Bent (band)

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Name = Bent


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Origin = England
Genre = Electronica
Years_active = 1999–present
Label = Ministry of Sound
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Current_members = Simon Mills
Neil Tolliday
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Bent are an electronica act from Nottingham in England, consisting of Neil "Nail" Tolliday and Simon Mills. They gained critical acclaim from 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. 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".

Use in advertising

The song "Private Road" was used in the 2001 Carlsberg "Bank" commercial. "Invisible Pedestrian" was featured in an Absolut Vodka commercial that aired in 2003 and was also in a commercial of the Dutch Railways (NS) in 2006, Both songs are from the album "Programmed to Love". The song "Silent Life" off the album "Ariels" was featured in a Coca-Cola commercial that aired in 2006.

Discography

tudio albums

* "Programmed to Love" (2000)
* "The Everlasting Blink" (2002)
* "Ariels" (2004)
* "Intercept!" (2006)

Other projects

* "Downloaded for Love" (2001)
* "Fabric Live 11 (DJ Mix Album)" (2003)
* "Flavour Country EP" (2005)
* "Later (DJ Mix album)" (2005)

External links

* [http://www.bent-world.com/site2/home/ Official site]
* [http://bent.heltperfekt.com/ Fan site with extensive Discography]