Xenopocene by Daedelus
Daedelus - Xenopocene
Dome of Doom Records
August 4th, 2023
Digital + Vinyl
Xenopocene means Alien Age.
Some have theorized our current is the Anthropocene; however in an era where artificially generated and deep faked, what is terrestrial in origin vs u.f.o.? Daedelus’ latest LP ‘Xenopocene’, inspired by their artist-in-residency with S.E.T.I. follows a timeline from an extraterrestrial first contact thru to 10k days hence and spiraling towards the nearest exoplanet 6,000+ years away. Attempting to parse out science informed fiction from the fact that in an unfathomable universe life exists outside our confines.
Tracklist
| 1. | Contact - Day 0 | 3:19 |
| 2. | Concerning The Conduct Of The Search | 3:51 |
| 3. | A Considered Reply - Day 1 | 5:28 |
| 4. | Fractious Day | 3:36 |
| 5. | Day 100 | 2:37 |
| 6. | Starfire (feat. R.A.P. Ferreira) | 4:43 |
| 7. | Intermission | 1:04 |
| 8. | Float (feat. The Breathing Effect) | 3:10 |
| 9. | New Dae | 4:07 |
| 10. | Lightness - Day 10k | 3:17 |
| 11. | Six Thousand Years To Go | 2:18 |
Credits
All songs produced and mixed by Daedelus
Violin on all songs performed by Vivek Menon
Vocals on "Starfire" performed by R.A.P. Ferreira
Additional instrumentaiton on "Float" by The Breathing Effect
Mastered by Daddy Kev at the Cosmic Zoo in Los Angeles
Artwork/Design by Wylie Cable
License
All rights reserved.
Daedelus is an aspiration of music without limit. Their discography stretching back more than 20 years is fittingly erratic, and list of collaborators dizzying. Most recently releasing a travelogue of EPs, artist in residence at S.E.T.I., and founding faculty of Berklee's EDI performance program.