SONG OF THE DAY (#207)

'i woke up,' by dibidim

i've been meaning to post these guys for ages -- at least since last february -- but for whatever reason or other, i just never got around to it. as i'm listening to it again this morning, i'm feeling guilty about not writing this post sooner, for it is supremely excellent music!

the first time i heard 'i woke up' i thought, 'wow, this is what a-ha would sound like were they recording in 2007 instead of 1985.' [a-ha is still around, but you konw what i mean]. the synth lines are simple, yet emotive and the vocals so pristine and pure that i could've sworn it was the second coming of morten harket. so it came as little surprise that dibidim doods jonas raabe and jeron gunderson both hail from norway [oslo & bergen, respectively]. however, they met in liverpool and it was there dibidim was born.

'riders,' their second release [so far as i can gather], is a great little late-night album--moody and sexy, playful and nostalgic. if you like your synthpop with a dose of retro-cool, dibidim's the band for you. a warning: good luck finding the album. i have no idea where my friend who gave it to me got it. i can't find it on sale anywhere [even the 'buy' links are their website are dead], so if you like what you hear, let me know...

→ dibidim: i woke up
→ dibidim: she turns to gold
→ dibidim: sailor