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Invention
Electronic · 2002 · 16 tracks

Invention

Daedelus

A collage of 1930s jazz samples and micro-edited beats. This debut captures a whimsical, Victorian-tinged world where glitch-hop meets dusty lounge nostalgia.

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It sounds like a robot from the 1930s trying to remember a jazz tune.

A whimsical and dusty nostalgia that feels like a clockwork heart beating in a digital world.

Invention · vs · Daedelus
Library+4.0σ

Library saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks
01
Playing Parties
3:07
02
Pursed Lips Reply
3:03
03
Astroboy
3:41
04
Adventress
2:57
05
Elegy (At Last)
3:51
06
Muggle Born
3:32
07
Aplomb
1:11
08
Experience
2:07
09
Loded
2:08
10
Quiet Now
3:32
11
Minor Detour
1:13
12
Perchance a Bit
3:08
13
Soulful of Child
2:07
14
Thus the Whirligig
2:37
15
Quiet Now
3:32
16
Pursed Lips Reply
3:06
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the jazz brass in 'Playing Parties' is sliced into a rhythmic stutter that feels both broken and perfectly timed.
The delicate, almost fragile acoustic guitar melody that anchors 'Pursed Lips Reply' amidst a sea of digital static.
The transition into 'Astroboy' where the beat takes on a more driving, hip-hop influenced swagger without losing its antique charm.
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