Dems – Made For Myself (Blacksmif Remix)

Much vaunted electronic trio from South London DEMS released their debut album ‘Muscle Memory’ last November. Vocally, lead singled Moss is reminiscent of James Blake, the dulcet South London croon juxtaposing seamlessly with the glitchy noise created by his bandmates. DEMS make unflinchingly beautiful progressive songs that will comfortably sit alongside such luminaries as The XX, Kindness or SOHN.

From its pulsating melancholy introduction through to its relentless arpeggiating culmination, Blacksmif takes the beating electronic heart of ‘Made For Myself’ and meticulously transforms it into his very own soulful shuffling masterpiece. The beatmaker-turned-songwriter championed by the likes of Mary Anne Hobbes and Fact Magazine and signed to RAMP Recordings has a rare eye for detail and a knack for channeling and absorbing lyrical meaning through his array of electronic instrumentation. As beautiful as it is danceable, this wonderfully thoughtful interpretation cries out for repeat listens.