Starmaps

STARMAPS is the long-distance collaboration between London-based DJ/producer Rachel Ho and Adelaide singer-guitarist Dan Gaskin. Writing and recording across continents, the duo create atmospheric alternative pop that blends electronic production, analogue synth textures and guitar-driven songwriting. Following their 2023 debut singles This Is Love, Somebody Say Something & Reset, full-band live shows in Australia, including a support slot for Django Django, STARMAPS return with their new EP “Say That You Mean It”, released 27 March 2026. The record expands the duo’s sound into darker, more cinematic territory, combining brooding synths, restrained electronic rhythms and atmospheric guitars. Written remotely between London and Adelaide, the EP explores distance, tension and the fragile space between what is said and what is truly meant. HISTORY Dan Gaskin and Rachel Ho first met in Adelaide when their previous bands Sumi and Edison Music played on the same shows. They later went on to perform together in Newtonheath and The Dark Lights before eventually losing touch when Rachel relocated to London. Years later the pair reconnected through social media during the pandemic, rediscovering a shared musical direction. Embracing remote collaboration and the possibilities of hybrid recording, they began writing and producing together across time zones — with STARMAPS emerging as the result.