ABOUT
DEERFACE is the musical project of Sophie James, an Australian-born, UK-based multimedia artist. Now residing near the rugged landscapes of the Peak District, DEERFACE weaves together inspiration the unique biodiversity of her original home in NSW, the mist-cloaked hills of northern England, and the austere aesthetics of dystopian sci-fi, industrial utility structures, and brutalist architecture.
Her music reflects landscapes that dwarf human presence—environments both harsh and beautiful, with a life force all their own, merging electronic and organic textures with a brooding intensity to craft immersive soundscapes that are as raw as they are otherworldly.
This is music for vast spaces—both physical and emotional—inviting listeners into a world where nature and the metaphysical intersect.
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SONG REVIEWS
FORMER
A pulsing, throbbing Depeche Mode influenced bassline underpins unnerving, sinister background effects and epic, crashing drums. Eerie synth lines meander their malevolent way in and out of this darkly delicious dollop of electronica, weaving a tapestry of musical beauty.
DEERFACE’s haunting ethereal vocals add a dream-like quality to the music, infusing the song with an other-worldly atmosphere that seizes your attention and draws you into the soundscape.
QUARANTINE
Already a winner for having the same name as a classic episode of hit sci-fi comedy, ‘Red Dwarf’ (although Mr Flibble presumably doesn’t make an appearance here!), ‘Quarantine’ brings back maudlin yet welcome memories of Dido with its yearning, sorrowful vocals and minor key magnificence.
The spirit of late 1990s Garbage and David Arnold collaborations is also welcomed into the song’s arrangement, with the verse’s stripped back yet still seething drums and throbbing bass flowing effortlessly into a swelling chorus of sublime synth strings, creating the atmosphere of a potential soundtrack for a certain British secret agent’s spy shenanigans.
‘Quarantine’: the theme song for a Pierce Brosnan Bond film that never was. (And yes, you’ll want to listen to it a lot more than 007 times…)
