Pitchfork Reviews "Drum Battle" Single

“Kneedelus“, out 27th November 2015 on Brainfeeder
Pre-order: Brainfeeder / iTunes

Let’s stop and acknowledge the great run Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder label is having. Between his own album, You’re Dead!, Kamasi Washington’s The Epic, and Thundercat’s The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam, the imprint blurs the line between jazz and alt-soul, putting unique twists on sophisticated genres. “Drum Battle”, the first single from instrumental quintet Kneebody and producer Daedelus’ forthcoming album, extends the label’s recent winning streak.

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Starwax Magazine Reviews 'Kneedelus'

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“L’idéal pour provoquer de l’herpès à un musicien, c’est de coller une étiquette réductrice sur sa musique. Les cinq dernières années ont vu l’émergence de sonorités évolutives où, à l’avant-garde, les musiciens ont enterré les genres et leurs théories. À lui seul, Daedelus interview ici, alias Alfred Weisberg-Roberts, a pulvérisé, à l’aide de la technologie, les murs qui cloisonnaient encore il y a peu les genres. Du rap à l’abstract hip hop en passant par le breakbeat, la trap et le glitch hop techno. Bref : étiqueter est impossible.”

“The ideal to cause herpes to a musician is to stick a label on reducing his music. The last five years have seen the emergence of progressive sounds where at the forefront, the musicians buried genres and their theories. On its own, Daedelus interview here, alias Alfred Weisberg – Roberts, sprayed, using technology, the walls cloisonnaient yet there are few genres. Rap to abstract hip hop, breakbeat, the trap glitch hop and techno. In short: label is impossible.”

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