No one expects a hip-hop producer to be a guy named Alfred Darlington, but that’s exactly what long-haired, tuxedo and top hat wearing hipster Daedelus is. Named for the mythological Greek artisan said to have invented images, the L.A.-based beatsmith has been known to dish out refreshingly weird compositions utilizing classic breaks, mismatched melodic samples, and heavily processed analog sounds and effects. A further departure from the forefront of modern abstract beat work, the first single from his tenth major (and cleverly titled) album Love To Make Music To can be heard at Daedelusmusic.com. The record is due out June 8th.


Alec Wednesday, 05.21.08 @ 11:34 am

I was in a group called Project Daedalus back in the day (1998-99). It was my friend Ryan (a.k.a. DJ Spaceboy) on the 1’s and 2’s and myself playing keyboard, saxaphone and percussion. We produced several trip hop tracks: two albums worth. Our first album was entitled ‘Music for Interstellar Travel’ and our second album was called ‘Audio Porn’. I’m not sure if Alfred Darlington was recording under the moniker Daedalus back in 1998, but we hadn’t heard of him when we started recording under the name Project Daedalus. Anyway, like the eternal question of the chicken and the egg, who knows which came first. I would like to think he was influenced by us. It’s cool to see someone carrying on the family name!




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