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On June 26 2012, DIIV released their seminal debut record, Oshin. Thealbum received critical acclaim from Pitchfork granting it InchBest New Music,Inch NME ranked it in the Top 10 among it's InchAlbums of the Year,Inch and itpositioned DIIV as a central influence on the sound and aesthetic of the2010s Brooklyn indie music scene.Beginning in 2011 as the nom-de-plume of Z. Cole Smith, musical provocateur and frontman of the atmospheric and autumnally-charged fourpiece, DIIV created instant vibrations in the blog-world with their impressionistic debut single InchSometime.Inch DIIV craft a sound that is at oncefamilial and frost-bitten. Indebted to classic kraut, dreamy Creationrecords psychedelia, and the primitive-crunch of late-80s Seattle, theband walk a divisive yet perfectly fused patch of classic-undergroundinfluence on their debut LP. To commemorate the 10th anniversary, this limited edition 2xLP combines the Oshin tracklist with the original Oshin demos recorded bySmith, and two live cuts recorded at storied Brooklyn DIY venue SheaStadium - including the never before released InchYukInch.The expansive packaging includes a craft paper die-cut widespinehoused in a clear printed PVC sleeve, vinyl pressed on blue marble (tocommemorate the very first limited edition pressing of Oshin on Captured Tracks), a DIIV InchF**k The WorldInch poster, and a retrospective bookletwith archival photos, reflections from each bandmember, new writingfrom the original InchOshinInch poet, Madeline Jones, and exanded liners byShaad D'Souza. Album Tracks 1. (Druun) 2. Past Lives 3. Human 4. Air Conditioning 5. How Long Have You Known 6. Wait 7. Earthboy 8. (Druun Pt. II) 9. Follow 10. Sometime 11. Oshin (Subsume) 12. Doused 13. Home LP2 (Druun) (Demo) 14. Past Lives (Demo) 15. Human (Demo) 16. Air Conditioning (Demo) 17. How Long Have You Known (Dem
