Video Dave, Bene - City&City

Dave met Bene met 2018 in Bratislava while touring with Serengeti and Ceschi Ramos. All these years later Dave and Bene spent a year sending messages and emails back and forth across countries, oceans, and time zones to create City&City.

With Bene handling a bulk of the production there were a couple additions from long time Video Dave collaborators Iowa Rockwell and Smoke Bonito. Bene’s group mate from Slovakian Hip Hop group Modre Hory, Lyrik H guests on a crew track which also featuring Dave’s Previous Industries group mates STILL RIFT, and Open Mike Eagle.

9 tracks, 2 languages, 1 year

City&City
Lyrics and raps:
Bene, Video Dave (1-9)
STILL RIFT, Lyrik H and Open Mike Eagle (9)

Beats and production:
Bene (1-3, 5-7, 9)
Smoke Bonito (4)
Iowa Rockwell (8)

co-production:
Roland Kánik (4, 5, 9)

bass:
Roland Kánik (4, 5, 8)
Michal Šelep (9)

piano:
Roland Kánik (5, 9)

cover art:
Erik Šille

Recorded at Sonic Cat Studio, Bratislava, Slovakia and The Sound Emporium LA, California, 2024-2025

Mixed by Roland Kánik at Sonic Cat Studio, Bratislava, Slovakia, 2025

Mastered by gaex at gargle & expel, Prague, Czech Republic, 2025

Executive production: Hustle&Fitness, 3rdEyelander Productions and Vaud Art