D.Dahlinger: Exquisite Spirits - COMPACT DISCS

Title: Exquisite Spirits
Artist: D.Dahlinger
Label: Cold Busted
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 702334208380
Genre: Rap/Hip Hop
Release Date: 2018-05-25
Number of Discs: 1

2018 release. 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