Daedelus - Invention

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.

in this album, Daedelus define the way he will work for the futur, mixing old sample from 50's and 60's in a glitch style.After that you will always recognize when daedelus passed through a record with it's own touch.A must have