Demdike Stare – Wonderland

I believe an underrated DDS album. It’s dark but has dance style beats. Brooding but also very upbeat. I really like the creepy DDS but their is something special about record bin samples and dance hall sounds

In my opinion not of their strongest albums, is it my impression or Modern Love has been releasing music with too much bass? I personally don't like that kind of sound edition. Anyway, i found the cd1 (main album) Enjoyable, though it feels like Demdike Stare has placed more efforts in rhythms and sounds than in melody. "Overstaying" is my favorite track. The Cd 2 & 3 are very much alike to each other, honestly i think they are no big deal, too much noise and uninspiring melodies/tunes. Demdike Satre has done definitely much better than this.

Speculative pricing for the special addition aside, this is a really fun and remarkable record from this crew. Highly worth your while. Filthy, adventurous and addictive.

As much as I love the dark sampledelic Demdike of old, I have to say I've almost enjoyed more the post-Test Pressing series reinvention of the project as a forward-looking, post-deep tracks quality jungle/ original hardcore/ chune/ technoid whatever thing. As has been kinda said, the pair have a serious level of integrity that lacks in even the best bin-fossils from the original daze (think a hybridization of the best tracks/sounds minus any possible cheese factor), and honestly I feel like they're using some of their better, more professional musical skills here than in the smorgasbord of the Symbiosis thru Elemental era. The one thing I appreciate is how much more solid and physical the sound feels, a sound I feel is first heard in Miles last album & EP/ Millie Andrea collab w/ Andy Stott that has come back to pollenate the duo's work. A forward-thinking yet time-honored mix of sounds.