Benjamin 7"

Cherries Records is a fresh label founded last year outta Chicago. Their latest release drops Jan 29, on 7" single and MP3, and sounds like this... damn, it's dope.... go check out their earlier releases too.



Flipside is over here, listen....

Some background... "Windy City singer and multi-instrumentalist Benjamin [Ben Pirani] has a fondness for ‘80s soul ... he cites Fatback Band producers Bill Curtis and Gerry Thomas as prime influences, and as such, the single contains two jams that channel the synth chic of the time, while adding a signature contemporary touch. “I have a bit of genuine nostalgia for that period of music,”

BENJAMIN muses wistfully, helping illuminate the audacious Jheri curl uptopianism of his formidable debut. Although, funk is just one color in this shining star’s musical palette. BENJAMIN also plays guitar and sings in Chicago Stone Lightning Band, a heavy blues rock affair who recently released an eponymous LP. He is also a founder of Chicago’s northern soul music staple Windy City Soul Club.

This broad scope of activity rests in solid foundation as BENJAMIN is from a family of pros. His mother’s opera career ran from the ‘60s to the ‘80s, while his father played piano on Terry Callier’s timeless 1972 LP Occasional Rain, as well as alongside leading lights of Chicago soul such as Charles Stephney and Minnie Riperton..."