Dharma Drive write great songs. Period!! Their ultimate desire is to make music that’s exciting. Whether it 's on-stage or with their recordings, they’ve created a formulae that will have you humming their songs days after the first listen.

When old friends Matt and Glynn decided that there was very little contemporary music that inspired them, rather than sit about moaning, they decided to form Dharma Drive. That was the summer of 2002. Since that time they have been busy fine-tuning their sound; now they have come of age as a four piece. The powerful and moving vocal lines delivered by front-man Matt Terry are complimented by Suzi Indygo on backing vocals and her unique guitar style. She had been playing as a solo folk artist when Matt saw her perform, he asked if she fancied coming to a rehearsal.

“I just remember her walking through the door with a Les Paul gold top and playing all these weird folksy chords. It just didn’t sound like anything I’d heard before, I kept looking over at Glynn and realised that we had to get her in this band”.

The rhythm section is down to co-founder, Glynn Merriman, who’s solid beats lock rigidly into the beefy bass sound created by James Edwards who had also been friendly with Matt. James had been looking for a gig as a guitarist, but was finally convinced to pick up a bass and join Dhrama Drive - but first, he had to pass Suzy’s test of being able to bake a decent sponge cake! Both his bass playing and sponge baking abilities far exceeded everyone’s expectations and so the band line up was completed.

Dharma Drive have created a musical dynamic that’s fresh, powerful and diverse. They refuse to imitate retrospective genres like other bands, choosing instead to look forward in search of the answers for their musical dilemmas. Here ….now, the autumn 2004; the songs have been written; the touring will begin, and the world has Dharma Drive to digest! The rest is the future!!#

>> DOWNLOAD FREE DHARMA DRIVE TRACK NOW! <<

Latest extracts:

AUDIO PORN EP

>> GIMME THE KEYS <<

>> BOBA FETT <<

>> VERY BAD <<

>> DILLON <<

>> PUDDLE SONG <<

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GIMME THE KEYS

 

MAGAZINE / INTERNET REVIEWS

Dharma Drive - Audio Porn EP
This Is Not T.V
When faced with an EP called 'Audio Porn' you do tend to come to conclusions before you've even heard the record. I was expecting fey boy vocals and to be quite honest, that's what I got. But rather unexpectedly I also got a catchy as anything hook and a vocalist who has a bit more bite to his voice than most people in this field. Opening track 'Gimme the Keys' mixes sassy poppy melodies with a chunk of eighties sounding accompaniment and the end result is actually pretty good stuff.

Dharma Drive are a band who do have a sizeable amount of eighties influence to their music but they combine that with strong basslines and sharp, confident vocals to produce something that is classy and at times very poppy. I don't really know how you'd categorise them, I suppose as indie but with the use of at times, delicate tunes, electronica and interwoven accompaniment they don't really seem to fit the bill. They seem too smart, if you know what I mean. Dharma Drive aren't my favourite band but I really admire what they are doing because it is quite different from much of the stuff that is about at the moment. Prepare to see this record in the houses of fashionable music lovers anytime soon.
Emma Farrer

Dharma Drive - Audio Porn E.P
Drifted (Online Magazine)
To be perfectly honest, I am one of those people who judge books by their cover. No I don’t judge women by their looks alone, but literally, if a book has a good cover, I’ll buy it.

Dharma Drive presented me with their CD with its horrible title and tacky cover and I admit to having made some preconceptions before listening to a single track. How pleasantly surprised I was.

This is like Stellastarr crashing head on into The Killers, many keyboards and synths and being sprinkled by a good dose of campness straight from the front of Jake Shears Y-fronts.

This is very impressive stuff for a first release. Dharma Drive may end up like the 22-20s and cause a storm with their debut EP release and go on to become one of the biggest acts of next year.

Opener ‘Gimmie The Keys’ is punding, aggressive, synth driven brilliance. ‘Boba Fett’ is slightly more light hearted and has more of a Rooney-esque edge to it with its American pop tone.

‘Very Bad’ is far from living up to its title. It’s quirky and has a mellow, almost chill out feel to it thanks to the many background effects and entirely inoffensive presence.

‘Dillon’ and ending track ‘Puddle Song’ are radio friendly pop songs that could easily make Dharma Drive a very big presence on the current Alt Music Radar.

Expect big things from these young lads and lassies. There music is fresh, their tunes great. They have it all.
8/10
Jason Edwards

Dharma Drive - Audio Porn E.P
Trash Pot Magazine
A true feast for the ears is on show for all to indulge on Audio Porn, the debut release from one of the freshest sounding bands this country has produced some time. Dharma Drive grab hold of a fresh yet familiar vibe and allow their songs to cruise along at a dreamy pace before lifting into a scarily slick chorus after chorus without sacrificing any of their credibility or charm. At times the songs adopt a post grunge groove on opener ‘Gimmie The Keys’, others grab a Wannadies euro pop edge like on ‘Puddle Song’ and some even find themselves attracting a nineties Wonderstuff slant such as ‘Dillon’. Matt Terry’s vocals hold the varying musical personalities together with his larger than life vocal style which heralds Spacehog injection. Certainly a collection of songs that give enough clues to suggest that something huge may well be on its way here.
8/10

 

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