About this item

Striped Light was conceived by Benge several decades ago and in 2007 he enlisted Sam Genders (Tunng) to co-write the songs and over a period of a few years, invited Hannah Peel, Elizabeth Bernholz (Gazelle Twin), Serafina Steer, Juliana Venter and Tara Busch (I Speak Machine) to record vocals, bringing in session bassist Kuma Harada (Van Morrison, Billy Ocean), the Minimoog player Max Middleton (Jeff Beck, Kate Bush), and lead guitarist Mike Lindsay (Tunng) to complete the recordings before John Foxx came on board to create the album’s artwork and Eoin Richardson illustrated the band.

'For All This Beauty' is a work of great passion, celebrating the music that Benge was brought up on, using a spectacular array of vintage synthesisers and recording gear, talented writers and musicians, and the beautiful voices of all the singers involved. It is an album of sparkling electronic alt-pop, nearly 20 years in the making.

TRACK LISTING

1. Atoms (featuring Tara Busch)
2. Foolish (featuring Elizabeth Bernholz)
3. Between The Trees (featuring Tara Busch)
4. Dive Deep (featuring Hannah Peel)
5. Echoes (featuring Serafina Steer)
6. Motorcade (featuring Tara Busch)
7. The City (featuring Hannah Peel)
8. Wake Up (featuring Serafina Steer)
9. Sleep (featuring Julian Venter)