Daedelus

Mon., Feb. 22, 8 p.m., $10, with Nosaj Thing and Jogger, Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 215-291-4919, kungfunecktie.com.

by K. Ross Hoffman

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Published: Feb 16, 2010

electronic

Beginning with 2002's marvelously whimsical Invention, mutton-chopped multitasker Alfred "Daedelus" Darlingon has amassed a staggering catalog of releases (on a nearly as astounding number of labels) establishing him as among the most restless, idiosyncratic and, well, inventive electronic artists around, with a distinctively playful, sample-based style mix 'n' matching cocktail jazz, IDM, golden-age Hollywood film scores, Brazilian samba, drum 'n' bass, spy soundtracks, lullabies, nursery rhymes and Victorian-era haberdashery. This rare tour — spotlighting his semi-legendary live prowess on the Monome digital controller (hand-crafted here in Philly!) — celebrates the launch of his very own label, the excellently named Magical Properties.

Jeff The Brotherhood
Evolver
Dead Moon Rising
Lookbook
Memory Tapes
Mission of Burma
VV Brown