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Olof Dreijer Sets Debut Solo Album 'Loud Bloom' for May 8 on Dirty Hit’s DH2

The Knife co-founder assembles a club-forward set that folds recent singles into new, globally minded collaborations.

Overview

  • Olof Dreijer has signed to Dirty Hit and will release his first solo LP on the label’s electronic imprint DH2 on May 8.
  • The lead track, Echoed Dafino, features Sudanese singer Maman and arrives today as the project’s first single.
  • The 14-track album includes guests Toya Delazy of South Africa and Colombian percussionist and past collaborator Diva Cruz.
  • The tracklist gathers six previously issued songs from the past three years and adds a reworked version of Camelia from the 2023 Rosa Rugosa EP.
  • Coverage varies on spellings for the album title and single, with most reports using Loud Bloom and Echoed Dafino.