![]() ![]() Can't shake my adoration of the sounds and joy in improvisation. I discovered the joy of synthesis and power of sequencing and ended my education with those classes. SmartShanghai: What is your musical background, both in terms of what you grew up listening to and what you grew up playing? You studied double bass in college, right? How much does acoustic playing figure into your production work or process?ĭaedelus: I studied Jazz in university, but my heart was beating in BPMs I guess, because I didn't finish out the degree in Double Bass. Speaking as someone who just escaped that EDM maze recently, I recommend we all gather round and hear what this defiant Luddite has to say about the state of music today: When asked about the title of this album, obviously a direct nod to his mythological namesake, Daedelus - famous for his eclectic mix of hip hop boom-bap, cerebral IDM arrangements and liberal dashes of vintage sounds - explains that it references the maze-like quality of corporate EDM, with its repetitive structures and confusing array of eyeball-piercing ad glam. Daedelus returns this time hot off the release of his latest studio album Labyrinths, a multi-media album heavy on collaborators. Shanghai-based promoter Antidote, wrapping up another strong year, is winging him back for a live performance this Friday, December 2 at Dada Shanghai. The beat composer, who has a background in trad jazz bass and is instantly identifiable by his trademark Victorian suit, has come through China a few times before, gracing some of Shanghai and Beijing’s finest underground clubs. Anyone familiar with the quirky, shadowy, subterranean world of LA beat production (think Low End Theory, Brainfeeder) will already know the name Daedelus. ![]()
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