Bent

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Bent is an English electronic music duo known for their downtempo, chillout, and sample-heavy productions that gained prominence in the early 2000s.

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Bent canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf electronic music duo
musical group
studio album
studio album
studio album
studio album
activePeriodStart late 1990s
associatedAct Napoleon (Simon Mills solo project)
basedIn Nottingham
countryOfOrigin England
debutAlbum Programmed to Love
genre ambient
chillout
downtempo
electronic music
leftfield
trip hop
hasFanbase chillout music listeners
hasOnlinePresence official website
hasSubgenre lounge music
hasType duo
influencedBy easy listening
library music
vintage pop records
languageOfWork English
member Neil Tolliday
Simon Mills
notableFor sample-heavy productions
use of obscure vinyl samples
notableWork Ariels
Intercept!
Programmed to Love
The Everlasting Blink
peakNotability early 2000s
performanceContext clubs
electronic music festivals
performer Bent self-linksurface differs
recordLabel Ministry of Sound, London
surface form: Ministry of Sound

Ministry of Sound, London
surface form: Open/Ministry of Sound

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styleCharacteristic cinematic atmosphere
laid-back rhythms
melancholic melodies
usesInstrument drum machine
sampler
synthesizer

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Bent performer Bent self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Programmed to Love