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For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them.

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Under the alias Daedelus, Alfred Darlington has been an instigator of electronic music culture for the past 20+ years. A fore-figure of Los Angeles' Beat Scene they have released over 20+ LPs, countless EPs, remixes, and additional productions on labels such as Ninja Tune, WARP, Brainfeeder, and more. As a performer they're synonymous with controllers, from the Monome to computer-free modular, and have played over 1,000+ shows on 6 continents at venues ranging from the underground Low End Theory to festival mainstages such as Coachella.

A founding dj at Dublab, founding faculty member for the Berklee College of Music's EDI (Electronic Digital Instrument) program, and S.E.T.I. artist in residence.

MUSIC MENTIONS
Joe Ely
Sun Ra
Parliament
Funkadelic
George Clinton
Dream Team
Dr Dre
World Class Wreckin’ Cru
Acen
2 Bad Mice
Sons of a Loop da Loop Era
Production House Records
XL Recordings
Mars FM (station)
John Berry
Prince

Steps into making music (12:25):
The Great American Songbook
Ray Keith
Dillinja
Dom & Roland
John Clayton
Ableton
Pro Tools
The Beatles

Conceptualists getting overlooked (24:02):
SOPHIE
Charli XCX

Classroom environment / teaching at Berklee (28:22):
fred again..
Honey Dijon
Boiler Room

Q&A
DJ Ramon Sucesso
Black Coffee
Beyonce
English Beat
DJ Sliink
Squarepusher

Discovering music today (44:36):
(recommendations from others, students)
Bandcamp
Spotify
iTunes

First album ever purchased (51:22):
“The Raw & the Cooked” by Fine Young Cannibals

Most recent album purchased (53:00):
“Planet Unfaithful” by Fatboi Sharif & Roper Williams

Artists of note discovered in the past year (54:45):
Cash Cobain
Tank Jr.
prodby kaydaz
prodby sweez

Desert island discs (1:01:14):
“Los Angeles” by Flying Lotus
“Madvillainy” by Madvillain
“Elis & Tom” by Elis Regina & Antônio Carlos Jobim

Recommended guests for future episodes (1:06:27):
Julia Holter
Nels Cline
Terrace Martin
Teens