https://marcobenevento.bandcamp.com/album/benevento
1. Like Me
2. Marco And Mimo 03:59
3. At The End Or The Beginning 04:59
4. We Were Here
5. Winter Rose 05:22
6. Polysix
7. The Warm Up
8. Do You Want Some Magic
9. Mountain Cougars
10. Ballad Of A Broken Wing
11. Is This A Dream
This summer, hallucinatory keyboard wizard Marco Benevento pulls back the curtain on his hazy home studio recording with Benevento—40-minutes of small-batch psychedelia bubbled up from the base of the Catskill Mountains.
Titled as a nod to Paul McCartney’s first solo album, the record is a similarly loose, low-key affair. Like Macca’s eponymous release, Benevento is a solo work, where song sketches and sunrise jams share space with more constructed tracks.
With few exceptions—guest percussion from Mamadouba ‘Mimo’ Camara on a handful of songs, and backing vocal appearances by his wife and kids—Benevento played all of the instruments. He also produced and engineered the album, all from Fred Short Studios, located at his Woodstock, NY home.
“This record really acts as a psychedelic window into my studio and my brain,” Benevento says.
Recording was conducted amidst stacks of gear in varying states of repair, all fodder for inspiration during long quarantine-dictated solo jam sessions.
“The studio was a good place to be trapped,” Benevento says. “Surrounded by tape machines and gear. The album... more
releases June 10, 2022
Produced by Marco Benevento
Engineered by Marco Benevento
Recorded at Fred Short Studios
Mixed by Chris Connors
Mastered by Alex DeTurk
All Songs Written & Performed by Marco Benevento
Lyrics by Al Howard & Marco Benevento on Tracks 3, 4, 5 & 10
Mac Bene Publishing (ASCAP) / administered by Downtown DLJ Songs (ASCAP)
Additional Vocals by Ruby Benevento & Katie Benevento
Additional Percussion by Mamadouba ‘Mimo’ Camara on “Marco and Mimo,” “Winter Rose” & “Mountain Cougars”
Designed by High Tide NYC
Cover Photograph by Seth Olenick
Management by Kevin Calabro
Released by Royal Potato Family