Youve spoken previously about how you felt mixtapes were central to the spread of music culture. Demdike stare return with their first album since 2012s elemental, a feral, looselimbed and angular rave odyssey wrecking dancehall and jungle templates via found sounds, ambient and exotic spaces. Find demdike stare discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Robyn, the electropop swede, staged a european comeback and american invasion over just six months with her threepart body talk series. Whittaker is also known for his work in pendle coven and under his solo projects, mlz, daughter of the industrial revolution, suum cuique, and miles. Film noir, and particularly its musical analogues, are much on my mind at present, so the new mixtape reflects that, drawing on 23 examples of muted monochrome. Having released one of 2014s best mixtapes for demdike stare s label in 2014, micachu has returned to dds for taz and may vids the seven. Its a recording of a 50minute live performance at a church in paris from this past april. Electronic, techno, electro, house, experimental, grime, dubstep, hip hop, alternative, indie, and many more. Tweet d emdike stare conjure the sound of nameless dread and freefloating fear.
Some of the pieces are documentaries about its organic growth out of nowhere. Elemental is a compilation album by demdike stare, released on february 27, 2012 by modern love records. The feedback loop, an album by demdike stare x il gruppo di improvvisazione nuova consonanza. We specialise in finding the highest quality products regardless of format or genre.
Demdike stare wonderland 2016, gatefold, vinyl discogs. Is that an attitude that comes out in your music, do you think. Excellent collection of 3 great albums, liberation through hearing is my favorite album from all demdike stare albums so far. After a slew of acclaimed releases by equiknoxx, robert aiki aubrey lowe, shinichi atobe, and mica levi in 2017, demdike stare start 2018 in typically unexpected style with a remastered reissue of david moufang move d, karl berger, jamie hodge, gunter kraus, and jonas grossmanns gorgeous. Albums include liberation through hearing, forest of evil, and tryptych.
Demdike stare s music has been featured on 225 episodes. Wonderland is a revelation from any direction, surprising longtime fans and cracking open unexplored. Beginning in 2005, stott recorded exclusively for his hometowns modern love label, where he quickly became a key member of the roster alongside fellow travelers claro intelecto and demdike stare. He released numerous singles and eps, along with a taut 2006 album merciless and a 2008 compilation unknown exception. When i listen to demdike stare, i feel like its cut from the same cloth as a mixtape its based around pieces of other music, but all brought together into something coherent. Out tomorrow, the cassette was recorded earlier this year in shibuya, tokyo. Demdike stare is a collaboration between sean canty and miles whittaker, two childhood friends from the north of england with voracious appetites for record collecting. Demdike stare modern love a quo vadis favorite back with us for the fourth time, demdike stare is equal parts rhythmic noise and occult black magic. Nov 29, 2016 to make mood music out of already gloomy materials is easy. The projects name is a reference to the infamous 1612 witch trials centered around pendle hill in lancashire. Since first emerging under the name demdike stare on modern love back in 2009, sean canty and miles whittakers project has provided listeners with a series of selfconsciously dark and mysterious albums inspired by the occult demdike was a notorious 17th century witch. Fact mix 141 is the eerie, absorbing work of demdike stare the manchesterorbiting duo of miles whittaker and sean canty.
It comprises the duos two selftitled eps, which had been exclusive to the vinyl format. In late 2016, the duo surprisereleased a new double lp titled wonderland, their most dancefloorminded fulllength to date. The similarities between these pieces are often very strong, yet the range of language used is considerable. Demdike stare is a frequent guest to nts, appearing on various shows between 4 december 2014 and most recently on may 2018. Jan 15, 2015 this feature is not available right now. Following elemental, demdike stare released seven volumes of testpressing 12 singles, which explored influences such as jungle and grime, in addition to several experimental mixtapes. We proudly handselected these minty fresh slowjams for your hump day or romantic evenings. Stream demdike stare sourcer by modernlove from desktop or your mobile device. And of course, theres james blake, whose three incredible and incredibly. Also obviously its very cool to like demdike stare. Its time for a new mixtape, and once again it reflects my current predilections and listening habits. Listen to demdike stare soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 1 tracks. Demdike stare w michael england recombinant festival 2018. Above and beyond their often tongueincheek invocation of the occult, there is something truly uncanny about demdike stares overlapping and synthesis of textures ancient and modern, eastern and western.
Demdike stare the weight of culture 20, c70, cassette. Manchester duo demdike stare return for the fifth offering on their diverse test pressing series. Stream demdike stare elemental 2cd version, a playlist by modernlove from desktop or your mobile device. Alchemical brothers the supernaturally witchy sounds of demdike stare by dave segal. Events videos news work in progress nts friends my nts about. Bleep we sell the best music from the best record labels and artists in the world. Demdike stare launch fourpart mixtape series stitch by stitch. Demdike stare is the occult project of miles whittaker and sean canty. Demdike stare rose to prominence in recent years with a spacious and profane dark ambient sound, conjured over the course of two album, several eps. We are removing our fees for every select subscription for 3 months to help support creators. Demdike stare sourcer by modernlove modern love free. The authors of the mix are sean canty and miles whittaker, a british experimental electronic music duo who sculpts obscure masterworks under the metaphorical demdike stare moniker demdike was the most famous of the pendle witches.
Demdike stare x il gruppo di improvvisazione nuova consonanza the feedback loop full cassette duration. In the last couple of years, since the initial release of symbiosis 2009 followed by voices of dust 2010, liberation through hearing 2010 and forest of evil 2010, the duo has swept the music scene off of its seemingly stable base with a collection of dark ambient, experimental, and crate. Demdike stare stitch by stitch tape 4 by modernlove. Its a place, not of the boundless novelty and creation assumed to inspire wonder, but of the same materials the electronic noises, samples, tones, and textures recycled again and again. The second tape, or chain, is made up of library music, field recordings, noise tapes and spoken word. We encrypt all traffic involving personal data with industrystandard ssl certificates and we are also pci compliant meaning that we follow all current data security standards and undergo weekly scans monitoring our security status. Replete with the minute inflections intended to give them an aura of evolution and progression, these regurgitated materials create the magical. Demdike stare look back over their influences on new mixtape series stitch by stitch, a deep dive into jungle, grime, techno and weirdo pop. Miles is also known as modern loves dj mlz or as one half of pendle coven. After years spent mining vinyl bins for source material, the pair started collaborating in earnest back in 2008, reappropriating sounds they had spent a lifetime cataloging into weird and immersive music of their own. Demdike stare present the first ever reissue of conjoints earprints, originally released in 2000. Successfully debuted in the 2009 with an enigmatic album named symbiosis, a project effectively continued to impress diehard music lovers with their. Payment security we take the security of our website and of your transactions extremely seriously.
Demdike stare is a collaboration between a techno djproducer and a dedicated cratedigger for finders keepers, one of those boutiquey euro labels that issues albums of czech culthorror. During the latter part of the 2000s, manchesterbased djproducer andy stott evolved from making highquality dub techno to releasing a singular and more adventurous strain with an approach that favored leaden tempos and unsettling, samplebased textures. Well, im not currently set up for that so cd it had to be. Joanna newsom got herself to carnegie hall on the strength of have one on me, an improbably bountiful threedisc trove of harp folk. Demdike stare have returned with a full length release over four years after their last with a quietly radical shift in sound. Splitting at the seams with deviant funk and irrepressible attitude, madteos first lp in sevem years forms a fractal, mixtape like mosaic of asymmetric techno informed by skewed traces. Wlfgrl, which, alongside death grips early works and mixtapes, is a true digital hardcore milestone, made by a talented artist with a wonderfully fckedup imaginary. Demdike stare stitch by stitch tape 4 by modernlove published on 20181206t21. Sean canty is the dedicated digger behind the haxan events and a member of the respected finders keepers crew of vinyl vultures. By now demdike stare is more than just an occult new project from miles whittaker and sean canty. Boomkat w demdike stare 29th may 2016 listen on nts. Canty is one of the tireless nuggethunters working behind the scenes at andy votels finders keepers label.
Demdike stare has been played over 230 times on nts, first on 3 march 20. Packaged in card stock sleeve, deliberately without creditsinfo except for demdike stare. In a run that has so far seen original takes on chicago house, jungle and harsh noise, the fifth addition is a twopronged beast of sparse, corrosive distillations and nihilistic nowave edits. Demdike stare, manchesters duo of dj sean canty and dub producer miles whittaker also in pendle coven, mlz and daughter of the industrial revolution, debuted with the brainy blend of dub, ethnic music and minimal techno of symbiosis modern love, 2009 that was basically a companion work to pendle covens self assessment 2009 with the addition of sean cantys passion for exotic music the. This fifth fulllength a double cd, no less is as formidably creepy, intense and bloodthirsty as their previous. After exploring all the hidden spaces beneath the world of techno, they seem to have finally let some light in. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Laced with sounds of echoing vocals, wailing screams, dark rattles and cult horror film samples, demdike stare s music is the soundtrack to a recurring nightmare. A big thanks to modern love, then, for once again packaging their cds so beautifully. Demdike stare s spooky sound arrived at a moment in which there was an upswing in the dark stuff across the whole spectrum of electronic music. To make mood music out of already gloomy materials is easy.
Demdike stare biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Its 12 tracks are delivered in an enviably nonchalant, freehand style thats become the italianamerican artists earsnagging signature since 2012s noi no and mad dip revue albums, and also a dozen 12s and mixtapes over the interim. Fact mix 151 is the eerie, absorbing work of demdike stare the manchesterorbiting duo of miles whittaker and sean canty. Their early series of releases on modern love was a prismatic refraction of the possibilities of the hauntological, foundsound realm. Wonderland plays the full breadth of the duos wide open aesthetic, taking their testpressing series of dancefloor lashes issued on 12 between 202015 as the diving board for an. Demdike stare was formed in 2009 by sean canty and miles whittaker, both of whom were already wellestablished in manchesters music scene. And of course, theres james blake, whose three incredible and.
Nov 17, 2016 as much as i love the dark sampledelic demdike of old, i have to say ive almost enjoyed more the posttest pressing series reinvention of the project as a forwardlooking, postdeep tracks quality jungle original hardcore chune technoid whatever thing. Demdike stare albums, songs discography album of the year. With the tracks like matildas dream which is hypnotizing and amazing. Miles is also known as modern loves dj mlz or as one half of. Nov 23, 2016 this feature is not available right now. Symbiosis is a compilation album by demdike stare, released on october, 2009 by modern love records.
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