“Andy Benz sounds like Arvo Pärt on acid”
“Once, Denmark had one of the world's best bass players, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen. And now DK has another one. His name is Andy Benz. And on his debut cd, Andy paints beautiful melodious dreams worthy of both Oldfield and Vangelis.”
“engang havde vi en af verdens bedste bassister. Niels-henning Orsted Pedersen. Og nu har vi en igen. Hans navn er Andy Benz. Og på sin debut-cd maler Andy skonne melodiske dromme, der er både Oldfield og Vangelis vaerdige.”
"Wamps Dance" is worth the whole album. A true masterpiece, though difficult to describe. Most of all a piece of modern classical music with an elegant dominant theme that is explored in its various facets and supplemented in different ways in the sound picture.
“Jeg bliver rort, berort og bevaeget, henfort og fort steder hen hvor jeg kan lide at vaere. TAK”
“”Wamps Dance” er hele albummets pris vaerd. Et sandt mestervaerk, som imidlertid er svaert at beskrive. Men det er vel mest af alt en art moderne klassisk musik med et fornemt gennemgaaende tema, der drejes i forskellige afkroge og suppleres paa forskellig vis i lydbilledet.”
"Kismet" is brilliant. You are a musician in every sense of that word. Your work is inspiring.
“Med sin elektriske kontrabas skaber Andy Benz afventende og tovende, men ogsaa aeggende lydflader”
“Your perfomances in Texas at the UNT was the most unique double bass performance I have ever seen. Thanks for sharing.”
“Andy Benz produces a seductive and dusty almost middle eastern sound with his bowing on the double bass.”