Daphni - Jiaolong

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Canadian pop experimentalist Dan Snaith (a.k.a Caribou) released his most recent LP, the excellent Swim, over two years ago. And though there's been no announcement of a proper follow up to that full-length, the multi-faceted artist has said he'll soon release an album under his more house-leaning moniker, Daphni.JIAOLONG (pronounced "jow-long," artwork above) is a nine-song LP arriving on October 16 via Merge and Snaith's own Jiaolong imprint. Speaking on his forthcoming album, the producer says, "I'd fallen back in love with moments in small, dark clubs when a DJ puts on a piece of music that not only can you not identify but that until you heard it, you could not have conceived of it existing. In contrast to live concerts where bands predictably string together the songs from their most recent album, DJs have the potential to blindside you, be genuinely surprising. As a music producer, the parameters of dance music seem wider. The rhythmic underpinnings are liberating rather than constraining, allowing the rest of the elements to coalesce from a broad palette." The sound of JIAOLONG is also said to be centered around a modular synth that Snaith built himself, some of which you might be able to hear in the video for album cut and early single "Ye Ye," below. The tracklist for JIAOLONG is underneath the video.

http://www.xlr8r.com/news/2012/07/caribous-dan-snaith-announces-lp

01. Yes, I Know

02. Cos-Ber-Zam - Ne Noya (Daphni Mix)

03. Ye Ye

04. Light

05. Pairs

06. Ahora

07. Jiao

08. Springs

09. Long

nice.....

Very cool, I'd begun to think he was going to stay all vinyl-only elitist with this project... love his more electronic/beat-oriented leanings (Start Breaking My Heart )

yeah i'm more a fan of his daphni stuff than his manitoba/caribou stuff

Ooh can't wait. Swim is one of my favourite albums in recent years, possibly ever.

Can't wait for this.

hmm

Has other tracks than 'Ye Ye' leaked?

the whole album leaked

i think i prefer this daphni stuff.

had a wee lol at this...

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I've been surprised by the number of transcendent moments that I, sober and in my mid-30s, have had in clubs in the last few years, both as a punter and as a DJ. Against my expectations, there's some magic in it still. The clichés about the collective consciousness of clubs still seems to hold water in some special cases. Set against the backdrop of bland and functional dance music and the mind-numbing predictability of the EDM barfsplosion currently gripping the corporate ravesters, there is a small world where dance music lives up to its potential to liberate, surprise, and innovate. It's there that I hope Daphni has a place.

Stream is on RA. Comes out Friday (well technically next Monday but most places will get it in before the weekend).

Looking forward to hearing it. To be honest though, I'd rather another Caribou album after how good Swim was.

given this a couple listens now. like the style alot.

the first track starts off so strong but i really don't like when the vocals and horn loop comes in. it doesn't really fit on the part i already liked.

Never got into this one but seeing him DJing w/ James Holden in a couple of weeks so having a listen now. I can see why they DJ together as there are definite links w/ Holden's music.

Im glad this thread cropped up, I've been listening to it loads lately. In particular, Cos Ber Zam Ne Noya.