In the small town Farnham vocalist/lyricist Jasmine Reed and producer Benji O’Dell came together to form Dream-Pop duo Deja Blu. Both having a love for etherial and angelic sounds with inspiration being taken from such as Slowdive, Beach House and Clams Casino. Bringing together their influences and style to define their own sound, Deja Blu’s music is a textural and beautiful escape allowing you to ‘push aside the worlds problems and disappear into your own mind.’ - Jordan Parkin
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Jasmine and Benji met at Farnham College in 2016 where they first started making music. A little studio tucked away at the back of the building often provided a creative nest for them to experiment with covers and gradually their own originals.
During a trip to the ‘Lake District’ their first single ‘Lake Song’ was written. Jasmines lyrics, full of natural imagery reflects the environment around them and conjures up nostalgic feelings, an element that would be prominent in many future projects. Returning home the track was produced in Benji’s bedroom adding a lo-fi and DIY personality. Lake Song was played on ITV’s ‘This Morning’ soon after the release and described as ‘A truly mesmerising song’ by Maria Fish from the ‘Musicto’ blog.
Building off their first release Deja Blu have since released two tracks, ‘Baby Steps’ and ‘Soil’ which continue to refine their sound. Particularly ‘soil’ which shows the first hints of darkness within their music. BBC introducing’s Melita Dennett described it as ‘a headphones moment’ eluding to the dynamic soundscapes crafted by the duo.
In their first year of releasing music and whilst still studying at University Deja Blu have reached 900,000 streams across platforms, a number very unexpected to them which has pushed them to begin performing around the south east of England in Guildford, Brighton and London.
Matching their live shows to their recorded music seeing Deja Blu live is not about who’s on stage, its about disconnecting with reality and submerging yourself in the songs. The dark clothes and dim lighting shift the focus from Jasmine and Benji onto the music and visuals they have created.
Now in 2020 Deja Blu are continuing down their dreamy route and exploring it in more depth. They will be releasing several linked singles in the coming months centred around a fantasy world they have created.


https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Deja-Blu-2/Lake-Song


The sky screams orange and blue, the mountains tower over you Your hair catching the breeze, the horizon is littered by the trees And every puddle traps a picturesque dream, some clouds even brushing the tops of the trees

Trying to catch the last glimpse of the day as the light is gleaming further away
Every stone creates a ripple
Every bird cry's a whistle
And the water continues to trickle
And the mist begins to triple
Every stone creates a ripple
Every bird cry's a whistle
And the water continues to trickle
And the mist begins to triple

I was following the water, it took a different, now its falling fast from way up here
And I open my eyes and i climb so high, I didn't realise, I need to be down there
And each of the trees, they look so small and the way to go is so unclear
As the day light disappears
As the day light disappears

Every stone creates a ripple
Every bird cry's a whistle
And the water continues to trickle
And the mist begins to triple
Every stone creates a ripple
Every bird cry's a whistle
And the water continues to trickle
And the mist begins to triple
Every stone creates a ripple (Every bird, every bird)
Every bird cry's a whistle
And the water continues to trickle
And the mist begins to triple (Every bird, every bird)

Every stone creates a ripple (Every bird, every bird)
Every bird cry's a whistle
And the water continues to trickle
And the mist begins to triple (Every bird, every bird)