D.M.P.H.
Doug Murphy – guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals
Paul Hamilton – percussion, voice
Acting on the credo that “A wrong note is an error but a wrong note repeated is an arrangement”, D.M.P.H.’s music bear the scars of spontaneity. Almost everything on Only Two Can Play and BIG BUN – from the live-in-the-studio drums-&-bass rhythm tracks through to the guitar and vocal overdubs – are first takes.
Far from being Luddites, DMPH have resisted embracing modern technology. They believe that if you use the same gadgets as everyone else – Autotune, click tracks, loops, off-the-shelf effects – you will sound like everyone else. They remain true to their D.I.Y. aesthetic.
With Murphy high-kicking it in Norway and Hamilton foot-dragging in England, they have been unable to lark about in a studio together since 2017, and their recent work has been conducted via the internet. Despite the spatial gap, they continue to find ways of upsetting the cart of predictability.
Discography:
INSTANT COMA! [d/l 5-track E.P.] (2020)
W.A.S.P. In W.E.B. [d/l 2-song single] (2020)
Talking About My Genitalia [d/l 2-song single] (2020)
The Green Book [1 song on d/l Various Artists E.P.] (2019)
The Silent Finger [d/l 2-track single] (2017)
Car-Toons [d/l 3-song E.P.] (2016)
Nope Unintended [d/l 3-song E.P.] (2016)
Two Camels [d/l song] (2014)
BIG BUN [12-song d/l album] (2014)
Only Two Can Play [9-song d/l album, 10-song CD album] (2011)
Selected Videography:
W.A.S.P. In W.E.B. See! Hear!
Mr. Potter Of Creep St. See! Hear!
IVY See! Hear!


