DEDALUS — Dedalus (review)

DEDALUS — Dedalus album cover Album · 1973 · Fusion Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
Miler72
I just love running across these obscure fusion albums, like this Italian band Dedalus. They released their self-entitled debut in 1973 on the Trident label, which was associated with several Italian prog acts whose original LPs now command big money like Semiramis and Biglietto per L'Inferno. Dedalus was nothing like those two groups, but a fusion group. Lots of electric piano and sax, occasional spacy synthesizers, and some trippy passages that I really enjoy. I really love that '70s vibe these guys came up with. They frequently get compared to Soft Machine, but obviously they mean the post-Robert Wyatt Soft Machine when they became more fusion and less psychedelic jazz rock. Dedalus released a followup album in 1974 on Trident, but that one was full-on avant garde that bears so little resemblance to their debut it's hard to believe it was the same band. I really enjoyed the cover, where people's heads were placed by watches. If you're looking for more obscure fusion worth getting, give this one a try!
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