{"id":35171,"date":"2020-11-01T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-01T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=35171"},"modified":"2023-04-07T07:50:36","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T11:50:36","slug":"affect-display-releases-debut-album-animal-drift-animal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=35171","title":{"rendered":"Affect Display releases debut album \u2018Animal Drift Animal\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Affect Display&nbsp;has released his beautifully&nbsp;immersive debut album,&nbsp;\u2018Animal Drift Animal\u2019. Out now via Pirates Blend, it&#8217;s the first release from Canadian producer&nbsp;Damien Smith. The album takes cues from his deep well of influences, ranging from electronic, techno, experimental, psychedelic and indie pop. Along with the album, Smith is also sharing the vibrant video for album opener <em>Until The Light Hits The Door<\/em>, an explosion of colour announcing&nbsp;his arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video clip for <em>Until The Light Hits The Door<\/em> via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hVF7gfv5cmo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith describes the track as &#8220;<em>Like a phoenix rising from the ashes life is born into the world. Light hits one of the infinite doors from which before had come darkness and life emerges. It&#8217;s all at once uncomfortable, painful, wondrous, new and beautiful.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Animal Drift Animal\u2019&nbsp;is a cohesive being that begs you to delve deep into lush ambient spaces, while jettisoning you into the heights of frenzy and energy, showcasing Smith&#8217;s depth, ability and love of the tools of sonic goodness. From analog synths&nbsp;to drum machines, guitars to samplers, he unifies his varied and eclectic influences&nbsp;into a collective&nbsp;body of work&nbsp;within each song &#8211;&nbsp;standing alone in their own right, but ultimately becoming a greater being when listened to in the context of the whole album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Affect Display&#8217;s&nbsp;songwriting takes you on a journey through both familiar places and the unexpected&nbsp;as one listens through this united body of work. It is&nbsp;an album that sonically touches on the circle of life and what it means to be a conscious being in an often unconscionable world;&nbsp;a soundtrack to a life lived through all the beauty, hatred, hurt, love and fear that is to be offered and experienced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcusercontent.com\/3f963405eecf5f2c4a299a386\/_compresseds\/5e56bca6-b36e-46da-a022-1dae5ff787e4.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Affect Display Animal Drift Animal cover artwork\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018<strong>Animal Drift Animal\u2019 track list<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Until The Light Hits The Door<br>2. FlightorFury<br>3. Transference<br>4. dauen<br>5. Flock<br>6. Red Blue Inbetween<br>7. Floating Pictures<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Animal Drift Animal\u2019 is streaming everywhere now via Pirates Blend.&nbsp;You can listen to it&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/smarturl.it\/AffectDisplay_ADA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Affect Display&nbsp;has released his beautifully&nbsp;immersive debut album,&nbsp;\u2018Animal Drift Animal\u2019. Out now via Pirates Blend, it&#8217;s the first release from Canadian producer&nbsp;Damien Smith. 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