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Desiderium
Electronic · 2014 · 7 tracks · 22m

Desiderium

TOKiMONSTA

Lush piano melodies dissolved into hazy, late-night electronic beats. A masterclass in dusty textures and atmospheric R&B-tinged downtempo.

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It's like a beautiful dream you're trying to remember while walking through a rainy city at 2 AM.

A sophisticated, nocturnal longing that feels both lonely and deeply comforting.

Desiderium · vs · TOKiMONSTA
Love Romantic+1.1σ

The writing leans notably further into love romantic than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 7 Tracks · 22m
01
The Beginning
1:41
02
Drive
3:14
03
Steal My Attention
4:20
04
Realla
3:30
05
Dusty Stars
3:11
06
Open Air
3:25
07
Sakamoto's Spring
3:16
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the cinematic piano of the intro into the driving, syncopated pulse of track 2
The way the vocals on Realla seem to float just above a thick, molasses-slow bassline
The delicate, Ryuichi Sakamoto-inspired melodic phrasing that closes the EP with a sense of fragile hope
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