Demdike Stare

Demdike Stare, a duo of obsessive cratediggers from Manchester, England, produce a wide range of haunting electronic music that spans dark ambient, dub, and mutations of jungle and grime. The project's name is a reference to the infamous 1612 witch trials centered around Pendle Hill in Lancashire; Elizabeth Southerns, better known as Demdike, was the ringleader of the Pendle Witches. Demdike Stare's earliest vinyl releases, collected on CD as Symbiosis (2009) and Tryptych (2011), were rooted in dub and the stark minimalism of techno, and infused with exotic rhythms and samples...