Daedelus - DJ set (Live on KEXP)

Daedelus performs an improv set live on KEXP. Recorded 2/11/10. Video by Erik Hecht and Patrick Richardson Wright.

[@kamogelomakgamatha8082]

Without this guy, we would not have Accordion. Long live DOOM

[@AnAbsurdExistence]

that's a fact.

[@whyisthomyorke]

WOW I didn't know this! Mind blowing

[@Inrxz]

Oh shit

[@CMAC9TWO]

Explain!

[@rokolczuk]

@@CMAC9TWO check accordion video, daedelus is playing it in the background :)

[@wannescuypers3109]

They say it's a dj set, but he's doing way more than most electronic livesets

[@Lumax96]

daily dj bashing: check

[@Vishnu-xn4vx]

@@Lumax96 even though i respect and like Dj sets, you gotta admit that the way he is using monome controllers is pretty creative

[@willybumbum507]

Vishnu a majority of his production is created using the monome and I think he uses an mpd

[@TheILLTechnics]

He’s just hitting random buttons 🤔

[@kailiw.8462]

@@TheILLTechnics not to be a nerd, but he's triggering different loops at certain times, which makes it look like it's random but it's technically not.

[@antoinepfen9904]

Abraham Lincoln knew how to release demons

[@Bl3zzz]

comment still lit af 3 yrs later

[@kiddoo906]

@@Bl3zzz Do I see a MF DOOM mask in your pfp ?

[@Bl3zzz]

@@kiddoo906 ;) paying homage to accordian

[@deskryptic]

genius

[@louisg1978]

11 years and this set still slaps.

[@zadigthejasp]

This looks more 2032 than 2010

[@fm.3549]

Zadig The Jasp I think it was actually filmed in 2002, why is the camera quality so good?

[@gunkmoney]

@@fm.3549 It says in the description "Recorded 2/11/10".

[@djmikio]

Huh! All my crew went through the "using non-standard midi controllers with Ableton and Vsts to create glitch-hop" in 2005 through 2010 and now it's all about modular with laptops being seen as something to be broken free from. My trigger finger hasn't left the shelf in 6 years.

[@stephend3253]

Daedelus is without a doubt one of the most unique producers I've ever listened to. His level of creativity is mind blowing. It's so hard to even describe his many releases in one genre because he dabbles in so many styles he's taken traditional styles of electronic and added his own take and it's simply incredible and amazing

[@5gramsinsilentdarkness74]

I completely agree! He's one of the most exciting and innovative music producers today. I think he's a little ahead of his time, but this kind will take off eventually.

[@noobtuber10]

Daedelus and wagon christ would makes some crazy stuff

[@SoundboyStrange]

10 years later and this shit is still futuristic, watched this for the first time as a young teen starting to get interested in DJing, how times have changed! Big up Daedelus ya legend!

[@EstimatedProphet92]

I will never forget the first time I listened to this... 19 years old, had been puddles at a concert, my friends brought me back to the hotel room and saw a link for this on the bluelight psychedelic music forum. Forever changed my imagining and interpretation of music and sound as a whole. Truly unique

[@danimal818]

same

[@sione_etc]

I love how much he's grooving to it. Not enough producers go beyond casual head nodding when they perform live

[@kexp]

@thekeenone, we called it a "DJ set" for lack of a better name. Call it whatever you like, but enjoy it for what it is!

[@hopefeardream]

Been coming back to this video for 13 years! Long love Daedelus 🙌

[@deskryptic]

ditto

[@CartiParty]

I can’t be the only one who is here because of DOOM.

[@7mooOoz97]

well ur not

[@freak1310c]

First and last step to playing your self like accordion.

[@korlock3000]

I'm not but I'm interested in what the connection is

[@freak1310c]

@@korlock3000 MadLib sampled one of his songs, Experience in a song called Accordion, which is like the master of puppets of hip hop.

[@BonesDMS4life]

Jordan Lynch where does he do experience at ?

[@uberOblivious]

There's something about the way he moves his hands when he's mixing. It's methodical and precise that it's almost hypnotic watching him when he mixes.

[@yungdookay5895]

This is like the first time I've ever seen Daedelus with "normal" clothes on lol. He's always got that inventor/scientist look with the suspenders.

[@agush22]

yeah kinda like cyberpunk look

[@CiabaMusic]

Discovered this today, I was blown away when I saw how old is this performance! Unbelievable how it was ahead of times, and incredible use of Monome as well

[@DoctorBabby]

It's almost Launchpad before Launchpad

[@notation254]

Love this dude, saw this guy SMASH a show back in 2008, right around when Fair Weather Friends/Love To Make Music To dropped. Love to see that he got on KEXP way before I knew about KEXP and how dope this radio station is. Some people in Seattle don't know how good they got it. Big Up!

[@suppervillain]

bumping this at 2024, i love daedelus

[@DaedelusMusic]

@ajdanlace The camera editing makes it a bit unclear, but the Monome (the pad thing) is lighting up different parts of a loop, basically one sample for each line. When pressing the buttons it'll trigger that point in the loop, chopping the small samples up further, sometimes replacing the sample with another, at other times changing the speed or pitch, creating collisions and juxtapositions. Thats pretty much the idea, there is other stuff going on with the smaller Monome, but it's a start.

[@lilskullymane4057]

did stretta make the max patch? I remember seeing something on his github named ‘alfred’

[@SISSYBNNY]

my brain doesn't understand what is happening but my heart does

[@willybumbum507]

Dude is a truly unique producer one of the most forward thinking producers criminally underrated

[@ddominikk]

Even now , after 7 years This set is still FIRE

[@rokolczuk]

still one of my favourite live performances of all times. Love coming back to this video :)

[@cammysux2649]

omfg daedelus is so brilliant and i love how he is getting so into it and smiling at some points. this is amazing. id kill to see him live.

[@yungblud677]

the "i feel like dying" segment was beyond sick

[@ByTheLightOfABurningDonkey]

I've watched this video so many times over the years and I still love the expressions of joy on his face man,he is just feeling it, getting down...people have to be annoying and over analyze shit.

[@cmnkisrule]

This is phenomenal music. I feel compelled to play this at least once a week.

[@aetherbound4239]

anyone else think daedelus has "final boss" energy?

[@Mackenz130]

If yu have the knowledges, only look the cover of few of his albums and titles...his clothes...

[@angelofechter5666]

this is like a perfect 10,000 word essay written with music

[@aetherbound4239]

this sounds so ahead of it's time! amazing work!

[@kurtborges1766]

I like Tetris even better now

[@J077535]

It means literally shaken by emotion. His central nervous system is practically connected to his monome. For some of us, music can be just like a drug

[@GSFaire]

I can watch(listen to) this a million time and never get tired of it! Awesome set!!!

[@aldair1294]

exactly one year ago I was listening this video.. thanks snaps flashbacks to remind me this

[@aldair1294]

Daedalus is really in my top 5 fav producers;o love this guy

[@JuruZEN]

I feel like this is the new wave of DJing. You do not need turntables with something like this, and I think that is really cool. Great for parties and just rocking a show. All these musicians like FlyLo, Daedelus, and Nosaj Thing are changing the music scene as we speak and it is awesome!

[@DuffmanBE]

I've only been listening for 50 seconds and I already know I'm in for a treat.

[@CCbeans]

@Daedelusdarling This is why I love you. Ever the refined, practical gentleman. I firmly believe one can not be at their peak without being humble. You always come across as so humble in interviews and you are the most brilliant musician/DJ in my eyes, you draw out the dark side, the excitement, the liveliness, the irony in life through sound. I am indebted to you for creating the soundtrack to my existence. You are RIDICULOUSLY talented.

[@Musicninja007]

7:30 is BRILLIANT

[@SamTheCannibal]

I like how whenever he goes to touch one of the buttons, he flicks his hand away like it pricked him.

[@deadboy164]

The ending is so amazing!! Love it! Daedelus!

[@bibowski]

Jesus that was amazing. MOAR.

[@ellacarroll6053]

Can't get enough if that first minute! Beat is flawless!

[@Stier-]

Ella Carroll kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3rSZoeljdF4pqs

[@howlinnadeaux766]

All of the talent has to come from those mutton chops.

[@milikfilms]

LMAO this explains it all

[@neopandorex2]

i see his music evolved so much all thru the years its a blessing

[@Henry-gq8nn]

I can't get enough of this!

[@ayandasikithi]

Damn does this man realize how much a legend he is becoz of one song from The Metal Face 🕊

[@gabrielallen3004]

Abe Lincoln gets down!

[@wiljoo]

Crazy stuff! Really blown away

[@andremjackson07]

Still listening in 2024!

[@reyningelephant]

Oh my god this is amazing.

[@jeremyfroelke1891]

Not dubstep, it's jazzcore free form trance, lol. Fuck labels, he's a genius!

[@ShoesNeverWorn]

The last few minutes blow me away every time I watch this

[@guss678]

i could watch his performance all day its good music and the lights the lights! :))

[@BuddhaReflex]

Broken Social at 6:50 was suuuper dope.

[@roberthall2062]

+Joe Kirch Hell yea!!!

[@Glitchesftw]

which song by them?

[@BuddhaReflex]

"KC Accidental" Kingofmadagascar

[@zachjarvis6428]

RIGHT?

[@aaronseale9022]

He always nestles little gem's. As soon as this started, a small tear of appreciation flowed down.

[@stpatrixday3958]

Where’s accordion?

[@guitarlord8782]

That's what im here for and I'm willing to watch the whole video to find it lol

[@julesshively]

@@guitarlord8782 I'm willing to watch the whole video regardless

[@StephenPhen]

So fun, thanks!

[@roachdoggjr3357]

listened to this 2 days ago and I just had to come back for the nostalgia

[@JasonAOsborne]

Man like Daedlus flicking beats all over the place😂🔥

[@tomrosen6685]

1st tune is Shlohmo - Spoons :)

[@stephenedwards1094]

Ahh I thought it was a sample of Milanese - The End

[@ffhaime007]

TOTALLY amazed with this... yeah man!

[@Blakenaats]

Potentially one of the greatest things on youtube

[@rodenrose]

5:50 ?

[@StoneEagle194]

I HEAR BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE'S SONG KC ACCIDENTAL HOLY SHIT!

[@starduststereo]

that flip of broken social scene was wild. and those monome controllers are amazing. Makes me miss the Low End Theory days...

[@evadstructn]

so excited to see daedelus in melbourne this saturday!

[@mrjacob8792]

He could be a dancer

[@kaitsu9608]

By the looks of it, i can tell hes got some kind of high precision speedtest game going on there..

[@diegocombi]

your music is amazingly corporeal. thanks so much!

[@5gramsinsilentdarkness74]

He's perfect! I love him.

[@NoR3m0rs3]

this is so complex its incredz

[@discobassgroove]

THAT BEACH BOYS SAMPLE THO

[@kexp]

@krakath, thanks for that explanation. The difference, though, seems like semantic hair-splitting and doesn't seem very useful. The midi controllers trigger pre-recorded sounds just as the turntables do. Only the medium that contains the sounds is different. And what about music on CD, or iPod, or on a hard drive? In any regard, it's a matter of taking pre-recorded sounds and combining them in a new context and in a live setting. Isn't that what DJ's of any kind do?

[@electrikhoney2166]

that sample of the beach boys at the end mixed in with elements of fair weather friends.... heaven.

[@zachjarvis6428]

broken social scene sample followed by the beach boys sample. Ugh

[@Zeokoz]

okay I know that song is from You Forgot It In People, but can't figure out which one. But yeah two beautiful samples in a row like that :)

[@YusefOtesh8880]

These are all the songs I know. 1st song: Spoons- by Shlomo Song at 2:16 is Bonjour by Daedelus At around 4:30 Kidkanevil tokyoshire (red remix) 5:52 I feel like dying- FLying lotus 6:19 PCP by 16 bit 6:47 KC Accidental by Broken Social Scene 7:42 Fair Weather friends Theres some I don't know. Hope I helped.

[@isolomon90]

This, ladies and gentlemen, is the definition of KILLING it.

[@NYCBostero]

I never knew anyone could add flare to the pressing of rubber buttons.

[@AngadSinghgwl]

Flair*

[@alexanderaleman]

+NYCBostero dude. haven't you heard? playing a traditional instrument is uber passé. it's all about those rubber buttons now. lol! sardonicism aside, i have no doubt that if this guy were to apply the same level of focus and passion to say, classical during the time of mozart, bach, beethoven, and brahms he'd be just as prolific. it's that ASD mind and, undoubtably, some kind of external factor (stimulant/ whatever) that allow the artists of today to distinguish themselves. i do feel as if there is a lack a humanity in said art, however. whether that's due to a lack of inspiration or simply a testament of the times is debatable. and i'm not even a fan of this dude.

[@robguitarwizard]

If the likes of Mozart, Bach, Beethoven and co were around today they would be doing exactly the same thing!

[@Vivacomunismo]

You never seen anyone play piano?

[@lutze5086]

@@Vivacomunismo piano is more dynamic

[@asdfghjgre]

Ending with Beach Boys :')

[@piasauevey]

I met daedelus - sweetest guy ever. I love his music and I hope I get to go to more of his gigs in the near future.

[@Backontracktracktrack]

I don't know what I'm more impressed by, his music or his chops.

[@TacoSt8]

3:30 i see yu

[@J077535]

Genius at work 4:00

[@alexanderaleman]

+J077535 genius is a relative term. but definitely on the spectrum. met the guy few nights ago at low end theory los angeles. did not disappoint. cool dude.

[@Pfth]

likewise from 1:38

[@postaffe]

J077535 Step back ladies

[@emiiiii1000]

What's the song please?

[@emmapwns]

i love that he incorporates KC Accidental into his set! so good!!! Daedelus is the man. he's so adorable.

[@UnnikrishnanR]

Daedelus, you are a genius with the Monome controller. Thanks for stretching my definition of music! =) I especially loved the part from the beginning till 1:40. You should release it as a track!

[@AnOldString]

That poor MPD alone in the corner :(

[@blakeparker8098]

AnOldString Nosaj Thing was another guest on KEXP that day, and that's his set up to Daedelus's right. Video here: watch?v=31AFfyPXUKQ

[@AshleySchafferBMW]

MF DOOM

[@rohits79]

it is 2022 and i am still listening to this ...

[@JosephJordan]

This is amazing

[@aldair1294]

out of his time

[@Osc2xPowerPuff]

I wouldn't call it a dj set... amazing show though

[@attilamurvai3108]

you seem like a smart guy. what would you call it then?

[@Osc2xPowerPuff]

It's a live set! ;)

[@attilamurvai3108]

Really? Please point out the hardware or software he uses to generate music. All I see is a Monome which can start\stop\mix samples like a standard turntable would. So funny you wrote your comment 2 years ago and now here we are, arguing :D.

[@systalticquiescence]

yea, arguing over what constitutes as "live music" 2 years ago or now. so funny....

[@sfdko3291]

That's the name of the song lol

[@DaMetalBeast]

ah man thank you!!!

[@daddymoon666]

I love Daedelus...

[@teapot1237]

🎉myself

[@rrrokot]

Controllerman

[@Dahkkloudmusic]

oh my god. that was amazing. like super amazing.

[@Goronful]

Got to love his moves

[@CyberTrawn]

thank you

[@SuaveDavid]

The future of music is in his hands.

[@AndreMil]

Man, he's just awesome!

[@kouvotsvoni]

Just....Ubeliavable awesome!

[@TonyStony]

To this day ! 2023 best “dj set” man is a scientist at music….

[@oOOoOphidian]

amazed he can possibly manage to use such a setup. sounds incredible.