Friday 30 November 2012

daphni - yes, i know

and here is the legend that they call dan snaith. i love this guy. the mind behind manitoba, daphni and the more well known caribou. not only is the man an exceptionally talented musician, ranging from underground dirty beats to soothing hippy vibes, the man is hard to hate. caribou's 'swim' album was indeed the first ever vinyl i ever bought, and it was not a mistake. jiaolong; the daphni album that he released in october 2012, must be my favourite album since claude vonstroke's 'bird brain' album or thom yorke's 'the eraser' album. you almost get a weird trip just listening to it, the beats and and rhythms that he creates are so memorable they can send you shivers even when you're not listening to it. it's the strangest but most relieving feeling that he can continuously do this; no matter which album i discuss. the samples he uses in tracks such as "cos-ber-zam-ne noya" portray the creative mind that he constantly shows and bring you back down to earth from the sky high, mind boggling songs such as "light". such juxtaposition within this album, from the liquid drum and bass style to the house rhythms to the bongo beats that you just can't help but shake about excitedly too. this really does help us get one step closer into the mind of dan snaith and if you don't love him after this album, well, you don't deserve to have ears. 

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