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INTRODUCING: Department M

• 13th Feb 2013

DEPARTMENT M, the new project of Leeds-based Owen Brinley, releases it’s debut single on March 25th through Hide and Seek Records.

A career as a DJ and binge-drinker in several Leeds nightclubs had Brinley suffering from the onset of Hyperacusis, an acute over-sensitivity to certain frequency ranges, emerging to keep his well-developed tinnitus company. Lifestyle changes had to be made but quitting music wasn’t an option.


‘I’ll Fax You An Apology’, the single’s title track, drifts with gentle, haunting vocals as electronics smash and clatter around. It’s a fresh sound; one that is both grandiose, yet full of space and room for reflection.

Listen to ‘I’ll Fax You An Apology’ here:

See Department M live:
25th March – Old Blue Last, London (Free entry)
27th March – Kraak Gallery, Manchester
29th March – Wharf Chambers, Leeds