Detritus started January 2002, with the "Martyr" demo, intended as an outlet for many things and with a sound that took its roots from an industrial/drum n bass rhythmic feel, but with a use of melody and texture which was prominent and, very importantly for me, emotional. "Martyr" was the beginning of this, and was further explored in the spring of 2002 with the second demo "Sense". Things had begun to change with this demo, and the rhythmic noise aspects of "Martyr" and lessened and took on a more explorative approach that really crystalised itself in my first release proper, "Conjugate", a split cd with Antigen Shift.

"Conjugate" was I think much more of a demonstration of what I was trying to do, and Ad Noiseam picked up on this and agreed to do a full length release.

"Endogenous" came out on Ad Noiseam in July 2003, and was far less "industrial" in sound than before, recieving excellent praise from the music press. This is how Ad Noiseam described the release:

"After a myriad of compilation tracks and a few demos that caused quite a stir in the hard electronic music scene, Wales’s David Dando-Moore finally presents his first full length album. Taking some time from his work as the manager of Immanence Records, he signs here a compact 10 track album in which he takes his Detritus project along a brand new road.

The usual suspects remain, of course: percussive drum’n’bass patterns, infectious melodies, and an acute composition skill. But what Detritus offers for the first time on “Endogenous” is a solid sense of alternance between the rhythms and the melodies. Not negating his primary beat-driven nature, Detritus approaches here the listeners with beautiful tones. It wouldn't have been enough to pack the dancefloor (and Detritus doesn’t have to prove anymore that it can make people move), and “Endogenous”’s second side is a melancholic, contemplative one, rich of a brand new depth.

While many an act in the current electronic music scene tends to forget that music is at first made to be enjoyed, Detritus places back the listener at the centre of his composition process. Not forgetting to present something fresh and interesting, David Dando-Moore’s personal mix of intricate drums and seducing tones is an addictive one. Music can be both innovative and beautiful, catchy and challenging, which is what this new album on Ad Noiseam demonstrates once again."

After "Endogenous" I started my first live shows, with my first being Maschinenfest 2003. After many more shows, I began writing material for the follow up, named "Origin", which was released in October 2006, again on Ad Noiseam. Here is the press release:

"Detritus’s second album, “Origin”, takes this act’s combination of clean and powerful drum’n’bass, deep strings and emotion-ridden melodies to a whole new level. Brilliantly produced, this album is a perfect combination of beauty and musical talent, of human feeling and driven beats. One doesn’t get very often an album which is satisfying both for the head, at home, and the feet, on the dancefloor; Detritus and Ad Noiseam are proud to present the perfect example of them.

Coming two years after Detritus’s debut full length album (“Endogenous”), “Origin” is David Dando-Moore’s strongest and most accomplished work to date. The fruit of a long writing and recording process, it is to date the best embodiment of what Detritus is about. A statement of emotion and beauty, it is also a statement for the improvement of composition and quality in the industrial scene.

Ever since its inception, Detritus has been about mixing a musically and intellectually valid music with emotion and beauty. Refusing to fall into clich?s dictated by a scene or a trend, Detritus is a sound of its own, for it manages to communicate passion and melancholy, with balance and honesty. Warm and human, Detritus’s music is first something to be felt and enjoyed. David Dando-Moore’s tour de force is then to be able to present these emotions without falling into cheap clich?s and tasteless kitsch.

But Detritus’s talent doesn’t only lie in his ability to suggest beauty. An experienced bass player and electronic componist, Dando-Moore thought of “Origin” as a statement against the parodic and saddening low quality of many electronic and industrial releases, where ideas are sunk by a low production and little care brought to the actual music. Written continuously over the course of two years, always with the quality of the recording, the clarity of the mix and the deepness of the sound in mind, “Origin” is an album that charms as much for its function than for its form, and is in this aspect a full work of art. Finally, the album ends with remixes by two of Detritus label mates, Mad E.P. and Mothboy, both adding a more urban and dirty feeling to this album.

Ad Noiseam is proud to present “Origin”, an album where Detritus demonstrates once again that one can be melancholic and yet subtle, accessible and yet not insulting, artistic and yet human. “Origin” is a work of art which is made to stay, and will be definitely be remembered by anyone who listens to it."

Press reactions to "Origin" was excellent, and the first press sold out in just 4 weeks. I have put some reviews of "Origin" in the discog section.

The ep, "Thresholds", also released on Ad Noiseam, came out October 2007....

"Not the nice boy with the strings anymore: a fruit of anger and frustration, Detritus's “Thresholds” appears as a considerably harder, more direct and more dense approach of Dando-Moore's intricate of drum'n'bass and strings. Terse and straight, the four tracks of “Thresholds” see Detritus bring more fervor to his sound, and balancing it with some of the most direct melodies he's ever written."

The latest album, "Fractured", has been completed, and is currently in the final mixing stages... This is scheduled for release on Ad Noiseam Autumn 2007.....

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