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das ben

Wellytown Acoustic Stonkage for the masses

About Me

New York City Music Video

Add to My Profile | More VideosDas Ben is reinventing the rules of what can be done with just an acoustic guitar, some interesting stories, and a whole lot of energy. He has been playing his own peculiar brand of acoustic punk around Wellington for over 3 years, and is forming quite a following. In April / May this year das ben took on the world, playing gigs in New York and London.His songs contain stories, thought-provoking images, and touch of kiwiana humour. But what makes das ben different from the usual crowd of generic singer / songwriters is his huge sound and in-your-face voice. Like Chris Knox or Billy Bragg, das ben commands attention on stage and his songs fill the whole venue, enabling him to fit right in between full rock bands, as well as in cafes. His first CD 'Million Miles Away' is available now through www.smokecds.com
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Member Since: 11/1/2005
Band Website: dasben.com
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Influences: Beer, chips, twisted conversations, interesting people, aro valley, flying nun music, new york antifolk, mt. victoria, moldy peaches, lou reed, kurt vonnegut, jeffrey lewis, charlie kaufman, daniel johnston, beck, the magnetic fields, chug, the clean, jonathan safran foer, the bats, 3Ds, The Phoenix Foundation, Bob Dylan, Calexico, Jim White, White Stripes, Michael Franti, Nick Cave, Kimya Dawson, Adam Green, flight of the conchords, harvey birdman, Lemonheads, more beer, Flaming Lips, Dandy Warhols, Chris Knox, Billy Bragg, Leonard Cohen, Ramones, Sex Pistols, Dylan Moran, Marianne Faithful, Mestar, David Bowie, Straightjacket Fits, Morphine, The Family Guy, Iggy Pop, John Spencer Blues Explosion, Breeders, Pixies, Handsome Family, Tony Joe White, Boys Suck, Hamell of Trial, Kid Icharus, Sparklehorse, Brunettes, a bit more beer
Sounds Like: lou reed, moldy peaches, adam green, talking heads, elvis costello, jonathan richman, jeffrey lewis, major matt mason, lach, chris knox, billy bragg, johnny mills
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Woohoo, the NYC music video is here

So here it is, my first music video. Directed by Mark Prebble.Spread the word, let's get this puppy viral.bNew York City Music Video Add to My Profile | More Videos...
Posted by das ben on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 11:34:00 PST

wouldn't it be nice

you know that ad for cadbury chocolate where the world is chocolate and they all eat everything. i wonder if that is how termites see our world...anyway, great review of my cd in the dominion post on ...
Posted by das ben on Sun, 07 May 2006 07:25:00 PST

Land Speed Record

so last night my band The Plastic Kitchen attacked bodega, following american americana anti-american foreign policy musician Jefferson Pepper. Jefferson played a great acoustic set featuring lots of ...
Posted by das ben on Wed, 08 Mar 2006 01:12:00 PST

Don't believe all you read...

This Saturday night is the DAS BEN MILLION MILES AWAY CD RELEASE. Needless to say there's lots of hype and buzz building up around the city. and as a result of this a lot of rumours have been circulat...
Posted by das ben on Wed, 15 Feb 2006 12:00:00 PST

Ben Day Out

so after 10 years of always meaning to but never quite getting around to it (or being overseas), this weekend i finally made it up to auckland for a big day out. and damn it was a good time. First ba...
Posted by das ben on Tue, 24 Jan 2006 05:15:00 PST

MILLION MILES AWAY CD is now available

My Debut CD MILLION MILES AWAY is now available in the following stores: smoke cds Slow Boat Records (Wellington) Galaxy Records (Christchurch) Real Groovy Records (Wellington and Christchurch) and i...
Posted by das ben on Tue, 17 Jan 2006 02:04:00 PST

Defying Destiny in Dunedin

so the plastic kitchen and das ben went to dunedin this weekend. we went to play at a party in ocean view on saturday night, but since we were down there anyway, cindy arranged for us to play a gig at...
Posted by das ben on Mon, 12 Dec 2005 06:43:00 PST

DAS BEN CD IS RELEASED

My CD 'MILLION MILES AWAY' is finished and ready for you to listen to. the official cd release won't be until February, so i've got time to plan a quality party, but the cd will be in shops soon, and ...
Posted by das ben on Wed, 07 Dec 2005 12:24:00 PST

vote for me

vote for my song NYC at www.amplifier.co.nz and if you vote you can win a ticket to the Big Day Out. so everyone wins. yay for winning. b...
Posted by das ben on Mon, 05 Dec 2005 09:15:00 PST

singalong with the grateful ben

so, friday i played at indigo acoustic lounge. michelle bailey and kali opened with some fine fine tunes. then i got up and kali and i charged through some moldy peaches covers ('donwloading porn with...
Posted by das ben on Sun, 27 Nov 2005 01:41:00 PST