In this episode, Alfred Darlington, better known as Daedelus, takes apart his song Experience. This early track of his is made with only acoustic sounds, but Alfred still considers it a piece of electronic music, and explains why. He also talks about the unexpected life the song has had since he recorded it, after being sampled by Madlib for his collaboration with MF Doom, Madvillain. Experience became the beat for Madvillain’s Accordion, the first song on their highly acclaimed album, and later referenced and resampled by artists like Drake and Kitty (aka Kitty Pryde). Daedelus deconstructs the song and discusses what its legacy means to him.

Buy Daedelus’s song Experience on iTunes here.

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footnotes:
Madvillain – Accordion

Drake – The Grind

Kitty – Accordion

Tory Lanez – Accordion

In this episode, Alex Brown Church of Sea Wolf breaks down “Kasper,” a song from the album Old World Romance. He talks about his songwriting process, collaborating with his bandmates, and the evolution that comes with learning the difference between making something that’s good, and making something that’s perfect.

Buy the song on iTunes here.

For a transcript of this episode, click here.

Sea Wolf’s website, with links to tour dates and more music, is seawolfmusic.com.

Will Wiesenfeld of Baths breaks down his song “Miasma Sky,” which came out last year on his highly-praised sophomore album Obsidian. Will talks about using the computer to intentionally destroy sounds, trying to find a balance in his music between simplicity and complexity, and what went into making his drum tracks.

Buy the song on iTunes here.

For a transcript of this episode, click here.