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Swim
Electronic · 2010 · 9 tracks · 43m

Swim

Caribou

A masterwork of liquid electronics and psychedelic house. Shimmering synths and polyrhythmic beats create a soundscape that feels submerged and euphoric.

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It's like a rave happening inside a giant, neon-lit aquarium.

A shimmering, euphoric immersion into rhythmic patterns and liquid synths.

Swim · vs · Caribou
Underwater+4.0σ

Underwater saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks · 43m
01
Odessa
5:15
02
Sun
5:45
03
Kaili
4:42
04
Found Out
3:19
05
Bowls
6:21
06
Leave House
5:12
07
Hannibal
6:16
08
Lalibela
2:26
09
Jamelia
3:59
Moments Worth Waiting For
The relentless, sun-drenched repetition of the vocal hook in track 2 that builds into a brassy, psychedelic climax.
The metallic clatter of the percussion in track 5 that sounds like singing bowls being played in a deep cave.
The way the bassline in track 1 snakes around a dry, clicking beat before the flute melody enters.
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