Caribou名義で世界中を魅了し続けるカナダ出身の鬼才、Dan Snaith。彼がダンスフロアへの純粋な情熱と愛を爆発させたプロジェクトが、このDaphniだ。

緻密な構成と幾重にも重なる音の層で構築されるCaribouの楽曲とは対照的に、Daphniのサウンドは極めて直感的。溢れ出すアイデアを即座に形にし、その日の夜にはクラブでプレイできるほどのスピード感と、剥き出しのエネルギーが凝縮されている。

自身のレーベル名を冠した『Jiaolong』に収められているのは、ジャンルの枠を軽々と飛び越える自由奔放なトラック群。サイケデリックな電子音、土着的なリズム、そしてダンスミュージックが持つ根源的な快楽が、しなやかで力強いエネルギーとなって押し寄せる。

A1. Daphni – Yes, I Know
A2. Cos-Ber-Zam – Ne Noya (Daphni Mix)
B1. Daphni – Ye Ye
B2. Daphni – Light
C1. Daphni – Pairs
C2. Daphni – Ahora
D1. Daphni – Jiao
D2. Daphni – Springs
D3. Daphni – Long

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 will be 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.”