{"product_id":"bfdnl048","title":"Daedelus - The Light Brigade","description":"\u003cp\u003eLike his mythological namesake, Daedelus – otherwise known as Alfred Darlington – is an inventor, a creator of sonic labyrinths combining sounds from an eclectic palette into an innovative genre all his own.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eWith The Light Brigade, Daedelus returns to Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder, a fitting home for the Los Angeles electronic pioneer. A successor to his 2009 Righteous Fists of Harmony (an EP inspired by the Boxer Rebellion), The Light Brigade recalls the Crimean war of 1853-56. The music was written and recorded before the recent troubles broke out in that region, a turn of events which lends an air of requiem to the album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOpening with \"Until Artillery”, an elegiac voice invokes the conflict as glorified in Lord Alfred Tennyson’s infamous poem, backed by electronic swells that build into a poignant climax, contrasting the simple melodies that are the distinction of the album. Lead single \"Onward\" is a haunting lament; layered, melancholy vocals provided by previous collaborator Young Dad wind their way through treated pianos and deep textures creating a mournful ballad of noise. In \"Shot and Shell”, a cavalcade of fingerpicked guitars are embedded in warm synths, and closing track \"Country of Conquest\" is a heartbreaking string composition that recalls Shostakovich.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Light Brigade is a musical interplay of light and dark, soft and heavy, beautiful and frightening. The ghosts of war reverberate into the present in this deeply moving meditation on mortality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ninjatune","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44934165561503,"sku":"BFCD048","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/8563\/5999\/products\/the-light-brigade-main.jpg?v=1736246847","url":"https:\/\/merch.ninjatune.net\/products\/bfdnl048","provider":"Ninja Tune","version":"1.0","type":"link"}