Tuesday, February 4, 2020

#3734 Daedelus - The Bittereinders

2.5/5 a suite of electronic experiments that leave an awful lot of work to the listener. I don't think it's worth it. Daedelus evokes plenty of atmosphere - under all the shimmer there's a specter of grinding tension, of oppression and heat, of horror lurking just out of frame. But the connection to the historical inspiration is _real abstract. If the music's going to be this uninterested in being listened to, the thematic throughline's gotta be a lot more legible before I can be bothered

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