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The Broken Hearts DJs
The Broken Hearts, aka Amber and Nisha, are the superhip DJing duo
known for their extensive wardrobe of identical costumes and their
distinctive, spectacular performances...
We’re on our way to record our radio We share an unusual obsession... with
show, Broken Hearts Mystery Hour on the circus! We’re currently making a
QRadio. There's no playlist so we have film, Welcome to the Big Top about the
total creative control. We play everything history of performance in the East End
from Harry Belafonte to the Beastie Boys and the recurring motif of the circus
and Shirley Temple. After our first show in contemporary culture. At London
the producer said he didn't know where Fashion Week we also launched a capsule
else he could hear The Ramones back to collection inspired by costumes from
back with George Formby! We like to take the golden age of the circus for Soho
listeners on a journey to a land of eclectic boutique, Beyond the Valley.
tunes and eccentric curiosities. Count Those Freaks is our new single.
We DJ everywhere from Milan to In the video, which is directed by
Moscow but we're London girls at heart! illustrator Rob Flowers, we dress as
We live in the East End, which has a cannibals with bones in our hair like the
great music history with the old music Flintstones! We got the idea for the single
halls such as Hoxton Hall and Hackney by listening to New Orleans style jazz and
Empire. Our London residencies include
Loss which is the 'crying club' at The Last
"We share an
Tuesday Society, and The Met Bar.
unusual obsession..."
We're not your average DJs... we bring
an element of the spectacular to our watching old Disney and Iwerks cartoons
performances through our appearance. from the 30s. There's a strong ‘jungle’
The way we dress is the visual equivalent drumbeat along with a Charleston-esque
of our music. We draw on a huge set brass section. It's been likened to a New
of references from music and fashion Orleans funeral march.
history; anything from Pierrot clowns When we're not working you might
to Anita Berber, a performance artist find us having afternoon tea at Time for
in Weimar Berlin, or the Dolly Sisters Tea on Shoreditch High Street. It’s a bit
– identical showgirls from the Jazz Age. of a secret place, in the front room of a
And we do more than DJ! We both have beautiful Georgian townhouse and only
day jobs at London's biggest vintage open at weekends. It's very eccentric.
store Beyond Retro; we've just finished We also enjoy shopping at Fox Umbrellas
recording our album, Broken Hearts on New Oxford Street – it's been open
Mystery Theatre with the musician since 1868, and is the best place to find
Whitey, plus we're creating a soundtrack eccentric English accessories. And we
to a silent film for the BFI's Sounds & love the Victoria pub in Mile End. They
Silents season. We were also listed at put on events like jumble sales, film
number 16 in the Observer's Cool List screenings and a knitting club. For more
2008, which was a lovely surprise! go to myspace.com/brokenhearts
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