Hotly tipped Manchester band Delphic have declared war on guitars, declaring indie music “dull”.
They’re not the only ones. British music has become over-run with groups intent on providing some kitchen sink realism, four lads with guitars singing dole queue anthem after dole queue anthem.
However Delphic aim to change that. Signed to Belgian dance powerhouse R&S Records and with Ewan Pearson at the controls the band certainly have the pedigree, and in a new interview talk tough on the current state of British music.
“The guitar is dead, long live the guitar,” says Matt Cocksedge. “Guitar music has just become very dull to me.”
Continuing, the musician tells BBC Newsbeat that the band were all in previous groups whose careers came to nothing. “It’s invaluable experience, all that we did before,” he claims. “The biggest thing we’ve learned is just to please yourself and don’t worry about anyone else liking it or not liking it.”
Delphic locks themselves away in a flat together to work on new material. “It’s very modernist – nothing much going on. Then you go into one room where there are about 13 synthesizers, wires, and computers everywhere.”
“We like our clean spaces – clears the mind” jokes Cocksedge. “We just need lots of wiring and electronics around us – that’s our comfort blanket.”
Delphic aren’t the sort of group to do things by halves. Debut single ‘Counterpoint’ is seven minutes long and blends minimal techno to guitar music. Now signed to Polydor, it seems the group could well make good on their promise to inject some ambition into British music.
Delphic’s debut single ‘Counterpoint’ is available now.
