Daedelus-Invention-(PLG35)-WEB-2002-KOUALA_iNT

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2010-06-14

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Artist      : Daedelus
Album       : Invention
Year        : 2002
Genre       : Lo-Fi
Quality     : LAME 3.96r (320kbps) / 44.1kHz / Joint Stereo
Date        : 15-05-2010
Playtime    : 44:45 min
Size        : 16 Track(s): 104.5MB
Source      : WEB
Cat.Num     : PLG35
Label       : Plug Research

01. Playing Parties                                                3:06
02. Pused Lips Reply                                               3:03
03. Astroboy                                                       3:41
04. Adventress                                                     2:57
05. Elegy (at last)                                                3:50
06. Muggle Born                                                    3:32
07. Aplomb                                                         1:10
08. Experience                                                     2:06
09. Loded                                                          2:08
10. Quiet Now                                                      3:31
11. Minor Detour                                                   1:13
12. Perchance a Bit                                                3:08
13. Soulful of Child                                               2:07
14. Thus the Whirligig                                             2:37
15. Quiet Now (with Busdriver)                                     3:31
16. Pursed Lips Reply (with Sach)                                  3:05

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I've heard most everything Daedelus has done thus far over his short, but
prolific career; and I must say, I keep returning to "Invention." It's one of
those special albums made from pure inspiration, stunningly realized. High
praise? Yes, but deserved. Daedelus is one of the most creative samplers since
DJ Shadow. Not that he's stylistically related to DJ Shadow in a big way, but
he's something of a genius at taking old recordings and finding fascinating ways
to put them together.

It's sometimes difficult to tell where the existing recordings leave off and his
synthetic backups begin, but in the end it doesn't really matter. It's about
creating something new out of something old. I'm continually impressed by the
way he's able to fit disparate elements together so well. Even though he
periodically finds a less than perfect match and we get a sort of unstable tonal
relationship between the two, it's mostly spot on.

The most interesting aspect of Invention is that it sounds so different from so
much of the electronic music we're used to hearing - even in the realm of the
so-called IDM. "Astroboy" has the magical wonder of a children's fairy tale
while "Adventees" has a sentimentalism that has just enough irony to avoid
coming off as saccharin.

Considering how accessible and *fun* this album is, I recommend this to any fan
of electronic music. This may also be an way for new listeners to transition
into electronic music without diving headfirst in something more challenging
like Aphex Twin or Autechre. Check it out, and enjoy.

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