Darkstar started life as the production and writing team of James Young and Aiden Whalley, but are now an upgraded model of the Darkstar which released the much loved single ‘Aidy’s Girl is A Computer’ at the end of 2009.That song and previous singles ‘Need you’ and ‘Squeeze my lime’ hinted at a nascent song writing talent and a mastery of oozing synth drones, which was made explicit on their 2010 Hyperdub debut album ‘North’. On ‘North’ and the subsequent live shows, the band have adjusted their focus, and added a lead singer James Buttery as a front man. The result is a brave, low-key pop masterpiece, which discards with the cheap thrills and treadmill ideas that many deploy to access success. Instead, 'North' will creep up on you with each listen, seducing you with achingly gorgeous, synthesized song writing, with a live show that soaks the audience in atmosphere while the song writing and performance grabs them by the heart. Harmonic presents Darkstar and special guests live at the Workman's Club on Friday February 11th.
