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Beginnings
Electronic · 2012 · 13 tracks · 1h 13m

Beginnings

Maribou State

A collection of early sketches and remixes defined by dusty vocal chops, shuffling garage rhythms, and a distinctively British late-night melancholy.

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The perfect soundtrack for when you're the only person awake in the city.

A lonely but beautiful urban solitude wrapped in warm analog hiss.

Beginnings · vs · Maribou State
Love Lost+1.5σ

The writing leans notably further into love lost than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 1h 13m
01
Got Me Down
4:30
02
Take Another Look
5:06
03
Soul Structure
4:28
04
Breathe
4:54
05
Silent
5:19
06
Casanatra
4:35
07
Got Me Down (Bondax remix)
4:00
08
Olivia (Pedestrian remix)
6:20
09
Got Me Down (Pále remix)
5:10
10
Olivia (Lee Mortimer remix)
5:15
11
Got Me Down (Jason Burns remix)
4:00
12
Olivia (MAO remix)
6:36
13
Got Me Down (Hxdb remix)
4:31
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the vocal sample in 'Got Me Down' is chopped into a rhythmic instrument that feels both human and mechanical.
The sudden warmth of the sub-bass bloom in 'Soul Structure' that anchors the skittering percussion.
The transition into the Bondax remix where the mood shifts from introspective to a sun-drenched, upbeat groove.
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