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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 / Terrific proof of the underground’s vitality - Rockpile / Alive from beginning to end - Mean Street / A master mortician - CMJ / Full of humor, brains, passion and breathtaking sounds - All Music Guide / Mad and beautiful, beautiful and mad - Big Chill |
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| Still wet from his production work on parts of Bus Driver’s new album, Fear Of A Black Tangent, Daedelus hits us with his own album to push forward avant-core. He’s not short of people to help out either, along the way the album features input from MF Doom, Sci from Scienz Of Life, Laura Darling, Prefuse73, TTC, CYNE, Mike Ladd, Jogger and Hrishikesh Hirway from The One AM Radio, all of whom add to the rich variety of shades and tones on Exquisite Corpse. As the hip-hop on view to the general public becomes more and more formulaic and boring, the likes of Daedelus and his contemporaries are showing what can really be done with the genre and prove that it’s still as exciting today as it’s ever been. - Between Planets |
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