Dav!d&Clara do not simply write songs, they construct intriguing music with use of minimal synth sounds and lyrical imagery. What has always been fascinating about the two is their ability to layer fantastic storytelling and melodies over their sounds. They come up with melodies that get stuck in your head and demand re-listening. This is […]
DAV!D&CLARA – “Human part 2 : Invoking Antonio” – as implicit as it explicit
“Human part 2 : Invoking Antonio” continues to define DAV!D&CLARA’s ambition, and the search for DAV!D’s predominating inner-self, which has contrasting variations. This in turn, gives him a much needed edge in creating evolving perspectives of who he really is…or who we think he is. Apparent to all – from the outside, he is the […]
INTERVIEW: Beyond the Confessions Of DAV!D&CLARA
Formed back in 2004, the alternative electronic music duo of DAV!D&CLARA, made up of singer, songwriter, producer DAV!D (David Castillo), and his trustworthy computer CLARA, have since released a series of critically acclaimed singles and albums. Their latest album is “CONFESSIONS OF THE MACHINE”, which has been raking up a series of important streaming numbers. We […]
INTERVIEW: DAV!D&CLARA – “I don’t quit, I keep going”
Formed back in 2004, the alternative electronic music duo of DAV!D&CLARA, made up of singer, songwriter, producer DAV!D (David Castillo), and his trustworthy computer CLARA, have since released a series of critically acclaimed singles and albums. Their latest album is “CONFESSIONS OF THE MACHINE”. When did you first meet Clara, and has she changed over time? […]
DAV!D&CLARA: “CONFESSIONS OF THE MACHINE” surprises the ear throughout
The album, “CONFESSIONS OF THE MACHINE” was initially expected to be released in 2020, but DAV!D (David Castillo) and his computer CLARA, better known as DAV!D&CLARA, were clearly anxious to unpack and unfold thoughts, emotions and experiences harboring deep in their mindset. There are so many great songs, with such a fluid cohesion, that listening […]
DAV!D&CLARA: “Repair” – pushing him forward into new and exciting territories
The man and machine duo of DAV!D (David Castillo) and his computer CLARA, better known as DAV!D&CLARA, are back with a new single in 2019, called “Repair”. The track is taken from the upcoming album, “CONFESSIONS OF THE MACHINE” to be released early 2020. Much of this latest single displays a minimalist, almost survivalist element, […]
DAV!D&CLARA: “Body Works” – a core of honest sentiment
With such a wealth of personal experience to draw from, DAV!D (David Castillo) and his trustworthy computer CLARA will never be short of lyrical inspiration for his songs, the beating heart of both of them having already been through more than you or I could expect to reasonably encounter in a lifetime. Melody, song structure and a […]
DAV!D&CLARA: “BODY WORK” – a celebration of epic musical proportions
The new album by DAV!D&CLARA: half man, half machine. Together they have created what is a self-professed “collection of guilty pleasures”. 14 tracks that are fun, inventive, and meteoric on impact from start to finish. An electronic celebration marking the duos 10th year making music. “BODY WORK”, available now on Bandcamp with full booklet. Crashing […]
DAV!D&CLARA: “The Art of Audio” – a superb and surprising piece of work
A new DAV!D&CLARA release is always a highly anticipated, and unpredictable, musical event. The duo (yes, duo. One may be a human, and the other a computer, but they operate like a duo) generally stay within the lines of melodic electro-industrial blends with DAV!D’s coolly detached, low register sexy vocals front and center, while CLARA […]
DAV!D&CLARA: “Stopping Traffic” produces a large dynamic of emotion
The man and his beloved machine are back! Formed back in 2004, the improbable duo of DAV!D&CLARA, made up of singer, songwriter and producer DAV!D (David Castillo) and his trustworthy computer CLARA, have since released the albums “Emotion Machine” (2013), “H/U/M/A/N/” (2014), and “The Adventures in Love, Lust, and Life” (2015). DAV!D&CLARA have also released […]
