Deluka Official

Deluka are an English electronic indie band, whose sound has been likened to nearly every genre from Punk to Disco, Electro to indie and New Wave to No Wave.
The band’s fresh new sound is the eclectic evolution of Birmingham’s storied pedigree, a perfect storm of fluid electronic beats and hailing rock riffs, pulsating bass and breathtaking vocals.
Following early praise from UK indie music bible the NME and trendsetting culture mag Dazed and Confused,in 2008 Rockstar Games, tapped Deluka’s “Sleep is Impossible” for the wildly popular game Grand Theft Auto IV. For some artists, successes are delivered by silver spoons, but Deluka’s story is one of modest pride and hard determination amidst a melting pot of diversity.
It began when Ellie Innocenti, a vocalist and songwriter whose regular performances at Birmingham’s Jug of Ale caught the eye of the electronics expert and producer Kris Kovacs. Together they forged a creative alliance that landed them in Innocenti’s bedroom studio. “It all happened organically, really” explains Innocenti. While testing different mixtures of electronic sounds and percussive lyrics, they created their own unique brand of danceable rock songs. Soon the duo combined forces with local musicians Daniel Brasco (bass) and Stevie Palmer (drums) under the name Deluka, coined after a dysfunctional character from the motion picture Pretty Woman.
Experimentation and practical necessity guided Deluka’s early days. On a tight budget, the group often explored the Midland countryside looking for cheap deals on rather unconventional instruments. “We would troll car boot sales looking for children’s toy keyboards,” says Kovacs, “and we had a very strong set of rules. The keyboard couldn’t be too modern and it couldn’t cost more than four pounds.” From these small gems the group drew their inspiration and tirelessly experimented. Choosing to sample and sequence the instruments they found, to create the backbone of their songs, fleshing out the rest with ‘cheese-wire’ slap backed guitars, driving bass and disco hi-hats. Creating a sound that is retro in its origin, yet forward thinking in its execution. Kovacs would arrange electronic beeps and programmed drums while Innocenti gave the songs melody and structure pulling lyrics taken from thoughts and emotions that she would ‘collect’ in her notebook. . The outcome is buoyant, edgy songs outfitted with memory branding melodies. As Kovacs maintains, “We’re always keeping a pop sensibility about things.”
Once Deluka brought their studio songs to audiences across the Midlands, the live results were striking. Their impeccably produced electronic tracks ignited crowds. Innocenti describes the transition of their music from studio to live performance as a series of contradictions. “We write songs that are constructed in a studio, but then we take it out live and its raw and energetic (it’s kind of punk).”
2009 brought Deluka a recording contract with Brooklyn Indie Label VEL records, which led them to New York for work on an EP due this summer, and their first full length studio record, slated for release in the fall of 2009. From studio to the stage – from Birmingham to Brooklyn, 2009 is the year Deluka just may well become your favorite band.