Caribou - Swim

Upon listening to Swim this afternoon, I get the distinct impression that Mr.Daniel Snaith (aka Caribou), got his science experiement hat on, locked himself in a room filled with the following -

1. An Apple Mac

2. A copy of Ableton live 8

3. A Korg MicroKorg

4. A copy of Now (mid 90's)

5. A sheer determination to create something unique

6. A MIDI Keyboard and a truck load of sounds and samples.

Armed with this, Caribou has created a brilliant album, a seminal mix of different influences, sounds and crafts it begs the question whether the City Slang stablemates album will be enough to influence the bedroom generation to follow suit (on his website he gives fans the chance to remix 'Sun', giving entrants all the MIDI sequences).

I get the feeling Caribou's spot on meticulous approach to this album is a big reason it caught my ear, listening to first single 'Odessa' which has been reviewed before, the different musical elements that create a sort of a+b = who knows approach works so well, and this trend continues on throughout the whole album.

An album that takes you from A to X in a flash is so prominent, from the subtle scare ridden ride of Odessa, Snaith takes you to Kaili which makes you feel like your in a Manchester warehouse at 2am arms aloft talking codshit about how your all the same but systems keep you apart, a long and stupid analogy I know but thats what Swim provides you with, a chance to relate songs with completely ridiculous juxta defying scenarios.

One thing that stays throughout the album though is Snaith's versatility when it comes to using different instruments, it just works so well as you charter your way through the album. Snaith has created a dance master piece and it is an early contender for album of the year, because of the unique difference Swim takes you on. When Ed Banger released Justice on the dance weary nation, the genre rejuvenated itself to be about hardcore slash electro, people lapped it up but Caribou's new take I feel given the right amount of time, a new set of mathematicians will crawl out of the bedroom and onto Soundcloud to deliver us so much needed versatility in the world of dance.

To sum up, GET IT!

Here is the album for your take - (Courtesy of Soundcloud)