Record Box Reveal: DAEDELUS

The Californian beatsmith, Daedelus, known for his polite exterior, Edwardian attire and phenomenal back catalogue has been releasing music since 2001, crafting beats for emcees Radioactiveman and Busdriver as The Weather on 2003’s eponymous LP for Mush Records, before two further ‘solo’ albums for the Plug Research label led to his debut album, 'Exquisite Corpse,' for South London label Ninja Tune. Getting his ‘Exquisite...’ record blessed by the supervillain MF DOOM, Lil Sci and Prefuse 73 was an obvious achievement in itself but Alfred Darlington flipped any hip hop expectations, releasing an experimental folk album under The Long Lost alias, which saw him collaborate exclusively with his wife, Laura Darlington.

Following two further albums for Ninja Tune, ‘Denies The Day’s Demise’ and ‘Love To Make Music To’ Daedelus stands on the edge of his first release for Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder imprint with his EP, ‘Righteous Fists Of Harmony,’ set to drop later this month.



Ahead of his set this Wednesday for RBMA presents Brainfeeder London, we asked Daedelus to share with us 5 pieces of music that are currently floating his metaphorical boat:

Starkey - Stars (feat. Anneka)



Stateside smooth slow motion; Starkey is holding it down for the US and Europe, quite a rare feat, putting his profile up with Nosaj Thing, Flying Lotus, and few others. I'm a fan.

Airhead & James Blake - Pembroke



No secret I love odd beats and wonky basslines, but I find the sparse melodies and haunting refrains of this song particularly beguiling, dropping it in sets is a guilty pleasure of confused ravers and deep rolling eyes affection, you know?

Free The Robots - Voices



Audio available here: http://www.myspace.com/freetherobots

Very melodic cut from the crushing ‘Ctrl Alt Delete’ LP. While the whole record is a slice of beat dimension, this cut shows off his particular talent for emotional landscapes

Shlohmo - Spoons



It takes approximately 1 minute and 24 seconds for its bassline(s) to drop, and when it does it tends to bring the ceiling down with it. This LA/SF beatsmith is one to watch

Instra:mental - Watching You



Bringing sexy back by any chance? Now you can! Just throw this on and kick those feet up as the dancefloor become throbbing gristle; so to speak...

Catch Daedelus at Brainfeeder LDN this Wednesday. Tickets are now sold out. Well done if you scooped one! Show starts at 9pm promptly with a live set from Nosaj Thing. Be there…

Photo: Shaun Bloodworth/Give Up Art taken from North South East West