Dimlite - My Human Wears Acedia Shreds EP

If Dimlite’s recent ‘Prismic Tops’ EP served as a stunning reintroduction to one of electronic music’s most
underrated talents, then ‘My Human Wears Acedia Shreds’ is a warning to listeners and peers alike: keep up
or be left behind fast. This quartet of songs finds the Swiss producer creating wide-eyed and progressive music
that synthesises free jazz, prog and kraut rock, and much more. There is no one else quite on his level, no one
who inhabits a world so complete and unique. While he built his reputation with a string of pioneering releases on
Germany’s Sonar Kollectiv label that took hip hop as their starting point, these days Dimlite is more Soft Machine
than drum machine, a kindred spirit of purveyors of avant-pop such as Panda Bear, and the playful prog giants
of the past. These four tracks contain a richness that makes them his most satisfying compositions yet. Just
check ‘Metal Snake Rider’, an expansive opus packed into just over three minutes of non-stop invention. At times
it’s even pretty, though Dimlite seems uneasy about the beauty he creates, never allowing anything too perfect
to take shape before clipping its wings or trampling it back into the dirt. It’s this tension in his music that makes it
so captivating: a constant tussle of wills between the dreamer and the cynic, the traveller and the trapped. See
also ‘Loins’, in which long-time collaborator Misel Quitno’s drums thump out a brutish ode to Can while Dimlite’s
celebratory harmonies are taunted by the anxious squall that lurks beneath. Though ask its creator and he’ll tell you
simply, “it’s about loins and using them properly”. By the time you have adjusted to the dream-world of ‘My Human
Wears Acedia Shreds’, Dimlite will pull the plug, dropping you back into your monochromatic doldrums. It’s OK
though - as you unravel the secret code in ‘Gone-O-Tron’, you’ll know it’s not forever. Extra limited-edition pressing
in deluxe heavyweight jacket.

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