{"id":38261,"date":"2014-10-06T10:21:16","date_gmt":"2014-10-06T10:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/?p=38261"},"modified":"2017-03-01T12:40:51","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T12:40:51","slug":"new-noise-dems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/2014\/10\/06\/new-noise-dems\/","title":{"rendered":"New Noise: Dems"},"content":{"rendered":"
In anticipation of their forthcoming debut LP\u00a0we chat to South London trio Dems to pick their brains on origins, influences and unlikely celebrity supporters<\/p>\n
South London trio Dems (or Dan, David and Duncan) have been making waves in all the right kinds of electronic music circles for a while now \u2013 earning them reputations as natural companions to James Blake, The XX and Sohn. But such comparisons hardly do justice to their sound, which sits on an atmospheric spectrum where stiff, hard beats bleed into soaring melodies, producing tracks that manage to be both moving and uplifting.<\/p>\n
Accompanying their unclassifiable cuts they’re attracting attention for their enchanting visuals – their most recent video was shot entirely in purple and features a headless man climbing trees \u2013 all of which they’re personally responsible for, with an aesthetic that extends to their stage wear: the boys have been known to perform in matching printed separates that typify the bold originality we’ve come to love them for.<\/p>\n
In anticipation of their forthcoming debut LP,\u00a0Muscle Memory<\/em> we caught up with them to pick their brains on origins, influences and unlikely celebrity supporters…<\/p>\n