ARTIST...: Dimlite
TITLE....: Grimm Reality
YEAR.....: 2011
LABEL....: Now-Again
CAT.NO...: NA5086
GENRE....: Electronic
TIME.....: 56:14 min
SIZE.....: 99,10 MB
QUALITY..: 249kbps/44.1kHz/Joint-Stereo
ENCODER..: Lame 3.98.4
SOURCE...: CDDA
RLS.DATE.: 2011/11/08
WEBSITE..: http://stonesthrow.com/news/2011/10/dimlite-grimm-reality
TRACKLIST
01) (04:58) You Very Rich Believer
02) (05:27) Pour Some Blood, We Got This
03) (04:22) Blur, Blur, Blur, Blur
04) (04:27) Healing A Random Tyrant
05) (03:07) New, Better Pain
06) (03:45) Yes, Welcome
07) (04:12) XY
08) (07:24) Through The Grimms/Stars Down
09) (04:15) Than Them
10) (03:03) Fridge Note
11) (06:09) One Of Uh Infinity's Uh Countless Uh Tiny Cycles
12) (05:05) Heroine Roof
Now Again Records is proud to present Grimm Reality, the third album from our
favorite Swiss electronic musician. Dimlite incorporates the techniques and artistic
attitude of two of his alter-egos (Misel Quitno, a fanatic in low-fidelity
electro-acoustic composition; the Slapped Eyeballers, a two-headed, world-rock-folk
combo) to color a progressive sonic vision.
Titling his third album Grimm Reality might seem to point to a new autobiographical
streak in this Swiss musician, but that would be too simple. It's up to the listener
to piece together a version of Grimm's reality from mere hints: the wistful romance
of "XY", the tension and release of "New, Better Pain" and soon 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-day dance floors,
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. This gem is presented
across two formats, a custom, matte-finished digipak and as a deluxe 3x10" slipcase
with original artwork by Anneka Beatty. The vinyl edition also carries an exclusive
7" single and a digital download code.
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