DC Gore
About
Following the dissolution of south London trio Little Cub, DC Gore has remodelled and reimagined the band’s electronic synth-pop within his solo work to incorporate additional acoustic instrumentation which makes for a more textured and temperate sound. All These Things expertly layers fantastically dystopian imagery against twinkling tapestries of electronics and propulsive beats. It’s a shift akin to the Pet Shop Boys’ development between Introspective and Behaviour: from bright, dancefloor-focused pop to melancholic mini-symphonies.
“All These Things is a bookend to a torrid period in my life,” Gore comments. “There are so many themes in there of failure and frustration (personal and political), shame and longing, but in the end, there is a hope to it. All these things that feel so all-consuming at the time become quotidian in the wake of a global pandemic.”
As inspired by the unvarnished portraiture of Martin Parr as he is Ballardian grotesquerie – and by the seedy witticisms of Jarvis Cocker and arch art-pop commentary of Neil Tennant, Gore’s music sits proudly within a rich tradition of distinctively British disrupters. Skewering notions of national identity with a vivid mix of pin-sharp satire in an expansive palette of synthesising new wave art-rock, Gore effortlessly creates songs that are as ingeniously calculated as they are dance-inducing. Highlights include the propulsive, tragicomic “Nietzsche On The Beach”, the melancholic dancefloor-focused “California” and “Bodies” featuring plaintive piano chords and distorted guitar.
“It’s a very real possibility that we might be living in the end times, you know? This might be how we’re going to go out. And we’ve got this incredible opportunity to experience life, so why not make the most of it?”
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Nietzsche On The Beach

I Like You
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Nietzsche On The Beach
DC Gore - "Nietzsche On The Beach" from the forthcoming 'All These Things' out 29 July 2022 on Double Six / Domino Record Co. Directed by Sapphire Goss - https://www.sapphiregoss.com/ -
I Like You
Director & Editor: Niall Trask Producer: Dan Matthews Director of Photography: Rob Jarvis Costumer Designer: Marnie Perkins Colourist: Michael Pearce Focus Puller: Klim Jurevicius 2nd AC: Alice Denny 3rd AC: Scott Griffiths Art Direction: Syd Harmony Art Director: Faith Powell Hair & Make-up: Aimee Loosely Assistant Producer: Sophia Bolton Aviation Consultant and Niall’s driving instructor: Gary Hinde Crab Wranger: Jo Edmunds BSC Chaperone: Zo Daniels Location Owner: Peter Church Manager: Fran Artist Manager: Craig Caukill Cast: Bowden, Elliot, Nathanial, Jacob, Daisy-May, Elsie, Annabelle Ramshackle Productions