I Don't Think So - Music

Benjamin B. Was A Dutch Indie Guitar Band From The Northern Town Of Winschoten The Netherlands Fronted By Singer Guitarist And Songwriter Fiebo Scholtens. The Group Was Active From 1994 To 2005. They Never Announced Their Split But Seemed To Have Silently Disappeared By 2006. Benjamin B. Was Founded As A Three-Piece Scholtens Barbara Lampe Bass And Michel Weber Drums . Dutch Indie Label Excelsior Recordings Signed Them After Having Heard Their Self-Titled 1995 Début Demo Album. Their Début EP For Excelsior Came Out In Late 1996. It Was Formally Self-Titled But Became Known As The Cherry Blossom EP After The Opening Song And The Picture Of Cherry Blossom On The Cover. 1997 Saw The Release Of The Band's First Full-Length Album The Comfort Of Replay To Good Reviews But Disappointing Sales In Comparison To More Succesful Fellow 'Excelsior Bands' Including Daryll-Ann Johan And Caesar. With Vincent Van Vondel As Its New Bassist Following The Departure Of Barbara Lampe And Guitarist/pianist Nico B. As A Fourth Group Member The Band Recorded A Sophomore Album Instant Art Which Was Released In 1999 Once Again A Critical Success But A Commercial Failure. The Band Seemed To Have Folded In 2000 But Re-Surfaced In 2001. Benjamin B. Uploaded A Monthly Cover Song On Their Website And In 2003 Started Working On Their Third Album Which Was Turned Down By Excelsior Recordings But Eventually Released On Living Room Records Entitled Tired Of The Moon 2004 . At This Point Benjamin B. Had Become A Six-Piece Following The Arrival Of Eddy Scholtens Guitars Keyboards And René Asschert Drums . 2005 Saw A Benjamin B. Contribution To A Compilation Album Entitled 'Schaamte En Woede' 'Shame And Anger' . This Song Yolk Was The Last Sign Of Life From Benjamin B. Current Status "inactive"... In November 2020 Benjamin B's Début Demo Album Benjamin B. 1995 Finally Got An 'official' Release On CD LP And Cassette Thru Excelsior Recordings. A Facebook Page And Bandcamp Profile For The Band Were Launched. read less