Benoit & Sergio - What I've Lost by DFA Records published on 2011-01-19T20:07:43Z There are few artists making seriously great music while not taking themselves too seriously; that difficult feat is one rarely attempted and even less often successfully carried out. Benoit & Sergio have seemingly effortlessly managed to pull off that contradictory trick, producing songs that sometimes seem like musical open letters: editorials narrated in the voices of unidentified, yet totally recognizable colorful characters, read aloud against a backdrop of beautifully lush, warm and sensuous electronic pop music. The unexpected juxtaposition of such pristine production and playful lyricism -- first exhibited on 2009's highly praised <i>What I've Lost</i> EP, which included the brilliantly sardonic single "Full Grown Man" -- exemplifies why Benoit & Sergio are one of the most unique and interesting outfits in dance music. It's good news, then, that the Washington, D.C./Berlin-based outfit's eagerly expected DFA debut maintains both the charm and expert craftsmanship of its predecessors. Single "Boy Trouble" (the titular counterpoint to "Full Grown Man") launches the EP with all manner of reasons to take to the dancefloor: An exigent beat, a beckoning synthline, a bassline of understated funk. Sergio lethargically sings about girls, making note of both their ups and the downsides, without the hindrance of subtlety. "I love girls/With legs like a Ferrari" he states before noting (bemoaning?) the fact that "You need poetry to turn these girls on." It's a song for the best part of the night, full of compulsive rhythms and a climax that builds on sparkly synths. The accompanying remix from Visionquest -- the Detroit-bred, Berlin-based label led by producers Seth Troxler, Ryan Crosson, Lee Curtiss and Shaun Reeves -- amps things up, making the beat a more prominent, driving and club banging force. The flipside features "Full Grown Man" and "What I've Lost," which reveal themselves to be worth more than a few revisits. Benoit and Sergio Giorgini -- originally from Paris and Chicago, respectively -- have previously released music on producer Bruno Pronsato's thesongsays label and Ghostly International's Spectral Sound. Sergio also makes music as one half of both Birds & Souls and NDF. - Kali Holloway Comment by marc sanchez Bravo bravo 2024-01-14T16:01:20Z Comment by Allso Bar - Bangkok still listening. from nyc to la, and now in bangkok. what a timeless gem. 2023-06-19T09:56:41Z Comment by 🛸🔊❤️SoundBoy🖤🔊🛸 😎😎😎🎶🎶🎶 2022-12-05T15:26:15Z Comment by Phonic Sensorium love jt. third time today. 2021-08-09T12:10:00Z Comment by Axé Ah-Shay Love this song so much... show you... where i thought i had the answers once... le sigh 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 2021-08-03T05:27:55Z Comment by *Paris Police 1900 / Pilou . Paris (FR) Cool <3 2021-03-02T22:45:25Z Comment by PINNER Still an all time fave. Hope you guys get back into producing again 2020-12-04T18:53:13Z Comment by soundOCD / User481656111 what genre playlist do I create for this song? 2020-09-13T08:31:40Z Comment by Hombre alegre ¿ ¿Qué hemos perdido? 2020-09-06T09:42:00Z Comment by Coenie Hound 💩💩💩💩👃 2019-11-21T10:36:53Z Comment by Riddley Diddley Wow, this song makes me feel hopeful for the future. It's been a while since I've felt this way 2019-04-29T16:24:44Z Comment by User 561593461 A nous les petites françaises... trop bon 2018-11-09T00:42:17Z Comment by Shawn Kirkpatrick 2 Awesome! I really love this. 2018-11-05T04:53:17Z Comment by DJ A KoM love 2016-03-26T22:06:56Z Comment by ooba ugh his voice! ❤️❤️❤️ 2016-01-29T17:27:37Z Comment by Hamza / PL+ Prob one of my all time favorite. Intelligent electronic music. 2013-12-06T21:07:47Z Comment by Paulie Dean Pretty legit 2012-12-31T23:26:39Z Comment by dinglestein Supported @ www.edmtakeover.ca 2012-11-22T04:01:41Z Comment by Matt Elation schön 2012-08-31T15:39:03Z Comment by Midi Culture amazing !! 2012-06-13T12:40:05Z Comment by Midi Culture wow 2012-06-13T12:37:36Z Comment by Neilfuture Nice calming soothing sounds. proper music. 2012-02-22T15:00:21Z Comment by kiwase downtempo remix! can i have some stems? 2012-02-15T01:04:25Z Comment by Bonsai Spaniel nice track 2012-01-25T09:42:31Z Comment by Daniele Testatonda for connoisseurs ...great track !!! 2012-01-24T10:18:33Z Comment by jamie charles V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.NICE 2012-01-19T23:12:14Z Comment by Birdyconnected Awesome, Awesome, Awesome, Awesome, Awesome, Awesome, Awesome, Awesome, Awesome, Awesome, Awesome, Awesome, Awesome, Awesome, Awesome, Awesome, Awesome, Awesome... :) 2012-01-15T12:43:32Z Comment by harderx cool 2012-01-08T21:03:26Z Comment by Calum Lynx so good! 2011-12-14T04:05:58Z Comment by FFLORA beautiful!!! 2011-12-06T01:42:03Z