Darkbloom

Darkbloom
EP by Grimes and d'Eon
Released	April 18, 2011
Genre	Dream pop dark wave baroque pop experimental witch house
Length	36:19
Label	Arbutus Hippos in Tanks
Producer	Grimes d'Eon
Grimes chronology
Halfaxa (2010) Darkbloom (2011) Visions (2012)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Coke Machine Glow	81%[1]
FACT	3/5[2]
Pitchfork Media	7.2/10[3]

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".^[4][5]

Track listing

Tracks 1–5 performed, written and produced by Grimes. Tracks 6–9 performed, written and produced by d'Eon.

No.	Title	Length
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

Credits adapted from Darkbloom album liner notes.^[6]

• Grimes – vocals, producer (1–5)
• d'Eon – vocals, producer (6–9)
• Jasper Baydala – design
• Sebastian Cowan – additional mixing
• Sadaf Hakimian – photography
• Tyler Los-Jones – insert

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format
United Kingdom[7]	April 18, 2011	Arbutus Records, Hippos in Tanks	Digital download
Canada[8]	April 19, 2011		CD
Canada[9]	May 10, 2011		12"
Canada[10]	May 17, 2011		Digital download
United States[11]

References

1. Marsh, Calum (April 29, 2011). "Grimes / d'Eon: Darkbloom (Arbutus; 2011)". Coke Machine Glow. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
2. Brailey, Louise (May 5, 2011). "Grimes / d'Eon: Darkbloom". FACT. The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
3. Zoladz, Lindsay (May 19, 2011). "d'Eon / Grimes: Darkbloom EP". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
4. Holson, Laura M. (March 7, 2012). "Claire Boucher Mines Beauty From the Dark Side". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
5. Kerr, Steve (May 9, 2011). "Grimes & d'Eon interview: "Everything is gained."". Dummy. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
6. Darkbloom (CD liner notes). Grimes and d'Eon. Arbutus Records, Hippos in Tanks. 2011. ABT017, HIT011.
7. "Darkbloom by Grimes & d'Eon". iTunes Store UK. Apple Inc. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
8. "DARKBLOOM/ SPLIT : EP by GRIMES". HMV Canada. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
9. "DARKBLOOM/ SPLIT by GRIMES". HMV Canada. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
10. "Darkbloom by Grimes & d'Eon". iTunes Store Canada. Apple Inc. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
11. "Darkbloom by Grimes & d'Eon". iTunes Store US. Apple Inc. Retrieved August 12, 2012.

External links

• Darkbloom at Arbutus Records
• Darkbloom at Hippos in Tanks