Trickster Spirit by DJ Coldsteel
Trickster Spirit is a beautiful magic carpet ride of a bop, racing giddily at breakneck-speed across the more neon end of the rave spectrum. Taking in acid, trance, hardcore and breaks with a spicy gabba twist - this is Coldsteel’s first full length long player to date, following recent EPs for Audio Bambino, Hardest Soft & Nooit Meer Naar Huis.
Young buck, Darius Shaol (aka DJ Coldsteel) delivers the goods - snacking on samples from far and wide and then spewing them up alongside his own deeply infectious harmonies & rhythms. Melodies are bright-eyed and bushy-tailed but divisive (see historical tricksters such as the fox, Pan and sprites et al). “Growing up in the U.S, I feel uncomfortable saying this but the album is intentionally cheeky. It lives in a cloud kingdom above grind, style and pragmatism”.
DJ Coldsteel hails from Vermont, North East USA and now resonates in Chicago, Illinois.
Loves: fish, acid, family, gamelan, sunrise, girlfriend, fantasy, reality.
Favorite Colours: blue, purple.
Biome: Fern forests.
Tricks up sleeve: Many.
Motion: Erratic.
IQ: 63.
Tracklist
| 1. | Cherry Coloured Tranz | 5:14 |
| 2. | Backwards Evolution | 3:45 |
| 3. | Afternoon Acid | 4:25 |
| 4. | Ice Diamond | 3:21 |
| 5. | Faerie & Serpent | 5:47 |
| 6. | War Hero | 3:46 |
| 7. | Ravitek | 5:28 |
Credits
All audio and visuals created and produced by DJ Coldsteel. Compiled by Micheal Patterson. Mastered by Stepehen Bishop.
