Daedelus, the eccentric, electronic maestro of the Pacific coast returns with "Exquisite Corpse" his most complete and baffling record to date. One of LA's most daring new artists this young musical romantic weaves together a true "love-sound" that falls between honeyed melody and avant-electronics. Daedelus chops and splices disparate acoustic sources into incredible works of staggering resonance. Contrasting IDM styled cut-ups with childlike arrangements from the 30's and 40's, he has refined a style that has no imitators. Exactly the kind of music you’d expect from a scarily well-connected hip hop nut who happens to dress in Edwardian clothing and names himself after an Ancient Greek Legend.

The album title, as well as the idea, is taken from the old Surrealist game in which a group of random French crazies and intellectuals write down part of a sentence, fold the page and pass it on to the next - 'Consequences' without the consequences. Or if that doesn't make sense, how about this? "A kind of collective collage of words or images" ("Dada & Surrealist Art" by William S.Rubin).

And there's definitely a collective at work here, Daedelus' trademark musicality running up against a slather of maverick talent from the worlds of hip hop and beyond. The performances range from traditional (MF Doom, Sci from Scienz of Life) to poetic (Mike Ladd, CYNE, Laura Darling) to experimental (Prefuse 73, Hrishikesh Hirway of The One AM Radio, TTC, Jogger), but Daedelus moulds the seemingly disparate elements of sound with a single-minded vision.

With a body of work including releases through Mush, Plug Research, Hefty, Tigerbeat6, and Eastern Developments, Daedelus' rep is long since established. At last he has given us the record about which journalists can use the word "surreal" without being lazy. And for this alone we must all be thankful.

“Exquisite Corpse conjures a magical cut’n’paste dimension where genteel lounge sways to disembodied voices, clicks and beeps.”
Q

“Your First essential leftfield Hip-Hop release of 2005… A genuine talent shines through...”
Record Collector 4/5

“Futuristic psychedelic hip hop… staggering beauty.”
Word

"An amazing LP, coming from the same places as Danger Mouse and The Avalanches where hip hop is cut to shreds and just about anything can get thrown in the mix. The genius is that it all sticks... A real winner! "
DMC Update, 5/5

“An autopsy on Hip-Hop’s greying cadaver… Perfectly balanced between mournful surgery on hip hop’s dead ends and positive rekindling of rap’s creative synapses.”
DJ 4/5

“Latin rhythms, Japanese pop, IDM, braindance, glitch, opera, instrumental hip hop, 1930s music hall and rap into a singular, stirring collage… Captivating.”
Rip and Burn

“Thumping electronica beats and antique samples swirl around an impressive array of guest emcees from MF Doom to Mike Ladd. Twenty listens later you’ll still be finding new peaks – high praise in times of hip-hop disposability.”
Hip Hop Connection