BUILDING ON THE HYPE THEY’VE ACCUMULATED, THE DUO FINALLY RELEASES THEIR CHAOS THEORY EP SERIES IN ITS ENTIRETY
Daktyl and Benni Ola release their highly anticipated Chaos Theory (Part 2) EP in its entirety, providing fans with the project’s complete body of work. Building off of the momentum accumulated with singles ‘Safe’ and ‘Family Ties’, the duo returns to TOKiMONSTA’s Young Art Records on 9/29 to drop their second collaborative EP, which features two unheard tracks, ‘Redlight’ and ‘Lemonade’, along with interlude ‘Float’, which beautifully ties the two sides of the EP together. At this point, fans know to expect the unexpected from these two. Never afraid to push the envelope, Daktyl and Benni Ola’s collision of influences have conceived new, genre-bending sounds that continue to leave us wondering: “Why does this work?”
Benni Ola, who provides vocals across the EP, is a true Renaissance man. In addition to recording music, Benni’s artistic background spans songwriting, spoken word poetry, modeling, and acting. Daktyl is a music production guru who has accumulated an expansive catalog spanning many corners of electronic music over the past decade. When Daktyl and Benni Ola come together, a special synergy is unlocked. The duo creates music for creation’s sake - fostering an authentic relationship that results in honest art.
A standout track from the Chaos Theory (Part 2) EP that was previously unheard is ‘Redlight.’ Recording this song was the first time Benni Ola and Daktyl had ever collaborated – the beginning of the Chaos Theory saga, and so much great music to come. The track opens with a serene melody, but Daktyl pulls the listener deep into the soundscape with his distorted voice and melancholic words: “At a red light I found out what you want / On a red night we found out what you sunk / my lips on yours they did not linger long / Now take one look at what you could have won.” As the introduction comes to a close, tension builds, before Daktyl introduces a bouncy, grooving instrumental solo. When Benni arrives for his verses, he’s charged with emotion, but with clarity and conviction, Benni touches on love, loss, regret…but ultimately comes around to the pure attitude of ‘screw it all’ anyways.
“When we think about “Chaos Theory” the first thing that comes to mind is control. We think about how all of us navigate the world looking for a little semblance of control in this chaotic world we live in. We want to believe that we somehow have an external reach beyond us that protects us, that guides us, that gives us the power over our lives that we are looking for…maybe we do. Maybe the music and the art, the creativity, the words, maybe that’s how we exercise control in this chaotic world. It is our little mark, we own it. We didn’t go seeking the name “Chaos Theory” it found us, all we did is control what we could control and that was the creation. We kept coming back to that river and drinking from it, slowly carving out a space for something bigger than both of us. We’ve worked on a lot of music together over the years and we can’t wait to share it all with you.” ⁃ Daktyl & Benni Ola
