ATIKA LISTENS: BENNIE

You’ve been loving the sounds on our shop floor, and we thought it was only right to share the magic (so you won’t have to Shazam us anymore).

We’re handing over the aux to our team, one by one. Each staff member is curating a 20-song playlist that captures their personal style and musical mood. It’s our way of sharing a bit more of who we are, through the music we love.

First up: our Press and Marketing Manager, Bennie, kicking things off with a swinging mix of 70s gems, Italo disco and sultry sax solos. It’s the perfect soundtrack for golden hour drives, living room dance routines, or just staring into the void with a cigarette, reliving a love affair that mostly happened in your head.

Hit play, follow along, and stay tuned for the next staff takeover…

Interview by Charlie Kloos

C: If you had to describe the playlist in 3 words, which words would you choose?

B: Sultry, Groovy, Intoxicating.

C: Which track brings you the most joy when it comes on?

B: People who know me know I usually gravitate toward the most depressing songs imaginable - I’ve actually been banned from DJing at certain parties because of the very real risk of killing the vibe. But this playlist definitely represents my sunnier side. ‘Emotional Rescue’ by The Rolling Stones in particular brings me so much joy - the falsetto, the groove, and that sax solo? Gets me every time. It’s impossible not to dance.

C: If your playlist was a film soundtrack, what film would it be for?

B: Definitely the soundtrack to a sexy, tension-filled film set somewhere in the Mediterranean - I’m thinking sun-bleached villas, some light espionage, and definitely a love triangle. The kind of film where everyone is hot and no one is telling the truth.