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The Light Brigade.

by Daedelus

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uuftk The sampling of Tennyson's 'Charge of The Light Brigade' in the first song, is very moving. Daedelus manages to educate with his music, as well as make it thematically whole and engaging. This is top 3 of my favorite albums by him. It is melancholic and beautiful, an ode for that day of death. Highly inventive and a show of genius. Favorite track: Until Artillery.
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Baba Yaga 01:33
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Onward 05:14
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Sevastopol 02:11
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Belonging 03:33
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The Light Brigade is Daedelus' returns to Brainfeeder, a fitting home for the Los Angeles electronic pioneer. The successor to his 2009 Righteous Fists of Harmony (an EP inspired by the Boxer Rebellion), The Light Brigade recalls the Crimean War of 1853-56. The music was written and recorded before the recent troubles broke out in that region, a turn of events which lends an air of requiem to the album.

Opening with "Until Artillery”, an elegiac voice invokes the conflict as glorified in Lord Alfred Tennyson’s infamous poem, backed by electronic swells that build into a poignant climax, contrasting the simple melodies that are the distinction of the album. Lead single "Onward" is a haunting lament; layered, melancholy vocals provided by previous collaborator Young Dad wind their way through treated pianos and deep textures creating a mournful ballad of noise. In "Shot and Shell”, a cavalcade of fingerpicked guitars are embedded in warm synths, and closing track "Country of Conquest" is a heartbreaking string composition that recalls Shostakovich.

The Light Brigade is a musical interplay of light and dark, soft and heavy, beautiful and frightening. The ghosts of war reverberate into the present in this deeply moving meditation on mortality.

2nd Part of the "End of Empire" Trilogy

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released September 29, 2014

Amir Yaghmai features on Onward, Tsars and Hussars, Belonging
Laura Darlington features on The Victory of the Echo Over the Voice

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Daedelus Providence, Rhode Island

Daedelus is an aspiration of music without limit. Their discography stretching back more than 20 years is fittingly erratic, and list of collaborators dizzying. Most recently releasing with Albert's Favourites, artist in residence at S.E.T.I., and founding faculty of Berklee's EDI performance program. ... more

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