After more than 2 years in the making, Benjamin Koll’s debut album was released on August 22, 2017. Defined as a musical time travel, back to the 80's and fast forward to the future, it was received with rave reviews and record breaking sales for an indie artist, reaching over 5 million views on Youtube (9 in 2022) and a giving Benjamin a total following of more than 30k users worldwide on social media prior to the release of “All Systems Go”.
Songs For a Better Future delivers more than 70 minutes of music in 17 songs, making it a well-rounded album with styles ranging from downtempo and chill-out to funk and house music, without losing the feel-good vibe that has always been a staple of Benjamin Koll’s music.
It contains all of his previously released singles, plus the song 2 Become 1 produced and sung together with Jose Spinnin Cortes, and many more goodies, check out the list of remix singles and Ep’s here, and don’t forget to visit Youtube, where you can find all the music videos, also available here.
Check out the liner notes and lyrics of the songs, and immerse yourself in the visual universe of Benjamin Koll by browsing the Listening Companion, an illustrated paperback photo book released exclusively in Amazon stores, featuring song insights, photos, and more.
A special remix album, including a megamix by Jose Spinnin Cortes and previously unreleased demos, was released (digital only) in February 2019. Check out “Remixes From A Future Past” here —>
In Benjamin's words: This book will be your listening companion to Songs For A Better Future, my first musical album. We will travel together through its seventeen songs, discovering photos, artwork, the stories that inspired them, their lyrics, and much more. Lie down and relax, let's begin our journey together.
One of the things I enjoy most about the process of creating new music is the moment when you sit down with a friend and listen to the songs and discuss them. I want you to have that same experience, to enjoy the music together with every turn of the page, to make that discovery something special between us. That's why I've written this listening guide.
I will present each song in order, with photos and lyrics, and sometimes I will tell you trivia about what motivated me to create them. At other times we will simply be carried away by the photos and illustrations inspired by them, because I have always believed that music should be experienced with all the senses. My advice is to get comfortable and forget everything for a while while we enjoy the ride.
This album is called Songs For A Better Future because music has been a very important part of my inner universe since I was a child, and although I was lucky enough to have access to the works of very talented artists in the 70s and 80s, there was always something missing that made me feel alone and somewhat alien to the world. There were hardly any songs that really spoke about me, what I felt or what I liked. I would spend hours searching for hidden messages or answers in the lyrics of my favorite artists, but I rarely found them. This collection of songs is my humble attempt to provide the new generations with the songs I would have loved to hear when I was growing up, in the hope that they will feel less isolated and a little happier with themselves.
In Jose Spinnin Cortes' own words: With this book, Benjamin Koll takes you on a very personal journey to the very core of each one of the songs. This book finally answers to what I think is one of the most difficult, commonly asked questions to creative minds yet, not always answered accurately: what inspires you? Something not found very often nowadays.
SONGS FOR A BETTER FUTURE
LISTENING COMPANION
Discover a new way to enjoy and get to know the songs on Songs For A Better Future. Immerse yourself in this 92-page paperback listening companion photo book and learn more about each of the songs on the album and their backstories. Includes all lyrics and more than 50 never-before-seen photos of Benjamin for your viewing pleasure and expanded artwork, including illustrations by artist Marco ByM Veloso (Brazil) and photos by Ivan & Gabo (Argentina).
What is it about?
SONGS FOR A BETTER FUTURE
This is what you'l find inside the book:
THIS IS WHAT WE DO 1 (2844 x 1600)
THIS IS WHAT WE DO 2 (2844 x 1600)
MENU
ALBUMS
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