DAPHNI - Jiaolong (Repress) - 2LP - Gatefold Vinyl

2LP - Black Vinyl Repress housed in a Gatefold Sleeve. 

While Caribou has been touring the globe throughout 2012 in support of Radiohead, Dan Snaith has fallen deeper into his love affair with the dancefloor to bring us a full-length release as Daphni. The first Daphni album of shape-shifting works is titled Jiaolong (pronounced JOW-long) and released on Dan’s own imprint (also called Jiaolong).  

Inspired to work in a completely different way—setting aside the meticulous compositional rigors and musical layers that underpin Caribou songs—Dan Snaith-as-Daphni reaches out for a more feminine, fluid energy and seeks instant gratification.

“Daphni tracks are rough and spontaneous,” he explains. “They’re about working fast and intuitively, capturing the manic energy needed to start a track one afternoon, have it finished, and be playing it in a club that night.”

Tracklist: 

A1    Daphni – Yes, I Know    [4:27]
A2    Cos-Ber-Zam – Ne Noya (Daphni Mix)  [5:37]

B1    Daphni –  Ye Ye    [6:08]
B2    Daphni –  Light    [5:20]

C1    Daphni – Pairs    [5:40]
C2    Daphni – Ahora    [5:47]

D1    Daphni –  Jiao    [4:36]
D2    Daphni – Springs    [4:21]
D3    Daphni – Long    [6:02]