For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them.
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Under the alias Daedelus, Alfred Darlington has been an instigator of electronic music culture for the past 20+ years. A fore-figure of Los Angeles' Beat Scene they have released over 20+ LPs, countless EPs, remixes, and additional productions on labels such as Ninja Tune, WARP, Brainfeeder, and more. As a performer they're synonymous with controllers, from the Monome to computer-free modular, and have played over 1,000+ shows on 6 continents at venues ranging from the underground Low End Theory to festival mainstages such as Coachella.
A founding dj at Dublab, founding faculty member for the Berklee College of Music's EDI (Electronic Digital Instrument) program, and S.E.T.I. artist in residence.
MUSIC MENTIONS
- Joe Ely
- Sun Ra
- Parliament
- Funkadelic
- George Clinton
- Dream Team
- Dr Dre
- World Class Wreckin’ Cru
- Acen
- 2 Bad Mice
- Sons of a Loop da Loop Era
- Production House Records
- XL Recordings
- Mars FM (station)
- John Berry
- Prince
Steps into making music (12:25):
- The Great American Songbook
- Ray Keith
- Dillinja
- Dom & Roland
- John Clayton
- Ableton
- Pro Tools
- The Beatles
Conceptualists getting overlooked (24:02):
- SOPHIE
- Charli XCX
Classroom environment / teaching at Berklee (28:22):
- fred again..
- Honey Dijon
- Boiler Room
Q&A
- DJ Ramon Sucesso
- Black Coffee
- Beyonce
- English Beat
- DJ Sliink
- Squarepusher
Discovering music today (44:36):
- (recommendations from others, students)
- Bandcamp
- Spotify
- iTunes
First album ever purchased (51:22):
- “The Raw & the Cooked” by Fine Young Cannibals
Most recent album purchased (53:00):
- “Planet Unfaithful” by Fatboi Sharif & Roper Williams
Artists of note discovered in the past year (54:45):
- Cash Cobain
- Tank Jr.
- prodby kaydaz
- prodby sweez
Desert island discs (1:01:14):
- “Los Angeles” by Flying Lotus
- “Madvillainy” by Madvillain
- “Elis & Tom” by Elis Regina & Antônio Carlos Jobim
Recommended guests for future episodes (1:06:27):
- Julia Holter
- Nels Cline
- Terrace Martin
- Teebs
