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Morning Pageants

by Delmer Darion

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jjplaw I was blown away when I first heard this in 2020 as it seemed to me wholly unique (which was becoming rare for me at the time), blending the warbled nostalgic folk sounds of the first tracks with the powerful ambient electronic of later tracks. Criminally underrated, I tell people about it whenever I get the chance! Favorite track: Brossier.
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Ale33321 Love the ambience, flow and quality of this stunning production, so happy to have come across your music guys! Stay safe and creative <3

P.S: Gotta love the packaging (booklet and mini-poster), great job and concept! Favorite track: Brossier.
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catfishs I discovered this group by chance and I love it !!! A subtle mix between The Time and Phantogram... Favorite track: Brossier.
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Teedubyabee An exceptional experience - crepuscular in colour, catholic in taste, emotionally charged - reveals more with every listen and entrances every time. Deep listening. Favorite track: Brossier.
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1.
290 Recto 03:19
2.
Darkening 03:47
3.
Wildering 04:11
4.
Narrowing 04:01
5.
Lacuna 05:52
6.
Pearse 02:22
7.
Brossier 05:37
8.
Genoa 03:52
9.
St Louis 02:24
10.
Television 08:04

about

The West Midlands-born and London-based electronic duo Delmer Darion (comprising Oliver Jack and Tom Lenton) announce their debut album ‘Morning Pageants’ will be released on the 16th October via Practise Music.

Their debut album has been five years in the making: a sprawling, industrial ten-track account of the death of the devil, inspired by a line in the Wallace Stevens poem ‘Esthétique du Mal’: “The death of Satan was a tragedy for the imagination.”

A vast aural landscape is covered from the opening melodies coded in the constructed language of Solresol. When sequenced together, ‘Morning Pageants’ is shrouded in the same intricate noise of self-sampling and tape degradation. De-centred rhythmic assemblies of analogue drum machines play through a series of guitar pedals, thunderous bass swells from a self oscillating filter feedback patch, and folk songs dissolve into thin air.

The artwork for Morning Pageants was designed by Oliver, based from a series of 16th Century prints called “The Dance of Death” by Hans Holbein, depicting different people being led away by Death. Recreating one of the prints, he replaced the figure being led away with an original drawing of Satan. The final artwork is printed on Nepalese Lokta paper, a waxy yellow paper that has been used for lots of sacred texts.

Even if you’re not following the descent of the devil step by step through their unspooling archives, you’ll have little chance not to be transfixed.

credits

released October 16, 2020

CREDITS:

I - 290 Recto

Vocals: Posy Curless, Louise Essex
Synth/Modular: Oliver Jack
Guitar: Tom Lenton

II - Darkening

Vocals: Guest Singer
Synth/Modular: Oliver Jack
Guitar: Tom Lenton
Drums: Tom Lenton

III - Wildering

Vocals: Posy Curless
Synth/Modular: Oliver Jack
Guitar: Tom Lenton
Drums: Tom Lenton
Cello: Naomi Edwards

IV - Narrowing

Vocals: Private Agenda
Synth/Modular: Oliver Jack
Drums: Tom Lenton

V - Lacuna

Vocals: Louise Essex
Synth/Modular: Oliver Jack
Piano: Tom Lenton
Guitar: Tom Lenton

VI - Pearse

Vocals: Gus White
Guitar: Tom Lenton
Flute: Oliver Jack

VII - Brossier

Vocals: Posy Curless, Rosie Peters
Synth/Modular: Oliver Jack
Guitar: Tom Lenton
Flute: Oliver Jack

VIII - Genoa

Vocals: Tom Lenton
Synth/Modular: Oliver Jack
Piano: Tom Lenton
Drums: Tom Lenton

IX - St. Louis

Vocals: Claire Wellin, Posy Curless
Synth/Modular: Oliver Jack
Piano: Tom Lenton
Guitar: Tom Lenton
Cello: Naomi Edwards

X - Television

Vocals: Genevieve Dawson, Louise Essex
Synth/Modular: Oliver Jack
Piano: Tom Lenton
Guitar: Tom Lenton
Drums: Tom Lenton

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Written by: Delmer Darion (Oliver Jack and Tom Lenton)
Produced by: Delmer Darion (Oliver Jack and Tom Lenton)
Mixed by: Tom Lenton
Mastered by: Huntley Miller

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Delmer Darion are an experimental electronic producer duo based in London. Their new album, Tall Vision-of-the-Voyage is due 15th September on Practise Music.

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