With his latest record, Exquisite Corpse, released domestically
by Mush Records and worldwide via Ninja Tune, Daedelus is
deservingly on the rise. Corpse is a smorgasbord of first-rate
collaborations (MF Doom, Prefuse 73, Mike Ladd, and the current
"it" in French hip-hop known as TTC) which don't distract but
rather help Daedelus hone in on his most endearing production
style. Meshing the loony-toon symphonic samples with his
clarinet chirps and squarepushing rhythms, the (as Doom would
say) "pro-con white man with a Cali-light tan" has effectively
carved out his own brand of organic IDM that also somehow passes
for underground hip-hop.  Then there's The Box. On stage,
without the Box, Daedelus would be just another glitch drone,
squinting into the weary glow of a laptop. But the Box allows
Daedelus to play with his crackly orchestral licks and
pulverizing beats on the fly right before your very eyes. The
Box claims it's rather essential to Daedelus' live show. So
essential that The Box demanded to override D