Denim & Diamonds

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Denim & Diamonds is an electro-punk band formed in the late 20th century that fuses New Wave, punk, glitch, & intelligent dance music with DIY electronic circuit-bending wearable technology, and absurdist new media arts practice. They are one of the first of the "pop" artists to use the sounds otherwise thought to be of the technology malfunctioning as an active component in their music.

Their movement combines the Glitch sound with Anti-corporate sentiment, DIY punk attitude and IDM-style digital effects by means of analog synthesizers, drum machines, and custom built software via MAX/MSP. The Visuals at their shows synced to the music often resemble or directly allude to shortcomings of technology. The members often wear "technology" directly on their sleeves and modify sounds by means of homemade wearable MIDI controllers reminiscent of ominous results of technology gone awry presented in such classic films like Blade Runner and Total Recall.

Denim & Diamonds was formed in Upstate NY in 2002 out of the Graduate Art Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institutewith members from the seminal 90's synth-punk project A Roman Scandal, they are the musical outlet of the artist and technology collective Conglomco Media Net.