turn into live-based recording using predominantly original material. 2006's Intercept! saw the duo taking a step back into the style reminiscent of the first two albums, although adding a more discoesque touch. Their prankster-ish reputation is reprised with the track "Stay Out All Night", in which the sole lyric (repeated twice) is "People who are afraid of the dark send their children to bed and stay out all night".
Following the relative hiatus of the band (a Best of in 2009 was followed 4 years later by a double CD featuring previously unreleased tracks), both Nail and Simon Mills have maintained a musical activity of their own, Simon Mills heading a solo project called Napoleon, with a self-titled first album digitally released in 2011, very similar to early Bent in its delicate blending of soft electronic music and vintage samplings. A second album, Magpies, also close to the Bent sound, followed in 2013, and 2014 saw for Napoleon the release of twelve EPs, at the beginning of each month.
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Albums
As You Fall (Kyau & Albert Remix) Single
Bent Reworked EP
As You Fall Single
Intercept!
Comin' Back Single
Stay the Same EP
Go! Kommando EP EP
Magic Love Single
Always Single
Swollen Single
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Music for Barbecues EP
EP1 EP
Popular Songs
- Kisses
- Thick Ear
- Winter Wonderland
- Lollipop Lady
- Alert the Sax Police
- Give Us a Bumble
- Mummy
- Feel It
- Dirty Mind
- Admiral Backshot
- No More Tears at Bathtime
- Good Bloke
- Teardrop
- Private School Investigations
- The Handbrake
- After All the Love
- Tired of the Show
- As Seen From Space
- Wendy, Darling
- Waiting for You
- Stay Out All Night
- Monkey Business
- To Be Loved
- Breakfast at 80,000 Ft
- Exercise 7
- Truck Driver
- Not Always but Almost
- We Keep Promises
- Winter
- Exercise 5