IDM from David Gotham

David Gotham is the solo project of Jack from former duo Ekcle. Gotham’s dark, yet somewhat uplifting sound incorporates a unique blend of electronic, ambient, orchestral and metal music. Mostly exceeding 6 minutes in length, and with epic transitions across moods, tempos, and instrumentation, each song represents a journey in its own right.

Gotham calls on his diverse range of influences, from bands like Nightwish to Enter Shikari, composers from Hans Zimmer to Klaus Badelt, and producers from Carbon Based Lifeforms to Bicep to help shape his distinctive sound.

Born and raised in London, Gotham has clocked up 10 years of music experience being in bands, playing guitar and keys, singing, composing for films, and producing for various artists, his background gives a solid platform for an exciting and innovative Solo artist project.

The artist’s future ambition is to turn the project into a fully live act, with drums, guitars, bass, and live vocals.

Off the back of Gotham’s debut solo single “Enter, The Holy Divine”, which picked up support from Apple Music’s ‘New In Electronic’, Monstercat, AnjunaDeep and Enhanced, Radio 6’s Mark Radcliffe and Reprezent’s Dan Alani to name a few, comes his latest release; “The Curious Case of Thomas Trow”.

Commenting on the track, the artist offers, “I wanted to make a song that could combine the sound of a modern-style 80’s synth in a new and unusual way. Once I got started with the kalimba and recorded it in everything went pretty smoothly from there. I personally love the final section of the whole thing where everything comes together in epic fashion with the guitars and sitar – I can’t wait to play that live!“

Building on his original style of creating vast and dynamic sound scape compositions, his latest track offers a kaleidoscopic window into his musical mind. An array of instrumental sections weave between rhythm shifts to create an epic and engaging listening experience from a producer with true compositional panache.

Listen to The Curious Case of Thomas Trow below