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MH-232 Daedelus - Exquisite Corpse  The new release from Daedelus, Exquisite Corpse is an ode to, and a lament for hip-hop culture. Featuring solo contributions and collaborative efforts with guests whose 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), Daedelus forms the seemingly disparate elements of sound found on the album with a single-minded vision. The album's title has a triple meaning: a reference to death, a grand body of work, and the Impressionist group drawing game of the same name. The guest MCs and vocalists contrast their own styles with Daedelus' sugar-laden undercoating proving that there are no limits to what can be included on a hip-hop album. |
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| Exciting - Pitchfork / Exquisite Corpse is terrific proof of the underground's vitality - Rockpile / Alive From Beginning To End - Mean Street / Daedelus is a master mortician - CMJ / Full of humor, brains, passion and breathtaking sounds. - All Music Guide / Fascinating Music - Copper Press / Mad and beautiful, beautiful and mad. - Big Chill |
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| This is 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. So you get revving motors, great chunks of sampled lounge, dry-as-a-bone emcees (MF Doom, Sci and Mike Ladd) regulation beats, 1940's black and white movie soundtracks, clacking machine noises and monstrous low-end bass. It moves like a mixtape, explosions and effects giving way to golden harp, collisions of unexpected sound, sweet harmony (form all that lounge gear) and sharp, smart rhymes. From soft, psychedelic ballads to mad-as-a-fish cut-ups. Daedelus runs the gaunt of possibility and comes out shining like vintage De La Soul and the best modern alt.production. A real winner! - DMC |
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