Dels

British musician
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroBritish musician
A.K.A.Kieren Gallear
A.K.A.Kieren Gallear
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain
isRapper
Work fieldMusic
Gender
Male
Birth15 February 1985
Age39 years
The details

Biography

Kieren Gallear, also known as DELS (pronounced "Dels") is a recording artist, graphics designer and filmmaker born in Ipswich, England. He is currently based in London and graduated from Kingston University in 2007 with a BA Hons Degree in graphic design. Dickins signed with the Ninja Tune label Big Dada in May 2010.

GOB (2011)

DELS has released three singles, "Shapeshift", "Trumpalump" (produced by Hot Chip's Joe Goddard) and "GOB" (produced by Kwes), in 2010 and 2011. His debut album GOB was produced by Kwes, with Micachu engineering two tracks and Joe Goddard three tracks. DELS met all three producers via Myspace when the social networking site was at its peak of popularity.

Critical acclaim

DELS was described as the 'Future of UK Hip Hop' by British national newspaper The Times in their 'Ones To Watch 2011' list in January 2011. Paul Lester of The Guardian has complimented Dickins for his ability to set himself apart from many homogeneous Hip Hop artists by sounding both languid and urgent. Lester has described Dickins as "Dizzee mixed with the Björk of Vespertina". DELS has received positive media coverage from BBC Radio 1 and 6 Music DJ's such as Zane Lowe, Annie Mac, Huw Stephens, Reggie Yates, Huey Morgan and Lauren Laverne. DELS' single 'Shapeshift' was listed by Dazed & Confused and Drowned In Sound as one of their top singles of 2010.

Petals Have Fallen (2014)

Gallear's second album, Petals Have Fallen was released on the 3rd November 2014.

I met most of the people that contributed to this album on MySpace back in 2005. We had a page called “Loners", where myself and the likes of Kwes, Micachu, Ghostpoet, Sampha, Coby Sey, Elan Tamara and others were all featured. We always said that we'd do a proper album together eventually. Petals Have Fallen is probably the closest thing to that happening to date.

Discography

Studio albums

  • GOB (2 May 2011)
  • Petals Have Fallen (3 November 2014)

EPs

  • Black Salad (2012)

Singles

YearSingleAlbumLabel
25 February 2008Lazy-Moshi Moshi
23 August 2010ShapeshiftGOBBig Dada
29 November 2010Trumpalump feat. Joe GoddardGOBBig Dada
25 April 2011GOBGOBBig Dada
18 August 2011Capsize feat. Joe Goddard & Roots ManuvaGOBBig Dada
26 November 2012Bird Milk feat. BILABlack Salad EPBig Dada
26 November 2012You Live In My HeadBlack Salad EPBig Dada
8 August 2014RGB / Fall ApartPetals Have FallenBig Dada
23 October 2014Burning Beaches feat. Rosie LowePetals Have FallenBig Dada

Guest appearances

  • Kwesachu Mixtape Vol.1 (2010)
  • Eyesdown (Remix) (w/ Bonobo & Andreya Triana) (2011)
  • Kwesachu Mixtape Vol.2 (2012)

Filmography

Music Videos

  • You Live In My Head (DELS) 2012
  • Right Thing (Rosie Lowe) 2013

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