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A Web of Odd Behaviour

by Deep Scene

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1.
Restless 04:56
2.
Rapture 04:11
3.
Only Vapour 02:40
4.
5.
Let You Down 03:48
6.
Flakin' Out 02:46
7.
So Undone 04:00
8.
Sideways 03:28

about

In 2016, Darren Cordeux wrote an album about infidelity. His infidelity. He named it A Web Of Odd Behaviour, but it was going to be called “Limeade”, a response to Beyonce’s decorated 2016 album Lemonade.

“It was about telling the story of the other side, of the one who’s ashamed. It runs in parallel with Lemonade. And when I was first breaking up, my ex would play Lemonade all the time. It was surreal.”

Supported by Kate Koomen on drums and Nick Wilkins on bass, Deep Scene formed. Cordeux says the band name was chosen because it captured the heaviness of his situation.

“It was a term my friends were throwing around. It really summed up everything that was going on at the time.”

Not long after they’d formed, Deep Scene recorded their debut album over a single scorching Melbourne weekend in January of 2017. A Web Of Odd Behaviour was born. The debut takes its name from a song on the album called ‘Only Vapour’.

“That was written as a kind of homage to the beginning of the relationship, or of any relationship, really. It captures that feeling of the chase,” says Cordeux.

The chorus decrees: “I’m a web of odd behaviour / You’re gold to me / I’m only vapour to you.”

“It was that whole idea of being more into someone than they are into you. It’s me reminiscing. But I also thought that A Web Of Odd Behaviour as a stand-alone line really sums up everything that went on. It was the catalyst for the break-up,” he says.

On the album’s remaining tracks, ‘Restless’ signifies the beginning of Cordeux’s disconnect from his relationship and music, while ‘Rapture’ heralds optimism and new beginnings. But for Cordeux, ‘Lie On My Lips’ is the most devastating song of all.

“It recalls what I feel was the happiest time in the relationship. We lived a simple life on the beach with our dog, Polly. I truly believed that was what my future looked like,” he says.

Just a week after recording, Cordeux departed for Los Angeles, where he now lives. But time away from the album was hard, and on a brief trip back to Australia, he booked time at Four Hundred Acres studio in Broadmeadows. There he recorded the remaining guitars and vocals for A Web Of Odd Behaviour. It was later mixed by Canadian recording engineer Jesse Gander, who’s discography runs long and includes Japandroids and White Lung.

“It was strange, going into that studio. Not even the engineer was there. I’d been detached from the album for a few months and then finishing it alone…the silence was deafening. It was a strange phenomenon, but the perfect way to put the final touches on the album,” he says.

“I started writing these songs on a blow-up mattress in my parents’ house because I’d moved out of my place. Then I finished the album alone in Broadmeadows. Art imitates life,” he adds.

While there’s no immediate plan to continue writing or recording as Deep Scene, Cordeux’s learned to never say “never”.

“That’s just shooting yourself in the foot. And really, the purpose of Deep Scene was to make that album. I see this record as a kind of apology and a swansong to a relationship that was a huge part of my history, and something that’s shaped the person I am today,” he concludes.

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released August 17, 2018

All songs written and recorded by Deep Scene
Mixed by Jesse Gander, Mastered by Joe Carra
Photography by Nicholas Wilkins, Design by Sam Donaldson
P&C Neat Lawn 2018

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