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Bent News

STARS IN THEIR VIDS

The dance duo team up with the veteran astronomer in the clip for 'Swollen' - and we've got the exclusive stills to prove it...

  • Jan 6, 2001

LORDS OF THE DANCE

The results of the most definitive dance music poll are in...

  • Dec 21, 2000

BENT GET WITH THE XMAS PROGRAMME

The band celebrate the festive period with releases ahoy and a very special show...

  • Nov 23, 2000

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Bent Pictures

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YouTube Bent Videos

Matchbox 20 - Bent (live)

Matchbox 20 - Bent (live) (04:35)

bent LIVE!

Bent - Magic Love

Bent - Magic Love (03:31)

Magic Love is a beautiful song by the electronica chillout duo Bent. The album is called: The Everlasting Blink. www.bent-world.com Sorry for the poor quality. It's the only version i found. Weird, but funny video for...

Bent - Always-

Bent - Always- (03:47)

I don't know why but I love this video:P

bent swollen Programmed To Love cafe del mar, Vol. 7

bent swollen Programmed To Love cafe del mar, Vol. 7 (04:22)

bent swollen Programmed To Love cafe del mar, Vol. 7

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Bent Reviews

Bent : Always

Bent : Always

A classy chill-out tune.

  • Jul 18, 2001

Bent : Downloaded For Love

Nottingham duo's Internet-only offering

  • Jul 11, 2001

Bent: London Talk Of London

The music, by its very nature, is built for relaxation and total immersion rather than visceral experience...

  • Dec 11, 2000

Programmed To Love

....at least it'll give us a rest from fucking [a]Moby[/a].

  • Jul 13, 2000

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Bent Biography

Bent are an electronica act from Nottingham in England, consisting of Neil "Nail" Tolliday and Simon Mills. They gained critical acclaim from their debut album Programmed to Love in 2000.

The duo were initially noted for their ability to create their own mischievous style of recordings by sampling their private record collections (which they have themselves referred to as "dodgy"). On the 2003 single "Magic Love" they sampled a Toni Tennille performance. With the release of 2004's Ariels, Bent took a sharp turn into live-based recording using predominantly original material. 2006's Intercept! saw the duo taking a step back into the style reminiscent of the first two albums, although adding a more discoesque touch. Their prankster-ish reputation is reprised with the track "Stay Out All Night", in which the sole lyric (repeated twice) is "People who are afraid of the dark send their children to bed and stay out all night".

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Bent's Best Songs

  • 1. I Love My Man
  • 2. Magic Love
  • 3. Swollen
  • 4. Beautiful Otherness
  • 5. Private Road
  • 6. As You Fall
  • 7. So Long Without You
  • 8. Sunday 29th
  • 9. Strictly Bongo
  • 10. An Ordinary Day
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Bent Discography

Bent albums.

  • Ariels - 16/08/2004 (Open/GB)
  • The Everlasting Blink - 03/03/2003 (Sport/GB)
  • Programmed to Love - (EMI Records/GB)

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