INTERVIEW WITH DELPHIC

by Jessie Hutchings on Sun, 2010/01/24 - 5:16pm Post to Twitter

I got to grips with Delphic, the band hugely tipped for 2010, and talked to them about gaming consoles and how well they control their egos…

How would you describe your sound to someone that’s never heard you before?
Electronic music with soul.

Your song titles, and your band name, are often based on Greek words. What is this affiliation you seem to have with Greece?
We just like pretty words.

Do you like confounding people’s expectations? When they hear you’re from Manchester, most people automatically assume you’re some sort of Oasis worshippers?
Exactly. When people hear the M-word they automatically assume lager louts and parkers. It is stigma that is not particularly accurate and bands like ourselves, Everything Everything and Dutch Unlcles are all trying to move Manchester away from this ‘lad-rock’ stereotype.

You’re constantly compared to New Order and/or Underworld. Is this something you would agree with?
Not especially, although we accept that, being from Manchester this is inevitable, particularly with New Order. It doesn’t phase us too much though. We have a strong vision and idea of development and will continue on our own path regardless of people’s need to pigeon hole the band.

I can’t imagine you guys play XBOX or Playstation on the tour bus, so what do you do to while the hours away?
Nintendo DS.

Everything that’s happening to you now must be pretty surreal since you were virtually unknown before August ‘09. How do you manage to keep yourself grounded when it could be really easy to get carried away in some vain pursuit of ego?
Well, we try not to pay too much attention to this kind of stuff. We just focus on the things that matter: writing songs and playing shows. Although, Matt’s ego has got the better of him in recent weeks, and we have sadly lost him in a sea of debauchery.

Watch this space! Delphic are going to do incredibly well this year.
Check them out at delphic.cc. Their debut album “Acolyte” is out now. I suggest you get it.