Daedelus

A Beat Happening

For the penultimate episode of season 2 we welcome one of the kindest and most eloquent proponent of beat culture we have the pleasure to know: Alfred Darlington aka Daedelus. Since the early 2000s, Darlington has been an integral node in the LA underground connecting seemingly disparate scenes and sounds from rave to folk, jazz to IDM. An original dublab 'rat', classically trained bass player, and early user of custom digital control devices, Darlington has released over 20 albums, both solo and in collaboration with Frosty, Laura Darlington, Busdriver and Radioinactive and Kneebody. Equally important has been their role as a live performer, using the monome to take productions outside the studio as well as create mindbending DJ sets that remain some of the best encapsulations of the late 2000s and early 2010s beat scene explosion and its cross pollination with dance music. All of this, as well as their unequalled eloquence of what this music and culture is and represents, has naturally led to a recent role as a faculty member within Berklee's Electronic Digital Instrument program.

This episode was edited and produced by Laurent Fintoni. Intro and outro music by Duke Westlake. Artwork by Kutmah. Design assistance by Paper Resistance and Brandy Flower. This show is a labor of love and if you enjoy what you hear and would like to support us in being able to continue, you can donate via PayPal at https://paypal.me/abeathappening.

In this episode we discuss...

• Meeting Justin
• Early LA digging days and the city's digging culture
• Late 90s LA jazz scene and its links to other scenes
• Family building and music
• EDM and club nightlife
• DJ set approach and international connections
• Low End Theory
• Hagiography of the LA beat scene
• The Long Lost and the Dwight Trible album

Tracklist:

• Daedelus - Experience
• Live on KEXP
• Daedelus - Hrs:Mins:Secs
• The Long Lost - Woebegone

Links:

• Song Exploder episode on Experience
• Daedelus Bandcamp