Yay! As you probably read in the title my new ep (#4) will be released on my brithday: that's feb 2nd. Check samples of both tracks on my soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/bates45

I'm also working on some remixes at the moment, so more info on releases soon...

B

I am currently finishing two tracks for my new BATES45 project.

I'm at #4 for those of you who lost count :)

The tracks are called 'NuSkool Dropout' and 'Daisy' and the EP will be released in the beginning of 2010.

click here for the BATES45 SoundCloud

Hideeho!

More Bates45 news; "Temporary Tattoos", my collaboration with the wonderful Carol Mirakove has been officially released!

Here's links to some of my favourite download portals:

Temporary Tattoos on Beatport.com
Temporary Tattoos on Trackitdown.net
Temporary Tattoos on Traxsource

Enjoy!

B.

Hey everyone!

I've been planning this for quite some time, so the transition has been rather smooth for me, but i understand it might strike some of you as a strange move, so i thought it was wise to put my thoughts up on this blog...

As of today, i will no longer be available for deejay sets as 'Benjamin Bates'. Here's why:

When Marco and i were in the studio, finishing my first album 'neverletanythingkillthepleasure' back in 2002, we knew there was a big chance our strange mix of 80s pop and electronica would be hard to sell to the saturday-night clubbers. I must admit i hardly ever played any tracks off that album when i was deejaying myself those days. That's why, as early as the release of 'Locked Up!', we've always added a 'BATES45' mix to the release to satisfy deejays who wanted to play my stuff out at their gigs.

Without realising it in the beginning, this has pushed my deejay sets in the direction of those BATES45 mixes and farther away from the original material. This resulted in some awkward situations when deejaying; people were expecting me to play much more of my own material, or a different sound in general. This only got more complicated with the release of my second album 'Recyclomania' where club beats were pushed even further to the back, and the overall atmosphere and the intention of the songs was more important than anything to me. I did release three EP's before Recyclomania, and looking back, i think those should have been labelled BATES45 as well as all 6 tracks were created solely with the dance-floor in mind...

In secret, we've been developing plans for a 'Benjamin Bates Live' tour for the past three years, and although the plans were solid and everyone was excited about everything, the lack of attention surrounding the three singles taken from Recyclomania (and the album in general) has forced us to put those plans in the fridge for now. For me, starting the live tour had always been something i looked forward to as the perfect way to explain the difference between my regular music and my BATES45 project, but with the live tour on hold, i feel there is no other way to start making sense again then to fully focus on the BATES45 project at the moment when it comes to deejaying.

This not only gives me the freedom to make my upcoming artist album even more alternative and experimental, it also gives me the air i need when i'm deejaying or producing BATES45 material.

I must say, it has been very exciting for me, this whole switch. I've had many talks about it with my family, friends, the people at the record company and my agency. It's great to see everyone's full of energy again and the first few releases and remixes i've done have had some superb feedback.

I will make sure to keep you updated on both projects. With the amount of inspiration i feel at the moment, i trust my new album will not take too long :o) But at the moment, expect some fierce electronica from 'BATES45'!

See you out there soon,

Benjamin.

hi everyone!

i just wanted to lure you to my bates45 myspace page, where i've uploaded quite a lot of new material: bates45 myspace

there's a brand new mix i just finished for Dj Jeroenski, and the original version of the track i did with the wonderful Carol Mirakove (which will be released in march). the 'dub' version is in the making, and i've been getting some great feedback from the people on my pre-promo-list. thanks for that! Carol has been so great to work with, we are thinking of doing more tracks like this. if we are ready to start our own little bookclub, i will let you know where to sign up.

also: my friend Joey (the director of the 'two flies' and 'forever running' videos) returned from Etheopia with lots of breathtaking photos. check his website for the latest: joeyl.com

speak soon! b.

here's a small update of what's been going on with my bates45 project:

- The remix i did for Funkerman's 'Remember' is out now. Check your favourite music store (online or offline) for your copy. Thanks everyone so far for your positive feedback on this mix!

- I've just finished a brand new bates45 track in collaboration with New York writer Carol Mirakove. I will upload it to the player soon so you can all have a listen.

to stay up to date on all bates45 material, make sure to visit the bates45 myspace.

speak soon! Benjamin.

Just a short message to let you know the guys at BeYourself uploaded the video to their YouTube channel. You can watch it in high quality right here on my MySpace page! Enjoy,Benjamin.

Hi all,

As you can see by the way my MySpace page looks at the moment, the release of Forever Running is closing in!

Already available for download on Beatport.com i wanted to show you a little preview Joey Lawrence made and uploaded on YouTube.

Enjoy, and the actual video will be online soon too, so keep an eye out for that.

Benjamin.

Thanks everyone for your kind messages about my dj-gig at Sensation White in Vilnius last saturday. I had a great time myself too! Many of you requested a playlist, so here goes:

BENJAMIN ..'BATES 45..' DJ set at SENSATION WHITE VILNIUS

1 Khashassi - ..'Solitary Confinement..' (Bates45 remix) [cdr]
2 Bates45 - ..'Southside..' [Big and Dirty]
3 Christian Falk feat. Robyn - ..'Dream On..' (Tiger Stripes remix) [Data Records]
4 Vincent Rio and Vladimir Great - ..'Mirror..' [cdr]
5 Bates45 - ..'Watch You Dance..' [Big and Dirty]
6 Benjamin Bates - ..'The Manimal..' [Big and Dirty] with Wildchild - ..'Renegade Master..'
7 Tocadisco - ..'Morumbi..' (Popof mix) [Superstar]
8 Muse - ..'Starlight..' (Benjamin Bates Bootleg) [cdr]
9 Orange Bud - ..'Loose Control..' [Analyzed Recordings]
10 Benjamin Bates - ..'Whole..' [ID and T]
11 Hipp-E and Dj Dan - ..'Banging on ya system..' (M1 and Matteo diMarr remix) [InStereo]
12 Patch Park - ..'Synced..' [Little Mountain Recordings]
13 Andre Bastos - ..'iPod Smoking..' [Lo Kik Records]
14 Moguai and Tocadisco - ..'Freaks..' (Tocadisco Mix) [Punx]
15 Benjamin Bates - ..'Off..' [Big and DIrty]

See you all next time :o)

Best,

Benjamin.