TRACK: Make It So

WHO: Dandy experimentalist Alfred Darlington, better known as Daedelus.

WHAT: Mensa-level beats.

THE HYPE: "Soaked in melody and sporting a child-like sense of wonder that fans of Hot Chip will fall for." Q

WE SAY: whimsical and gently beautiful – it’s not often you could say that about dance music. Spewing from an exceptional and over-activebrain that could easily solve the fuel and cash crises in an afternoon, this is one of the year’s hidden treats.

Aided by an undercurrent of electro beats that’s strangely complemented by brass embellishments, the subtly theatrical melody slowly swells up into a magical, yet weirdly grandiose chorus – one that Spank Rock’s XXXchange has cannily built his storming acid disco remix around.

Informed by Daedelus’ love of arcane and obscure musical practices, but brought up to date by his love of modern dance music, Daedelus is an intriguing fella. This is like some bizarro steampunk artefact.

IF I ONLY KNOW ONE THING: Dadeleus is all about the Barack. He recently produced Taz Arnold’s ‘Vote Obama’, which is currently doing the YouTube rounds.

WHERE CAN I GET IT: Make It So is released on Ninja Tunes on June 23rd. His album, Love To Make Music To is out on June 9th.

FIND MORE: ninjatune.net / www.myspace.com/daedelusdarling

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