[PREMIERE] Ben Pierre Reworks Vellichor & Discognition’s “Lillian” for Magnetic Magazine Recordings
This week’s premiere of Vellichor and Discognition’s “Lillian” gets a strong follow-up with a Ben Pierre remix that extends the single’s reach ahead of its official release on Magnetic Magazine Recordings.
The original dropped back in January after we had already introduced it through an early premiere tied to Vellichor’s comments on resisting algorithm-led sameness and protecting longer-form writing. Ben Pierre fits that context cleanly. Our recent coverage of his work has centered on arrangement discipline, pacing, and records that function well in actual DJ sets, and his February remix of pørtl’s “Elodie” was framed in those exact terms, with attention placed on timing, tension control, and phrasing rather than unnecessary additions.
That makes this new premiere feel like a natural pairing between artists who value structure, restraint, and records that preserve their identity.
Ben Pierre has been building toward records like this
Ben Pierre has been shaping this lane for a while now. Resident Advisor and his SoundCloud profile identify him as the current alias of former trance act Ben Mitchell, based in London, and they also note support from Mixmag, BBC Introducing/Radio, Gareth Emery, Tony McGuinness, and Marsh. His catalog gives that profile real backing.
Recent Traxsource listings show his name tied to Forward Music, Sound Avenue, Where The Heart Is, 3rd Avenue, and Magnetic Magazine Recordings, which places him firmly inside the melodic, organic, and progressive side of house music. He has also picked up credible stage experience along the way.
With Electric Brixton appearance alongside Marsh, Nox Vahn, and Nicky Elisabeth, and in his recent Magnetic interview, he pointed to a Transformator set in Wrocław with Nox Vahn as one of the clearest examples of a room locking in with his pacing. That background helps frame why he works well in a remix role. He comes into this release with enough range to reshape a record, yet enough discipline to keep the source material recognizable.
Why his take on “Lillian” is a strong fit for Us At Magnetic
What keeps Ben Pierre relevant right now is the way his process lines up with what DJs and listeners actually need from a remix. In his February our interview, he described sets as gradual arcs that begin smoother, build in stages, include a reflective middle section, then ease off for handover. He also said that the larger shape of a production often becomes clear after stepping away and listening back with fresh ears.
That same approach showed up in how we covered him earlier in our write-up on his “Elodie” remix, where the focus fell on patience, longer blends, and clean exits. Based on that recent run, his version of “Lillian” likely expands the original through pacing and arrangement rather than by stripping it down or overloading it.
For Magnetic Magazine Recordings, that gives the remix a clear role. It keeps Vellichor and Discognition’s original single moving forward, and it does so through a producer whose recent work points in one direction: careful structure, club utility, and enough detail to keep a record useful across a longer section of a set.
