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"like having an extremely beautiful, bittersweet dream"
Foxy Digitalis, 10/10


"a kind of cocoon of sound"
EtherREAL (translation), 7/8


"All that marks that Benjamin is rather a selfborn talent, than discinplined puppil"
Plastelin Online Magazin (translation), no grade


"an intense and personal album"
Terrascope, no grade


"a must-hear, must-buy album"
Soundscaping, no grade


“Eat this, it’s good for you”
The Silent Ballet, 7/10


"Warm and captivating"
Loop, no grade


"a remarkably accomplished piece of work. A dream, even"
mapsadaisical, no grade


"a delicately woven album packed with ambient fluorescence and shoegaze intricacies"
Igloo Magazine, no grade


"a true gem"
that's punk, no grade


"broccoli is probably my favorite vegetable"
Norman Records, no grade

Benjamin Finger: Woods of broccoli

1. Woods of broccoli
2. Little Sparkling Mist
3. Unestablished Gossip
4. Failing Watermath
5. Dahound Scratched his Head
6. Closely Digested Youth
7. Throath Travelled Yellow Hiii
8. Cat Yowled Weak Jaws
9. Watermelon Deserts
10. Howl [at the Buffalo Girls]

In Beneva vs. Clark Nova, Benjamin’s role is setting the pulse and building grand almost epic compositions. On his own, he's more minimalistic. Reverb spins off hidden walls and creates subtle harmonies. Songs start out tender and fragile, then build up like a patchwork of the organic and the electric, weaving a soft and warm blanket of sound. This is a record that brings back childhood memories and feelings, like your first bike ride or the smell of your Darth Vader action figure.

Almost all the songs on Woods of broccoli are based around the acoustic guitar or the piano; lush, electro-acoustic textures that take your mind into the archives of Kranky and Fatcat records; a more toned-down and melancholic Panda Bear, a less «gazy» Atlas Sound or mùm as a one man project. Some people have compared his songs to Vincent Gallo (When) and the composer Arvo Part.

Benjamin has invited some guests to his green and comfy universe. The amazingly talented Therese Aune lends her beautiful vocal for tracks 2 (Little Sparkling Mist) and 10 (Howl [at the Buffalo Girls]), Inga Lill from Children and Corpse Playing in the Streets lends her voice as an instrument to track 8 (Cat Yowled Weak Jaws) and Anastasia aka Crisis De Jour lends her guitar playing to track 9 (Watermelon Deserts). All these contributions bring another layer and texture to Benjamin’s amazing songs without detaching them from the rest of the album.

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