Dimlite - Grimm Reality

Remarkable – and remarkably packaged - third album from the visionary Swiss electronic musician and producer celebrated by the likes of Flying Lotus, Prefuse 73, Gaslamp Killer and other “Beat Scene” luminaries. Dimlite’s two EPs for Now-Again, ‘Prismic Tops’ (2009) and ‘My Human Wears Acedia Shreds’ (2010), captured an artist in flux : a producer fleeing from his loosely hip hop, jazz and electronica-infused early material and towards a more realized world of sound. With ‘Grimm Reality’, Dimlite incorporates the techniques and artistic attitude of two of his alter-egos (Misel Quitno, a fanatic in low-fidelity electro-acoustic composition, and the Slapped Eyeballers, a two-headed, world-rock-folk combo) to colour a progressive sonic vision. Naming his third album ‘Grimm Reality’ might seem to point to a new autobiographical streak, but that would be too simple. It’s up to the listener to piece together a version of this reality from mere hints: the wistful romance of ‘XY’, the tension and release of ‘New, Better Pain’ and so on through every perfectly poised moment on this record. Likewise, looking for the remains of a hip hop influence or a connection to what's happening on modern dancefloors won’t yield much here. The precedents that spring to mind are all cherished outsiders – Neu, The Residents, Beefheart, Philip Glass - footnotes in mainstream music history but, in an altogether preferable parallel universe, titans of the recent past. This isn't the patchwork of a tasteful record collector though – Dimlite eschews samples entirely, imbuing his music with the spirit of his heroes but never once grabbing for their sound. In so doing, he creates music that is highly singular and – despite its relatively ancient influences – altogether new. The deluxe box set vinyl edition include three 10” records in heavyweight sleeves, an exclusive 7” single (‘Orchard-Wards’ / ‘Older Modes’, and a code to download a free digital version of the complete album.

TRACKLIST:

A1. You Very Rich Believer   A2. Pour Some Blood, We Got This   B1. Blur, Blur, Blur, Blur   B2. Healing A Random Tyrant   C1. Yes, Welcome  C2. New Better Pain   D1. XY   D2. Through The Grimms / Stars Down  E1. Than Them   E2. Fridge Note   F1. One Of Uh Infinity's Countless Uh Tiny Cycles   F2. Heroine Roof

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