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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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| While Daedelus references the surrealist parlor game with Exquiste Corpse, he remains a demiurgical figure who culls the disparate influences of his scattered collaborators into a cohesive whole. Anchored in hip-hop and infused with the innocent intent of the Romantics, Daedelus lays down 40's-style orchestral strings beneath MF Doom ("Impending Doom") and fuses 60's kitsch pop to martial arts sound effects for the backdrop to Sci's languid rap ("Move On"). Meanwhile, the spirit of Doris Day haunts "The Crippled Hand" lending a spectral gravitas to the ephemeral static of its sparse melody. This is a necromantic BYOB (bring your own body-part), as Daedelus builds a Frankensteinian creation that lurches, twitches, and hums with irresistibly unnatural rhythms. - Earplug |
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