Swim

カナダ出身ロンドン在住、ダン・スナイスことカリブー(ex-マニトバ)による5作目となるアルバムが登場！前作で開花したカリブー流クラウト・ロック、サイケデリック・サウンドは息を潜め、今作では原点回帰と言わんばかりの四打ち、ミニマルテクノを導入。スリリングな楽曲展開に驚愕するだろう。ハッキリ言ってしまえば2010年を代表することになる超ド級の傑作！！フォー・テットがミニマル・テクノを取り入れ大成功したように、カリブーもまた今までとは異なるサウンドを探求。
HOSTESS

Spin (p.85) - "SWIM builds drama with fluttered flutes, processed strings, skronking saxophone, or a wheezing horn meandering over a defiant, ominous bass." Uncut (p.85) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Snaith's fifth album synthesizes free jazz horns, Tibetan percussion, fluttering flutes and acid basslines, and is his most beguiling release yet..." CMJ - "SWIM provides a shining example of Dan Snaith's constant innovation and well-executed reinvention...delivering an exciting new chapter in Caribou's career." Billboard (p.59) - "The dark harmonies on 'Leave House' reveal a trace of Massive Attack-like trip-hop, while guest vocals from Born Ruffians singer Luke LaLonde on 'Jamelia' lend a dream-pop tinge to the album." Mojo (Publisher) (p.96) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "SWIM comprises an organic, beautifully constructed 45 minutes or so of music, with its own sound-world and its own deep emotional logic." Mojo (Publisher) (p.56) - Ranked #18 in Mojo's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2010" -- "[It] achieved an utterly thrilling synthesis of the dreamily clattering electronica with which he made his reputation..." Paste (magazine) (p.82) - "The shadowy electronics flow from the subdued funk opener 'Odessa' through the slow-motion 'Lalibela....Austere, chilling and beautiful." Clash (Magazine) - "Closing track 'Jamelia' is the most ambitious of the lot, with an innocuous electronic backing that spins of into psychedelic synth whorls..."

マニトバ時代から進化を続けるカリブーがこれまでの概念を覆し、自身のルーツとも言えるミニマルなダンス・アルバムを完成させた。攻撃的でありながら揺らぎを持ったビートに溶け合うメランコリックなフルートやパーカッション、ループする美麗なヴォーカル--これらがすべて織り重なり、目も眩むほどの煌めきを放っている。陰と陽を具現化させたようにエモーショナルなサウンドスケープもまた……この才能、恐るべし。
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