Frankly, I think it really is hard these days to make cutting edge in music without it sounding like utter wank and making a miserable excuse for music. This is partly because so many mainstream groups are now mashing styles, blending musical influences, and melding different genres, the only way to stand out and be cutting edge is make music that only appeals to about four people. Daedelus’ fifth album bucks this trend, however, and is weirdly wonderful and pushing boundaries where boundaries are not meant to exist.

Because here on Love To Make Music To, Daedelus does indeed succeed in not only making music that sits at the cutting edge, but is damn listenable too. Daedelus uses common sounds to all his compositions which make them recognisable as Daedelus tunes, but the album’s tunes defy any genre you might want to put them in.

The opener Fair Weather Friends is a fun little tune that’s also featured on other Ninja Tunes compilations, and if I was pushed to give it a genre, I’d have to say 80s movie theme song. Make It So is an great electro pop tune, but Twist the Kids with Aussie rapper N-Fa is as alternative as you can make hiphop with it still being hiphop. Hrs: Mins: Secs is a clash of sounds, sounding more like Aphex Twin than anything else. Touchtone is a Spank Rock style hiphop track. My Beau is an 80s inspired RnB tune. Bass Init is a broken beat ode to bass.

Yes, the album is weird, and not all of the tunes will appeal to all the listeners, but this is not uncommon for any of the Ninja Tune artists really. But the one thing about Daedelus is his tunes really stand out. It’s guaranteed some of the tunes will really grab you, and you’ll catch yourself humming a bar or two, thinking about this line or that sample for weeks after first hearing it.