Ben Wynn, the musical electrician originally from Chicago (& currently residing in Los Angeles) is also known as Deru. Striving to make the sounds he thinks about, Deru pays close attention to each waking moment trying his best to capture these unique sounds and recording them with various devices. These electrical sounds are all collected on his debut full-length with UK’s fledging Neo Ouija record label.
Deru is the root of such words as tree and duration. With this in mind, Ben Wynn feels that music should grow roots of its own.. from natural sound sources randomly manipulated to treated basslines and downbeat percussive grooves. These are all manifested with relative ease on Pushing Air, where ambient drifts roll peacefully over cascading electrical currents. While many experimental electronic artists strive at reinventing sounds, Deru manages to extract the most unusual tones to create snappy and well laid-out tracks. This approach is evident on “Din”, “Protecto”, and “Flux of Humor”.. three tracks that all grow in their own sonic-territory with subtle female vocal elements highlighting the grooves. While most of Pushing Air depends on ambient driven layers, a sheet of darker electronic frequencies appear on almost every track.
Call it minimal, abstract, obscure or experimental.. Pushing Air unfolds its delicate beauty with each stimulating listen. Fans of City-Centre-Offices, Morr Music, and Expanding take note..
Pushing Air is OUT NOW on Neo Ouija.
STREAM the track, “Din” featured on Pushing Air.
