Daedelus (musician)

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Daedelus

Alfred Darlington
Background information
Birth name Alfred Weisberg-Roberts
Alfred Darlington (married name)
Also known as Daedelus
Daedelus Darling
Born October 31, 1977 (1977-10-31) (age 32)
Origin Santa Monica, California
Genres Electronic Music
Experimental Music
Musique concrète
Occupations Musician
Songwriter
Remixer
Producer
Instruments Bass Clarinet
Double Bass
Accordion
Electronics
Laptop computer
Guitar
Melodica
Monome
Years active 2001 – present
Labels Ninja Tune
Phthalo
Plug Research
Temporary Whatever
Mush
Eastern Developments
Laboratory Instinct
Soul Jazz
Warp
Planet Mu
Alpha Pup Records
Associated acts Adventure Time
The Long Lost
Build An Ark
Busdriver
Michael Johnson (Ape School)

Alfred Darlington (born Alfred Weisberg-Roberts) is an experimental music producer based out of Los Angeles, California. Daedelus pioneered using the Monome in conjunction with Max/MSP for live performances.[1] He is a part of the groups Adventure Time and The Long Lost. He is currently signed to the Ninja Tune label but has released material with a number of labels, including: Plug Research, Mush, Laboratory Instinct, Eastern Developments, Phthalo, Merck, Big Dada, Soul Jazz, Distill, Hefty, Bit Of Heaven, Temporary Whatever, Stones Throw, Alpha Pup, Eat Concrete and Warp. He is also a founding DJ at the internet radio station Dublab. He attended the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music.

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[edit] Discography

[edit] Major albums

[edit] EPs and miscellaneous

  • The Quiet Party (2002) Plug Research
  • Live Airplane Food (2003) Temporary Whatever
  • The Household EP (2003) Eastern Developments
  • 28:06:42:12 (2004) Mush Records
  • Something Bells (2004) Plug Research
  • Meanwhile... (2004) Laboratory Instinct
  • Impending Doom / Just Briefly (2005) Ninja Tune
  • Axe Murderation Remixes (2006) Phthalo
  • Sundown Single (2006) Mush Records
  • Throw A Fit - EP (2006) Alpha Pup
  • Live from Percussion Lab (2007) Percussion Lab
  • Fair Weather Friends (2007) Ninja Tune
  • For Withered Friends / Touchtone (2008) Ninja Tune
  • Friends of Friends vol.1 (2009) FoF

[edit] With Busdriver and Radioinactive

[edit] With Adventure Time

  • Dreams of Water Themes (2003) Plug Research
  • Glass Bottom Boats (2004) Plug Research

[edit] With The Long Lost

  • Woebegone (2008) Ninja tune
  • Amiss (2009) Ninja tune
  • The Long Lost (2009) Ninja tune

[edit] References

  1. ^ Nagler, Riley. "Daedelus Interview". Melophobe. http://www.melophobe.com/articles/interview-daedelus/. Retrieved 2008-12-04. 

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