''Darkbloom'' is a

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EP by Canadian musicians

Grimes Claire Elise Boucher (; born March 17, 1988), known professionally as Grimes, is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Her early work has been described as extending from "lo-fi R&B" to futuristic dance-pop, and has in ...

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. It was released on April 18, 2011, as a joint release through Grimes' and d'Eon's respective labels,

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. ''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". 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.

Track listing

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

Personnel

Credits adapted from ''Darkbloom'' album liner notes. * Grimes – vocals, producer * d'Eon – vocals, producer * Jasper Baydala – design * Sebastian Cowan – additional mixing * Sadaf Hakimian – photography * Tyler Los-Jones – insert

Release history

References

External links

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