Darkbloom (EP)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Darkbloom
| type = ep
| cover = Grimes and d'Eon - Darkbloom cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2011|04|18}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
- Electropop{{cite web|first=Louise|last=Brailey|url=http://www.factmag.com/2011/05/05/grimes-deon-darkbloom/|title=Grimes / d'Eon: Darkbloom|work=Fact|date=May 5, 2011|access-date=August 12, 2012}}
- R&B
- avant-pop{{cite web|first=Lindsay|last=Zoladz|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15439-darkbloom-ep/|title=d'Eon / Grimes: Darkbloom EP|work=Pitchfork|date=May 19, 2011|access-date=August 12, 2012}}
| length = 36:19
| label =
| producer =
- Grimes
- d'Eon
| chronology = Grimes
| prev_title = Halfaxa
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Visions
| next_year = 2012
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = d'Eon
| type = EP
| prev_title = Palinopsia
| prev_year = 2010
| title = Darkbloom
| year = 2011
| next_title = LP
| next_year = 2012
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Cokemachineglow
| rev1score = 81%{{cite web|first=Calum|last=Marsh|url=http://www.cokemachineglow.com/record_review/6171/grimesdeon-darkbloom-2011|title=Grimes / d'Eon Darkbloom Split 12" (Arbutus; 2011)|work=Cokemachineglow|date=April 29, 2011|access-date=August 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903012322/http://www.cokemachineglow.com/record_review/6171/grimesdeon-darkbloom-2011|archive-date=September 3, 2011|url-status=dead}}
| rev2 = Fact
| rev3 = Pitchfork
| noprose = yes
}}
Darkbloom is a split EP by Canadian musicians Grimes and d'Eon. It was released on April 18, 2011, as a joint release through Grimes' and d'Eon's respective labels, Arbutus Records and Hippos in Tanks. Darkbloom was conceived together by Grimes and d'Eon but recorded separately.
Grimes directed the video for "Vanessa" herself after reportedly being unhappy with the video made for "Crystal Ball".{{cite web|first=Laura M.|last=Holson|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/08/fashion/claire-boucher-known-as-grimes-mines-beauty-from-the-dark-side.html|title=Claire Boucher Mines Beauty From the Dark Side|work=The New York Times|date=March 7, 2012|access-date=February 19, 2012}}{{cite web|first=Steve|last=Kerr|url=http://www.dummymag.com/features/2011/05/09/grimes-d-eon-interview/|title=Grimes & d'Eon interview: "Everything is gained."|work=Dummy Mag|date=May 9, 2011|access-date=February 19, 2012|archive-date=May 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507043513/http://www.dummymag.com/features/2011/05/09/grimes-d-eon-interview/|url-status=dead}} It was Claire Boucher's directorial debut. She also directed and co-starred in the D'Eon video for "Transparency." Both videos were released on the same day in April 2011. Tim Kelly's video for "Crystal Ball" had been filmed earlier but was released in May.
Track listing
Tracks 1–5 performed, written and produced by Grimes. Tracks 6–9 performed, written and produced by d'Eon.
{{Track listing
| title1 = Orphia
| length1 = 1:09
| title2 = Vanessa
| length2 = 5:24
| title3 = Crystal Ball
| length3 = 3:16
| title4 = Urban Twilight
| length4 = 4:16
| title5 = Hedra
| length5 = 3:39
| title6 = Telepathy
| length6 = 3:03
| title7 = Thousand Mile Trench
| length7 = 6:00
| title8 = Tongues
| length8 = 4:02
| title9 = Transparency
| length9 = 5:30
}}
Personnel
Credits adapted from Darkbloom album liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Darkbloom |others=Grimes and d'Eon |year=2011 |type=CD liner notes |publisher=Arbutus Records, Hippos in Tanks |id=ABT017, HIT011}}
- Grimes – vocals, producer {{small|(tracks: 1–5)}}
- d'Eon – vocals, producer {{small|(tracks: 6–9)}}
- Jasper Baydala – design
- Sebastian Cowan – additional mixing
- Sadaf Hakimian – photography
- Tyler Los-Jones – insert
Release history
References
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External links
- [http://arbutusrecords.com/?shopp_product=grimes-d Darkbloom] at Arbutus Records
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120125102225/http://hipposintanks.net/releases/grimes-d%E2%80%99eon-%E2%80%93-darkbloom-split-12digital/ Darkbloom] at Hippos in Tanks
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