Daedelus – Denies the Days Demise
Daedelus – Love To Make Music To
I actually came across this band (guy) from two angles.  First of all, a friend and coworker recommended several electronic bands and this was one of them.  I admit to being so anal retentive that his mp3s did not meet my standards, so I kept the files but avoided listening to them until recently.  Then I got a second recommendation that was enough to push me over the edge.  As I said in an earlier post, Jordan recommended MGMT.  I looked them up on allmusic.com just because I like that page as a reference.  I see allmusic described MGMT as “indie electronic,” so I click on that genre and see what they have to say.  Wouldn’t you know it, Daedelus comes up!  Maybe it is time I give him some more serious attention.  And wouldn’t you know, it’s not so bad.  Definitely a little more experimental and “indie” but good.  A couple of songs have samples that sound really awkward or repeat too often for my taste but besides that, I’d recommend the stuff.

Basic Channel – Basic Channel
Just like with BCD-2 (or actually vice versa, that album is like this one) it’s very atmospheric and experimental and good, but not really stuff to get you booty shaking.  I think it’s just mastered at a lower volume since it’s so quiet.

Polar Bears – The Future King
This is the pitfall of filesharing; you see bands that have interesting names and you give them a shot.  I downloaded this only because Eriko calls me a bear.  This band is so indie, you can’t actually buy this album except at their shows.  But the sound is not something I enjoy, it’s very much indie rock bordering on emo/punk.  Lots of screaming and thrashing, not really my style.