Posts Tagged ‘ Toronto ’
Torontonian imprint Suction ressurects their 2001-2003 compilation series Snow Robots with this fourth entry into the sequence. It’s quite a patchwork of eras, including contemporary stewards of the underground electro sound Beau Wanzer and June, synthpop standby Skanfrom (recording here as Civil Defence Programme), old-school industrial acts Digital Poodle (active mid-80s to mid-90s) and Ceramic Hello (1980), alongside [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Maybe everyone else already knew this, but I didn’t. Apparently, Social Experiment is a project from Jonny White, formerly of No. 19 Music, the lone remaining member of Art Department. I guess everyone probably already knew that. The association seems kind of surprising to me, given Social Experiment’s consistently grittier, loopier approach. Anyway, Social Experiment’s [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Still Music never seems to sit still. Basic Soul Unit‘s album has been making waves, and this, the first single, represents it well. It’s an enticing matchup; for his part, Basic Soul Unit has been keeping very busy with recent releases on Britain’s Nonplus, Belgium’s Other Heights, and Singapore’s Midnight Shift. On this single, the [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Its interesting to find such an affinity for a sound rooted in the midwest USA to be the focus of a label based in the home of sunshine, oranges and Mickey Mouse. However, that’s whats going on at Orlando’s Finale Sessions. For this eighth release they round up tracks from Toronto’s Basic Soul Unit, [&hellip[ READ MORE ]