Daedelus – Love to Make Music To (Ninja Tune) Alfred Darlington, otherwise known as Daedelus, is not your typical Ninja Tune DJ, dressing as he does in a Victorian Dandy style, perhaps better suited to the likes of London's White Mischief night or down at one of Bourne & Hollingsworth's prohibition parties. Anyway, an unlikely looking raver he may be but it was his discovery of the UK hardcore scene in a YMCA fifteen years ago that inspired this record. It's an electronic album, and to be any more genre-specific would probably be doing it a disservice, covering as many bases as it does. Opener 'Fair Weather Friends' has a sexy vocal, glitchy beats and draws you in with a tight hook. 'Make It So (feat Michael Johnson)' is the first single and is one of the more hip hop influenced tracks while 'Hrs:Mins:Secs' was a download-only release and sounds like Cornelius in one of his more aggressive moments. Overall this is a fascinating, endlessly inventive and equally listenable album which would make a rather nice soundtrack to a summer hanging out in beer gardens in Shoreditch. www.daedelusmusic.com Ian M. Review originally published by CMU Music Network www.cmumusicnetwork.co.uk Next Past Reviews: March 07, April 07, May 07, June/July 07, Sept/Oct 07, Dec07, Jan08, Feb 08, Mar 08