In 2017, I stumbled across Dimash and got swept away but wasn't quite sure why I liked this skinny beanpole (which he was, in 2017). I wasn't quite in the habit of dissecting my tastes, preferences etc. But over the years, thanks largely to comments by dears and analyses by musicians & reactors, I got to understand why.
I like the scintillating layers in Dimash's music (just as I like the layers in Shakespeare's writing). He uses thin fragile-looking layers to create a powerful whole, a piece of music that flows into my heart, mind, soul and I become speechless, trying to catch hold of what I am experiencing.
I like the tiny almost imperceptible garnishes and flourishes he decorates his art with... they make me go 'What? What?? What was that??'
I like the way he uses dark to show light and brightness to focus attention on something melancholy.
I like the way his art makes me think and wonder... like peeling an onion of unending layers. He weaves thoughts and ideas so skillfully into his music...they are not linearly arranged... he connects ideas within ideas and even across songs!.. and he also manages some ironic pushback (oh heavens I adore his sense of humour 😂).
He uses contrasts and unexpected embellishments or something chiming in... he mixes the absurd with the serious and he plays with chords and notes... multi-instrumentalist doesn't even begin to describe him!
I totally understand why he takes such a long time to create his music... and I don't mind waiting.
Hong Kong and Budapest, you have no idea how lucky you are to get Dimash. And no, I'm not talking as a mindless fan.
Original photo (before edit) cr Dimash Studio
First shared on 18 December 2023 in Dimash Qudaibergen International Fan Club on Facebook, just before Hong Kong Stranger Concert
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