Love to Make Music to

Daedelus | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 15, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ninja Tune
• ASIN: B0016OMGD8
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #260,328 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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17 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Daedelus explores straight-ahead dance music - a big disappointment, July 15, 2008

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Steward Willons (Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love to Make Music to (Audio CD)

I hate to say it, but I'm not digging Daedelus's new sound. When I hear his production work on that Obama video, I attributed it to Taz and his incredibly annoying voice/insipid lyrics ("we hood, we votin', and throwin' it uuuuuup"). Unfortunately, that song is pretty typical of what is on "Love to Make Music to." Most of the tracks sound fairly straightforward with MCing over almost everything.

My reaction to this album is tied into what I liked about Daedelus in the first place. "Invention" was full of wonder and mystery. Sampling is a normal technique now, but Daedelus managed to find a unique approach. The combination of acoustic instruments with slight digital manipulation, layering, and cutting was unlike anything else going on. His other albums seemed to expand on this idea, until "Love to Make Music to." The old 78 acetate samples are mostly gone, in favor of synth stuff that basically any other producer could be doing. There are some Daedelus touches and every now and then you'll hear a scratched-up sample off some strange record, but for the most part, it's synths and drum machines.

This is not the first time Daedelus has used MCs on his albums. I had been unimpressed with the bland, flavorless rapping of MF Doom and Lil' Sci, as it seemed at odds with the music. I still feel this way. At his best, Daedelus evokes a mystifying abstraction of time and music. However, when you tie this down to repetitive loops to accommodate lyrics, it forces the music to become increasingly normal.

I'm very disappointed in this album because most of the elements in early records that appealed to me are gone. Where "Invention" sounded like a record nobody else could have name, "Love to Make Music to" sounds like something countless producers could basically do. There are touches of Daedelus's unique style, but they're minor details.

My recommendation is to stay away. Make sure you have all of his other stuff before you mess with this album. For those new to Daedelus, this is absolutely not the place to start. I'm sure die-hard fans will buy this anyway, and if you do, you'll probably find something you can tap your foot to. Sure - it's a decent album, but Daedelus doesn't make "decent" albums, he makes "great" albums. Lets hope this is just a temporary excursion into convention.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent vintage for an interesting year., March 5, 2010

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J. Brazil (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love to Make Music to (Audio CD)

'Love to Make Music to...' and the fan base reaction reminds me when DJ Shadow gave the world 'The Outsider'. Oh, man...every loyalist hissed like a wet cat when Shadow showed he could bring NorCal flavor to the 'Durrrrty Souf' and make it excellent. And it was excellent, since it plainly painted that Shadow was well rounded and can pull off something that no one really heard him do.

Daedelus is no different. I've listened to my share from Snowdonia to his collaboration with Busdriver/Radioinactive as The Weather, to The Long Lost with Laura Darling. I equate all of Dadelus' work as wine, honestly. Every bottle is distinct and you have to appreciate it for what it is when drinking it in. 'Love To Make...' shows what was bouncing around in his head that specific year; mainstream club beats a' la Alfred. With heavy bass thumpers like 'Twist the Kids' and 'Touchtone' to airy, synthy Xanadu-esque 'If We Should' and 'I Car(ry) Us', you get a distinct feel of intelligent mainstream that can reach anyone if they appreciate a good beat.

I'm pretty happy Daedelus took a mainstream route this time around. To be honest, I didn't think he could; most artists stay in their niche and are too afraid to venture out and do something unfamiliar. Daedelus proved to me that he can honestly do any genre and make it a trip to listen to.

*raises glass*

Here's to a great year; can't wait for the next bottle.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Daedelus nails it, January 2, 2009

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Kumar Mcmillan (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love To Make Music To (MP3 Download)

Daedelus explains in interviews that he attempted to capture the "essence" of the 90s rave scene with this album and he nailed it. Perhaps it's just nostalgia for my own downtown LA warehouse days but I feel he captured something from the heart; it comes off well-researched too, all the way down to trax-style 606 snare reverb.

Daedelus' other albums are more experimental and some are interesting but many are failed experiments. Nothing wrong with that but this album is tight and polished yet still loose and funky. It's a phenomenal listen start to finish, his best work yet and possibly one of the best electronic albums of 2008.

- DJ Bylamplight