Darkstar

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UK dubstep trio

Darkstar

Biography

Darkstar are an electronic music trio. Since 2007, they have released music on Hyperdub, Warp and 2010 Records. They received strong critical praise for their initial releases. In February 2013 Darkstar released News From Nowhere on Warp to critical acclaim. In a four-star review The Times called it "warped psychedelic pop", while the American music publication SPIN said it was a "highly emotive, harmonically sound trip through digitized music that move to a genuine human heartbeat".

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Labels

  • Founded 2010 Records

BBC Reviews

  1. News From Nowhere 2013

    Review of News From Nowhere

    Reviewed by Louis Pattison

    Electro trio travels further from the dancefloor, picking up new tricks as they go.

  2. North 2010

    Review of North

    Reviewed by Paul Lester

    Touted duo add singer and ditch dubstep for melancholy synth-pop.

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