Vinyl release date 30.05.2025

Dâdalus & Bikarus are Benedikt Merz (Vox, Synths, Electronics) & David Hänni (Bass, Electronics).

'Off the Shelf' is the latest work by Dâdalus & Bikarus. Seven tracks driven by the exploration into analog machines and hyperrealistic sound collages. Holding back to the roots of the project, their sound approach features krautrock repetition, trip hop rhythms and punk territories.

The album was created around moments of personal transformation into a world of mystical meaning. 

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𝑇ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑓𝑙𝑦 𝑡𝑜𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑔ℎ, 𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑛 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑙𝑦.
𝑆𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐷â𝑑𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑠 & 𝐼𝑘𝑎𝑟𝑢𝑠, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ. 
𝐿𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑎 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑛. 
𝐼𝑓 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑡. 
𝐻𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑢𝑠 𝑎𝑠 ℎ𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑠: 𝑖𝑓 𝑤𝑒 𝑓𝑙𝑦 𝑡𝑜𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑔ℎ, 𝑤𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑑. 
𝑆𝑜 𝑤𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑙. 𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠.
𝐵𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑤𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑎𝑙𝑙, 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑢𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑠. 
𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑐 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑛 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑔𝑜.

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Tracklist 

1. KO Intro (02:26)
2. Freier Fall (06:26)
3. Erebros (11:57)

1. Kuhlio (02:08)
2. Kill your Feed (09:41)
3. Wolken über Ikarie (04:20)
4. Off The Shelf (05:25)

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All tracks performed by Dâdalus & Bikarus, recorded at Mediacampus Zürich.
KO Intro, Freier Fall, Off The Shelf written by Benedikt Merz. Bass on Freier Fall written by David Hänni. Erebros, Kuhlio, Wolken über Ikarie written by Benedikt Merz and Dâdalus & Bikarus. 
Kill your Feed written by Dâdalus & Bikarus. 
All tracks produced by Benedikt Merz and Dâdalus & Bikarus.
Editing on all Tracks by Benedikt Merz. Overdubs (FX & Synths) on Erebros, Kill your Feed, Wolken über Ikarie & Off The Shelf by Benedikt Merz at Letzirock Studio. Bass Overdubs on Freier Fall, Off The Shelf and Kill your Feed by David Hänni at Wollutopus Studios.
Musical contributions by Mario Hänni on Erebros (Guitar & FX, Perc), Kuhlio (Drum & Synthesizer Performance), Kill your Feed (Copicat Performance) and Off The Shelf (Additional Drums) at Mediacampus Zürich. 
Studio Engineering at Mediacampus by Mario Hänni. Studio Engineering at Wollutopus Studios by Roland Wäspe.
Tape Processing by Sirup Gagavil.
All tracks Mixed by Roland Wäspe at Wollutopus Studios.
Mastering by Mike Marsh at The Exchange.
Art direction & design by Alicia Carrera.
We want to thank Aargauer Kuratorium for the support.
LÍO Press © 2025

Dâdalus & Bikarus - Off the Shelf (LIO003)

Low, slow and sleazy sounds with babyschön, in the studio for the early afternoon shift...  
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2h14" extract by @nickymacha djset for Rebus After at Masada (Milano).
Set time: 3.00pm - 7.00pm.

"As a DJ, my greatest achievement is the silence on the dance floor, when everyone is so locked in that any thoughts or problems are forgotten. This was Rebus. A gathering of humans of all ages, diverse backgrounds, and nationalities, moving in perfect unison, utterly lost in the sound. And even now, the profound resonance of that collective immersion echoes within my very being."

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Nicky Macha @ Rebus After Masada (23/03/2025)

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This is a mix I did for a friends website.  There's an accompanying essay to go with it

http://www.bleep43.com/bleep43/2010/4/14/unveiling-the-secret-the-roots-of-trance.html

01 Syntech “Discontented” (Hotsound)
02 Nux Nemo “Hiroshima” (Clip)
03 Neon “Voices” (Target)
04 Public Relations “Public Relations” (Another Side)
05 Poesie Noire “Timber – Instrumental” (Antler)
06 Koto “Jabdah – Long Version” (Memory)
07 Laser Dance “Humanoid Invasion” (Hotsound)
08 D’Bop “Dirty Harry – Instrumental” (Subway)
09 Zwischenfall “Flucht” (Les Disques Du Crepuscule)
10 Mark Shreeve “Legion – Razor Mix” (Jive)
11 Bappi Lahiri “Habiba” (Hi-Hat)
12 Alien Sex Fiend “The Impossible Mission” (Plagiarism)
13 Laser Cowboys “Radioactivity – From The Ucraine” (ItaloHeat)
14 Boytronic “Communicate” (Metronome)
15 Psyche “Unveiling The Secret – The Razormaid Mix” (New Rose)
16 Chris &amp; Cosey “Exotika – Remix” (Play It Again Sam)
17 DAF “Program It - Instrumental” (Dean)
18 New Order “True Dub” (Factory)
19 4You “Dragon Beats” (Durium)
20 Cabaret Voltaire “Don’t Argue – Andrian Sherwood Remix” (Manhatan)
21 New Design “Some Like It Hot” (MG)
22 Sandy Marton “White Storm In The Jungle” (Ibiza)
23 Jean-Michel Jarre “Zoolookologie” (Polydor)


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