Love to Make Music To
| Love to Make Music To | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 9, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Electronic | |||
| Length | 54:58 | |||
| Label | Ninja Tune | |||
| Producer | Daedelus | |||
| Daedelus chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Love to Make Music To | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| BBC | mixed[2] |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10[3] |
| Exclaim! | favorable[4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| OC Weekly | favorable[6] |
| Pitchfork | 4.5/10[7] |
| The Skinny | [8] |
| Spin | 7/10[9] |
Love to Make Music To is a studio album by American electronic music producer Daedelus. It was released on Ninja Tune in 2008.
Critical reception
Michael Slevin of The Skinny gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "The songs on this album are eclectic yet symbiotic, with breakbeat convoluting with jaunty showtunes in one corner, and low key electro-tinged hip-hop flirting with dancey pseudo-jazz numbers in the other."[8] Tim Sendra of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "Love to Make Music To may not be the best Daedelus album, but it's not far from it -- and that makes it just about the best electronic pop you are likely to hear in 2008."[1] Colin Buttimer of BBC called it "an enjoyably varied album, full of texture, emotion and playful ideas."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fair Weather Friends" | 3:06 |
| 2. | "Touchtone" (featuring Paperboy and Taz Arnold) | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Twist the Kids" (featuring N'fa) | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Get Off Your Hi-Hats" | 4:53 |
| 5. | "My Beau" (featuring Erika Rose and Paperboy) | 3:07 |
| 6. | "Make It So" (featuring Michael Johnson) | 3:54 |
| 7. | "Only for the Heartstrings" | 3:18 |
| 8. | "I Car(ry) Us" | 3:31 |
| 9. | "I Took Two" | 3:23 |
| 10. | "Assembly Lines" | 3:33 |
| 11. | "Bass in It" (featuring Taz Arnold) | 3:16 |
| 12. | "Hrs:Mins:Secs" | 3:36 |
| 13. | "If We Should" (featuring Laura Darlington) | 4:11 |
| 14. | "Drummery Jam" | 4:00 |
| 15. | "You're the One" (featuring Om'Mas Keith) | 3:41 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Daedelus – instruments, artwork
- Michael Johnson – guitar (1), synthesizer (1), vocals (6)
- Paperboy – vocals (2, 5)
- Taz Arnold – vocals (2, 11)
- N'fa – vocals (3)
- Erika Rose – vocals (5)
- Ben Wendel – Rhodes piano (10), digital horn (10)
- Laura Darlington – vocals (13)
- Om'Mas Keith – vocals (15)
- Daddy Kev – mixing, mastering
- Sasha Barr – artwork
References
- ^ a b Sendra, Tim. "Love to Make Music To". AllMusic. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ a b Buttimer, Colin (2008). "Daedelus - Love To Make Music To - Review". BBC. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ^ Diver, Mike (June 26, 2008). "Daedelus - Love To Make Music To". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ^ Wendell, Romina (July 23, 2008). "Daedalus - Love To Make Music To". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ^ Lynskey, Dorian (June 13, 2008). "Daedelus, Love to Make Music To". The Guardian. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ^ Echlin, Hobey (July 31, 2008). "CD Review: Daedelus, 'Love to Make Music To' (Ninja Tune)". OC Weekly. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ^ McGarvey, Evan (July 24, 2008). "Daedelus: Love to Make Music To". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ^ a b Slevin, Michael (May 23, 2008). "Daedelus - Love To Make Music To". The Skinny. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ^ Reeves, Mosi (July 14, 2008). "Daedelus , 'Love to Make Music To' (Ninja Tune)". Spin. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
Further reading
- Fintoni, Laurent (March 8, 2016). "Daedelus on Daedelus: LA's beat scene vanguard traces his musical evolution (Page 9 of 14)". Fact.
External links
- Love to Make Music To at Discogs (list of releases)