{"product_id":"benabou-rise-merge","title":"Benabou - Rise \u0026 Merge","description":"\u003cp\u003eLabel: Blank Mind – BLNK029\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, 12\", 33 ⅓ RPM\u003cbr\u003eCountry: Germany\u003cbr\u003eReleased: Jul 17, 2026\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Ambient, IDM, Dub Techno\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrench-born, Berlin-based DJ, producer and mastering engineer Benabou returns with Rise \u0026amp; Merge — her second solo EP and first standalone project since 2018's Hottan, emerging from a period of creative recalibration that has pushed her beyond the familiar contours of techno into something more open and luminous. Mastered and cut by Mike Grinser at Manmade Mastering — where Benabou herself works as a cutting engineer — the run time is deliberately contained to fifteen minutes per side to preserve the EP's warmth and fidelity. Art by Lukas Matuschek, design by Sam Purcell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProjet G opens with inky cosmic textures and prowling sub-bass built around layered Korg Mono\/Poly and rich analogue components, Kliche's remix following with a spacious dub techno interpretation that teases out the original's deeper currents. Interlude — conceived during a flight back to Berlin, its unfinished quality entirely intentional — offers a fleeting bridge between worlds before the B-side flows toward club territory. Rise and Shift favour broken beats and fluid arrangements with an organic, elemental quality, while Merge provides the EP's emotional resolution — wispy melodies and porous textures unfolding through experimental ambient resonance as separate elements find their way back to a common origin. \"To step slightly outside the techno world I know,\" Benabou explains, \"and reach for something more open and luminous.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blank Mind","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64326670942585,"sku":"BLNK029","price":16.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0667\/6814\/2623\/files\/Benabou-Rise_Merge.jpg?v=1787325975","url":"https:\/\/inverted-audio.store\/products\/benabou-rise-merge","provider":"Inverted Audio Record Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}