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.
Darkbloom Released April 18, 2011 (2011-04-18 ) Genre
Length 36 :19 Label
Producer
Palinopsia (2010)
Darkbloom (2011)
LP (2012)
Grimes directed the video for "Vanessa" herself after reportedly being unhappy with the video made for "Crystal Ball".[ 4] [ 5] 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.
Tracks 1–5 performed, written and produced by Grimes. Tracks 6–9 performed, written and produced by d'Eon.
Title 1. "Orphia" 1:09 2. "Vanessa" 5:24 3. "Crystal Ball" 3:16 4. "Urban Twilight" 4:16 5. "Hedra" 3:39 6. "Telepathy" 3:03 7. "Thousand Mile Trench" 6:00 8. "Tongues" 4:02 9. "Transparency" 5:30
Credits adapted from Darkbloom album liner notes.[ 6]
Grimes – vocals, producer (tracks: 1–5)
d'Eon – vocals, producer (tracks: 6–9)
Jasper Baydala – design
Sebastian Cowan – additional mixing
Sadaf Hakimian – photography
Tyler Los-Jones – insert
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^ Kerr, Steve (May 9, 2011). "Grimes & d'Eon interview: "Everything is gained." " . Dummy Mag . Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2012 .
^ Darkbloom (CD liner notes). Grimes and d'Eon. Arbutus Records , Hippos in Tanks . 2011. ABT017, HIT011.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ "Darkbloom/ Split by Grimes" . HMV Canada . Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2012 .
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