Name: Din Of Ecstasy
Brand: Chris Whitley

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

RLGM1617.1

Colour

Grey

Colour details

Clear Smoke

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

1000

Release date

2023-11-24

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

196588220517

Total Cap

Grey LP

Artist

Chris Whitley

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Real Gone Music

Chris Whitley was an artist with his feet planted in two very different worlds. On one side was a guitarist/ songwriter who grew up with the Delta and Chicago blues of Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf, with some Bob Dylan thrown in. But at the same time, he was hanging out with NYC Lower East Side avant-gardeists like Arto Lindsey and Michael Beinhorn during his early ‘80s formative years. And it is precisely that tension between tradition and experimentation that makes his music so interesting and unique among “roots rock” artists. That tension is palpable on 1995’s Din of Ecstasy, his second record; Whitley abandons the acoustic blues-rock of his Living with the Law debut in favor of an album, that at first listen, owes a lot to the early-‘90s grunge movement. But Din of Ecstasy is hardly a johnny-come-lately to that sound; those are some truly weird tunings and chords being played by Whitley. It’s almost like he’s reinventing grunge in his own fashion, soaking it in blues and seasoning it with dissonance and feedback. Add some dark, druggy lyrics to the mix and Din of Ecstasy takes its place as one of the decade’s most adventurous albums, a cult classic way overdue for a vinyl release. We’ve pressed up 500 copies in limited edition “pink flume” vinyl, nestled inside a printed inner sleeve. Don’t sleep on this one!

Din Of Ecstasy

Music US

Discover Din Of Ecstasy by Chris Whitley. Limited edition "pink flume" vinyl from Real Gone Music. A unique blend of grunge, blues, and experimentation.