Another Form of Relief

Nosferatu D2 formed in June 2005 and broke up in June 2007. For two years they did their thing, recording ten songs and playing eighteen whole gigs. I was lucky enough to be at their final gig, a support slot for Los Campesinos! back in March, although it wasn’t their final one at the time. They played through their songs to a room of 50 or so mildly interested people. I don’t know if that’s a good end for a band or not. Regardless of whether it is, they deserve a little attention.

The band was made up of two brothers from Croydon. Ben sang and played guitar while Adam did his drumming thing. For a band without even a bass player, they developed a rich sound, which is all the more impressive for songs that were (I think) home recorded. Their most memorable songs were upbeat tirades about consumer culture and the modern music scene peppered with some very bizarre tangents. The songs that grew on you were slower, more reflective numbers. Both had their place, and they worked well side by side.

MP3 Nosferatu D2 - Broken Tamagotchi (expired)
MP3 Nosferatu D2 - A Footnote (expired)
MP3 Nosferatu D2 - Springsteen (expired)

Those songs are all from the upbeat end of their catalogue, but you can download all ten songs from their lastfm page. Ben now does his own thing in the more restrained, but no less interesting Superman Revenge Squad.

Nosferatu D2: Myspace