Kneedelus

Kneedelus is a collaboration between the Cali beat scientist Daedelus and the Grammy nominated funk-jazz outfit Kneebody. It's a powerful fusion of abstract hip-hop and modern jazz, and at its highest points you can't really even tell where Kneebody ends and Daedelus begins.

This 2015 release is produced by L.A.'s leading "studio as avant instrument" producer Daedelus, and as the title indicates, these two forces come together as one on Kneedelus, with the noisy, busy opener "Loops" a stunning example of organic and electronic mashing into something new.

That Flying Lotus's Brainfeeder imprint, a mecca for the experimental, is host to the latest melding of jazz and electronic is far shocking,...