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D.D Dumbo shares EP details and UK tour dates

24 September 2014, 17:03 | Written by Laurence Day

Australian popsmith Oliver Hugh Perry - who sails under the D.D Dumbo flag - is to release his 4AD debut, the Tropical Oceans EP, in October.

His track "Tropical Oceans [Oak Forest Version]" combines hollow tribal echoes, red-raw vocals and acoustic guitar flutters akin to the mating ritual of a Monarch butterfly. Perry is adept at fusing minimalist pop with lashings of pedalboard effects and faint flecks of world folk such as "African desert blues, Tanzanian ilimba and transcendental Tuvan melody."

Watch the Oak Forest version of "Tropical Oceans" and then check out the tour dates below.

October:

23 - Leeds, Metropolitan University **
24 - Manchester, Ritz **
25 - Glasgow, Arches **
27 - Birmingham, Institute **
28 - Cambridge, Junction **
30 - London, Shepherds Bush Empire **
31 - Paris, Pitchfork Festival

November:

1 - Amsterdam, London Calling (Paradiso Small)
3 - Brighton, Concorde 2 **
4 - Bristol, Anson Rooms **
7 - Weissenhauser Strand, Rolling Stone Weekender
9 - London, St. Pancras Old Church

(** w/ Jungle)

Tracklist:

1. Tropical Oceans
2. I Woke Up Covered In Sand
3. Crying
4. Alihukwe

The Tropical Oceans EP will be available digitally 28 October, and on 12" vinyl in November, via 4AD.

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