Name: Multiple
Brand: Lite

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CD-TSR-209

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

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Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2019-09-06

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

634457826120

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Artist

Lite

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Topshelf Records

Multiple is the sixth full length record by the prolific maximalists known as LITE. Over the past 16 years, the Japanese quartet has established itself as one of the most influential groups across a host of sub genres. Though usually referred to by touchstones such as “math-rock” or “post-rock,” LITE has developed an uncanny ability to fuse their influences into their own unmistakable dialect that defies generic genre classification.<br>

At times, Multiple’s compositions find themselves at unlikely stylistic intersections. Conversating funk riffs will interweave with challenging rhythmic phrasing, blurring the lines between lead sections, obscuring where passages begin and end. LITE’s distinct voice is emphasized in tracks such as “Double” and “4mg Warmth,” where melodies meander incessantly, constantly taking the listener to new territory.<br>

While many LITE songs unfold at breakneck pace, others entertain entirely different worlds altogether. In songs “Ring” and “Blizzard,” the band tests the limits of their abilities with slowed-down, genre-bending forays into hip-hop and dub. On “Ring,” LITE collaborated with rapper Maco Marets and singer Utena Kobayashi, where the latter’s talents were also tapped for the song’s ethereal steelpan section. As LITE has shown over nearly two decades, there exists no style that they cannot master or otherwise weave into their designs.

Multiple

Music US