Daedelus

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Born Alfred Weisberg-Roberts in Santa Monica, California, producer/instrumentalist Daedelus wanted to be an inventor from an early age, a sentiment that led to him choosing an artistic moniker (in Greek mythology, Daedelus was known as an inventor, although Weisberg-Roberts also cites the character Stephan Dedalus in James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man -- as well as the ship in the Japanese cartoon Robotech -- as equally valid reasons for his selection) when he began releasing his own work. Despite the fact that he was formally trained on double bass and bass clarinet, had studied jazz at USC, and could play additional instruments such as the guitar and accordion, Daedelus chose to go the electronica route, often incorporating samples from the '30s and '40s into his IDM and left-field hip-hop.

Though Daedelus' first single appeared 2001, it wasn't until the following year that his debut full-length, Invention, was released by the Plug Research label. Daedelus proved to be a prolific composer, and the following four years brought four new albums (released via Plug Research and Mush): 2003's Rethinking the Weather, 2004's Of Snowdonia, 2005's Exquisite Corpse, and 2006's Denies the Day's Demise. He also worked on countless singles and side projects, including a stint as a producer for his Mush labelmates. The musician's engaging live set was finally made available for fans, albeit in limited numbers, with Live at Low End Theory, which was recorded during a July 2007 performance at Los Angeles' The Airliner and released in early 2008. Love to Make Music To followed in July. Righteous Fists of Harmony, issued in 2010, was released on Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder label. In 2011, Ninja Tune released the ambitious Bespoke, which found Daedelus working with a long list of guest vocalists, including Will Wiesenfeld (Baths), Inara George of The Bird and the Bee, and Busdriver. ~ Marisa Brown, Rovi

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    Daedelus: 'An Armada Approaches' (James Pants Remix) | Prefix
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  • Oct 4 Friday
    Hollywood, CA, US Lure Hollywood
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  • Oct 10 Thursday
    Utrecht, Netherlands Tivoli De Helling
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  • Oct 11 Friday
    Copenhagen, Denmark Pumpehuset
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  • Oct 11 Friday
    Copenhagen, Denmark Pumpehuset
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  • Oct 12 Saturday
    Dudingen, Switzerland Bad Bonn
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  • Oct 16 Wednesday
    Poprad, Slovakia Groteska Art Caffe
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  • Oct 17 Thursday
    Rome, Italy Lanificio 159
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  • Oct 18 Friday
    Milan, Italy Leoncavallo
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  • Oct 19 Saturday
    Verona, Italy Interzona
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  • Oct 22 Tuesday
    Leeds, UK Belgrave Music Hall
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  • Oct 23 Wednesday
    Graz, Austria Elevate Festival
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  • Oct 23 Wednesday
    Brighton, UK The Green Door Store
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  • Oct 24 Thursday
    London, UK Birthdays
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  • Oct 26 Saturday
    Nijmegen, Netherlands Merleyn
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  • Nov 2 Saturday
    Shibuya, Japan WWW
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  • Nov 6 Wednesday
    Los Angeles, CA, US Amoeba Music
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Discography

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  • Drown Out (2013)
    Daedelus
    Drown Out (2013)
    Anticon
  • Bespoke (2011)
    Daedelus
    Bespoke (2011)
    Ninja Tune
  • Righteous Fists of Harmony (2010)
    Daedelus
    Righteous Fists of Harmony (2010)
  • Love to Make Music To (2008)
    Daedelus
    Love to Make Music To (2008)
    Ninja Tune
  • Live at Low End Theory (2008)
    Daedelus
    Live at Low End Theory (2008)
    Alpha Pup
  • Denies the Day's Demise (2006)
    Daedelus
    Denies the Day's Demise (2006)
    Ninja Tune
  • Household (2005)
    Daedelus
    Household (2005)
    Phantom Import Distribution
  • Exquisite Corpse (2005)
    Daedelus
    Exquisite Corpse (2005)
    Ninja Tune
  • Of Snowdonia (2004)
    Daedelus
    Of Snowdonia (2004)
    Plug Research
  • Meanwhile... (2004)
    Daedelus
    Meanwhile... (2004)
    Laboratory Instinct
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