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DOWNLOAD: dOP - Cum With Me

The Parisian trio, dOP took on its current form after personal tragedy, the sudden death of their guitarist. But rather than let their mourning affect the tone of their music, Dam, Clement and Jo embraced a sort of wary optimism, as well the structural templates of dance music. But their free spirited approach to music in the first place (aided by the mentoring duo of French pranksters, Noze) meant these "constraints" were actually be great opportunities. Now the group often skronks, slinks, slouches, slugs and sates in their jazz-inflected style to a swinging beat. This rather unique sound has landed the band spots on Milnor Modern, Circus Company and Orac Records.

The two tunes we have for you display both ends of the dOP spectrum: "Between the Blues," from the EP of the same name, finds the trio channeling the Neptunes' Pharrell Williams, cobbling together a drippy/blippy hip-hop beat over which Jo launches his slant rhymes. By contrast, "Cum With Me" is the band's twisted take on straightforward house, heavily pocked by sax blurts, ostinato synth riffs and helium-breathed vocals. It's easy to grapple with the titular double entendre while letting your hindquarters decide what's best, a trait dOP makes maximum use of. Their birth may have coincided with tragedy, but dOP's open-minded, malleable sound seems to predict a bright and quirky future.

Sounds Like: Noze, Gnarls Barkley gone house, Outkast

Download: dOP - Cum With Me

Download: dOP - Between the Blues

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