Title: Exquisite Spirits Artist: D.Dahlinger Label: Cold Busted Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 702334207888 Genre: Rap/Hip Hop Release Date: 2018-07-20 Number of Discs: 1
Vinyl LP pressing. Cold Busted presents Exquisite Spirits from D. Dahlinger, a self-described "Northern California-bred, Japan-based dusty dollar/yen bin loop digger. " The follow-up to 2016's debut album Brisk Temps, Exquisite Spirits is another brilliant exercise in tough, boombap beats at meditative tempos and engaging sample source genre clashes. D. Dahlinger's influences are wide-ranging, with Paul's Boutique and Paid In Full hotly tipped alongside psych-rock and shoegaze, as well as the attitudes of west coast skateboarding culture thrown in. A relocation to Japan also created noticeable inspiration, giving the music a wandering flavor that often feels like solemn exploration. A prime example of D. Dahlinger's distinctive sound is the curiously titled "B," which dreamily combines glistening harps, compressed vinyl noise, and lovely piano over a solid beat foundation. There's also the pensive build of "Color Scheme 13," with a gentle flute that deceptively calms the listener before the approaching sonic storm; the molasses intro of "Wind Back Up" which increases in tempo to reveal an intricate construction of samples and melody; and the deft trip hop thump of "Anyone's Out There," featuring layers of D. Dahlinger's trademark hypnotic embellishments. Exquisite Spirits lives up it's name, being both haunting and hard-toignore... beats designed for the ages.
Tracks: 1.1 Rise Early 1.2 B 1.3 Faceslap Aspiration 1.4 Too Many Delectable Things 1.5 Color Scheme 13 1.6 Drums of Dol 1.7 Wind Back Up 1.8 Distil 1.9 Anyone's Out-There 1.10 2nd First Train 1.11 Mellolabye
