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  Background group_or_band
  Origin England
  Genre Electronica
  Years Active 1999–present
  Label Ministry Of Sound <br /> Sport <br /> Open
  Current Members Simon Mills<br />Neil Tolliday


Bent is an Electronica act from Nottingham , England consisting of Neil "Nail" Tolliday and Simon Mills. They gained critical acclaim from their debut album '' Programmed To Love '' in 2000.

The duo were initially noted for their ability to create their own mischievous style of recordings by sampling their private record collections (which they have themselves referred to as "dodgy"). On the 2003 single "Magic Love" they confounded their audience by sampling a Toni Tennille performance. For a brief period following the record's release, fans speculated on who was actually singing (Tennille's voice was vaguely familiar, but she'd been absent from the pop charts for some years, making it hard to identify her voice by listening alone). With the release of 2004's '' Ariels '', Bent took a sharp turn into live-based recording using predominantly original material. 2006's '' Intercept! '' saw the duo taking a step back into the style remniscient of the first two albums, although adding a more Disco esque touch. Their prankster-ish reputation is reprised with the track "Stay Out All Night", in which the sole lyric (repeated twice) is "People who are afraid of the dark send their children to bed and stay out all night".


USE IN ADVERTISING


The song "Invisible Pedestrian" off the album " Programmed To Love " was featured in an Absolut Vodka commercial that aired in 2003 and
the song "Silent Life" off the album " Ariels " was featured in a Coke commercial that aired in 2006.


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